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Baker Mayfield dislocates thumb on throwing hand and winless Buccaneers await results of MRI

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) and Fox News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Baker Mayfield dislocates thumb on throwing hand and winless Buccaneers await results of MRI.
The headline split The center frames it as "Baker Mayfield dislocates thumb on throwing hand and winless Buccaneers await results of...". The right frames it as "Baker Mayfield leaves game after writhing in pain on turf in Tampa Bay when thumb on thro...".
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CenterBaker Mayfield dislocates thumb on throwing hand and winless Buccaneers await results of MRI

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightBaker Mayfield leaves game after writhing in pain on turf in Tampa Bay when thumb on throwing hand injured

Fox News · Center-right · News report

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Sep 28, 2:15 AM

Baker Mayfield dislocates thumb on throwing hand and winless Buccaneers await results of MRI

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Harassed all day by Minnesota's menacing pass rush, Baker Mayfield fled the pocket again — this time scrambling and weaving more 20 yards backward before launching a desp...

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Fox NewsNews report · Sep 27, 11:42 PM

Baker Mayfield leaves game after writhing in pain on turf in Tampa Bay when thumb on throwing hand injured

Baker Mayfield left screaming in pain after his thumb bent gruesomely on a fourth-down interception, sending him to the locker room for X-rays.

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Details61/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Sep 27, 11:42 PM: Fox News joined the source map.

Sep 28, 2:15 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.