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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Jeter hit by pitch on hand, day-to-day — Despite contusion, Yanks captain hopes to play Wednesday — NEW YORK — The thud of baseball hitting bone may have been something awful, but — no surprise here — Derek Jeter said he will be all right. — The Yankees shortstop was hit …
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Jeter leaves game after taking pitch to left hand — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter was hit on his left hand by a pitch Tuesday night, forcing him out of the Yankees' 12-2 loss against Baltimore, and the teams nearly came to blows when New York tried to retaliate three innings later.
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New Jersey Online:
Jeter day to day — NEW YORK — The Yankees welcomed back one superstar and held their collective breath over the health of another one. — On the night Alex Rodriguez blasted a towering home run in his first game back from a strained right quadriceps, Derek Jeter left the game early after getting hit by a pitch.
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Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:Halls of Fame — Throughout this final season of memories …
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ESPN.com:
Piazza hangs up catching gear after 16 seasons — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. — “After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent …
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Associated Press:
Piazza retires from baseball — BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 19-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. — “After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it is time to start …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Amid big expectations, just paper Tigers so far — The ashtray is filled with cigarette butts and the pack of Marlboros is sitting next to an empty bag of chips inside the visiting manager's office at Arizona's Chase Field, but Jim Leyland is just getting started.
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John Lowe / Detroit Free Press:Leyland rips ex-Tiger Grilli's comments: 'He didn't pitch very well in Detroit'
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Associated Press:
Masterson is masterful in Red Sox win — BOSTON - Rookie Justin Masterson pitched 6 1-3 strong innings one day after Jon Lester [stats]'s no-hitter against Kansas City and the Boston Red Sox [team stats] silenced the Royals bats again in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:Just say no — Lester throws no-hitter at Fenway Park
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Yost furious over false report — Blog entry alleges that skipper to be dismissed — PITTSBURGH — A furious Ned Yost admonished media outlets for feeding what he called “a frenzy” on Monday over an erroneous blog report that he was to be dismissed. — “That's bull,” the Brewers' manager …
Dan Graziano / New Jersey Online:
Yanks, Mets likely bidders for Teixeira — They have, for reasons fair and unfair, become the symbols of what's wrong with New York's baseball teams. Highly paid, once-great sluggers in the final years of huge contracts. Jason Giambi and Carlos Delgado have started this year slowly …
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:Heavy heart for Mets' Pedro
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Josh Curtis / New York Observer:Why the Yankees and Mets Don't Get What They Pay For
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The Times-Tribune:
McCutchen called to Triple-A … Still haven't heard who's being sent down from New York to make room for Alex Rodriguez, but I'm starting to lean toward Chris Britton over Shelley Duncan. Still a guess, though. — Miley said he still wasn't sure whether Juan Miranda would be placed on the disabled list …
Joe Posnanski:
Fenway and No Hitters — One of the best parts about being a sports fan is that moment before the moment when you know something remarkable is about to happen. This feeling comes over you. It's not something that you can easily explain, but you sense that someone is about to hit a home run …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Francoeur's consecutive start streak snapped — Slumping right fielder sits in nightcap of doubleheader — Jeff Francoeur's streak is over. — The Braves right fielder said it felt like a weight was lifted from his shoulders when manager Bobby Cox decided to rest him for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Hank Steinbrenner weighs in on Lester — Yankees boss Hank Steinbrenner, who watched highlights of Jon Lester's no-hitter Monday night, said he hopes some of his younger pitchers can begin performing like Lester did. — “Obviously, a great, great story,” said Steinbrenner on his cell phone.
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
Contreras, ChiSox best Sabathia, Indians — CHICAGO (AP)—Battered last season, Jose Contreras is getting payback these days. — Contreras outpitched C.C. Sabathia, and Jim Thome and Carlos Quentin hit solo homers to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians …
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Associated Press:
Dobbs' pinch-hit pushes Phillies past Nationals — WASHINGTON - Greg Dobbs' RBI pinch-hit single in the ninth inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 1-0 win against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. — Dobbs picked up the game-winning RBI as a pinch hitter for reliever Tom Gordon.
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
Padres' woes ignite Towers inferno — SAN DIEGO - Kevin Towers leaned against a wall just off the home clubhouse here, wearing shorts, loafers and a golfer's tan. No socks, of course. — The San Diego Padres, the roster he assembled - the lineup, the rotation, the bullpen …
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