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The New York Mets say they wanted a reunion with Bartolo Colon, but Big Sexy has opted for a new home. The 44-year-old Colon agreed to terms Friday on a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins, who would be his 10th major league team over a 20-year career. ''You know he's been around a long time if I've faced him,'' Twins manager Paul Molitor joked, adding he vaguely remembers getting a hit off Colon in his final game in 1998. Continue to Article

July 08, 2017 1:13:am EST

Daniel Murphy's one-out RBI single in the 10th inning capped the Washington Nationals' 5-4 comeback victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Adrian Sanchez led off the 10th against Ian Krol (1-2) with his first major league hit and two batters later moved to third on Ryan Zimmerman's single. Murphy then lofted an opposite-field single over left fielder Matt Kemp's head to win it for Washington. Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 11:25:pm EST

Freddie Freeman homered in the seventh and drove in two runs in the eight to put the Atlanta Braves up 4-1, and the visiting team took that three-run lead into the ninth in Washington, D.C. before the Nationals rallied against reliever Jim Johnson. Bryce Harper singled to start the ninth. Ryan Zimmerman walked. Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rendon hit back-to-back, RBI singles, 4-3, and Matt Wieters hit a one-out sac fly to center to bring Murphy in and tie it up at 4-4 and eventually send it two extras. Adrian Sanchez singled to start the Nationals’ tenth, after Matt Albers got the Nats out of a jam in the top of the inning, and Sanchez took third on a Zimmerman single before scoring on a walk-off Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 10:43:pm EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bartolo Colon has agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. The 44-year-old with 235 career victories was designated for assignment last Thursday by the Atlanta Braves, a day after a loss to San Diego dropped Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 9:45:pm EST

The Braves broadcasters absolutely owned the Nationals. One night after a three-plus hour rain delay that featured almost no rain, the Atlanta Braves broadcasting team perfectly trolled the Washington Nationals in their pregame segment. Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 7:34:pm EST