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Good morning everyone! To get your mind off the current Mariners series, here are some links for you:
- James Paxton appears to be on track for recovery as he is slated to throw a simulated game on Tuesday.
- Meanwhile, Ichiro continues to reach major milestones for hits.
- Last night's win for the Red Sox was historic in more ways than just one.
- Jeff Sullivan at Fangraphs delves into the analytical side of Hisashi Iwakuma's no-hitter.
- It's that time of year again when bold fans get tattoos predicting their favorite team winning the World Series.
- Mike Aviles' daughter, who is currently fighting leukemia, threw out the first pitch for the Indians and it was awesome.
- Jared Cross at The Hardball Times wonders if arm angles have any effect on platoon splits for pitchers.
- The Braves have signed pitcher Edwin Jackson.
- Jose Valverde has been slapped with an 80-game suspension for drug use.
- Matt Kemp hit for the cycle, marking the first time a Padre has ever achieved the feat.
- Major League Baseball (and its affiliates) now has an active openly gay player for the first time ever.
- Terrible news around baseball as it was revealed that Red Sox manager John Farrell has been diagnosed with stage 1 lymphoma. Here's to hoping for a full and speedy recovery.