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Mike Nichols / MetsBlog.com:
News: Mets Acquire Trot Nixon — Following tonight's game, Omar Minaya announced the Mets have acquired OF Trot Nixon from the Diamondbacks for cash or a player to be named later. — Nixon was batting .309 with a .437 OBP, 15 2B, 10 HR and 31 RBI in 181 at-bats for the D-backs Triple-A Tucson affiliate.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets acquire Nixon from D-backs — Veteran to join club Saturday; new teammates await arrival — NEW YORK — When the Mets saw their outfield crumble due to injury last season, they did nothing to fix it. Now it's happened again, and this time, the team has acted.
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Nixon acquired in trade — Hoping to inject some fire into a sleepy clubhouse, the Mets acquired veteran outfielder Trot Nixon from the Diamondbacks tonight. — Nixon, 34 and a key member of Boston's 2004 World Series winner, had spent all of this season with the D'backs' Triple-A affiliate in Tucson.
Sports Illustrated:
Mets seriously considering changes … Willie Randolph's status as Mets manager is extremely tenuous now. General manager Omar Minaya is seriously considering changing managers and at least a couple of the team's coaches, sources told SI.com. — A Mets official indicated that nothing …
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Newsday:
Willie has the weekend to save his job — Source confirms Mets manager has until the end of this weekend's series against Texas to turn team around — A source confirms Mets manager Willie Randolph has until the end of this weekend's series against Texas to turn the team around.
ESPN:
Papelbon: Red Sox not finished paying back Rays — Over? Did you say over? — The Red Sox-Rays rivalry has turned into one of Major League Baseball's nastier feuds. And even after multiple suspensions for the teams' last dust-up, in which brushback pitches and punches were thrown …
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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
Rays surprised by Papelbon's remarks — Players express feelings that incident ended in Boston — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays players were surprised for the most part after hearing the comments made by Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon that “this thing isn't all settled and done” between Boston and Tampa Bay.
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Sources: MLB working to start replay this season … Major League Baseball is attempting to institute instant replay on home run calls before the end of this season, according to two sources familiar with those discussions. However, in order to accomplish that, MLB still needs to settle …
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
Baseball a big part of Russert's life — ‘Meet the Press’ host was board member of Hall of Fame — Tim Russert, the host of NBC's “Meet the Press” and a board member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, collapsed and died at work on Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was 58.
Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
ChiSox rally, win ninth straight at home — CHICAGO (AP)—Juan Uribe could be excused for feeling like a forgotten man. He has struggled at the plate and had not played since being reinstated from the disabled list two weeks ago. — He got a chance on Friday and made his case for a few more opportunities.
Kelly Thesier / MLB.com:
Rincon rejects assignment to Triple-A — Twins have 10 days to trade or release righty reliever — MILWAUKEE — Right-hander Juan Rincon has rejected the Twins' offer to assign him outright to Triple-A Rochester. — Rincon's agent, Ed Setlik, confirmed the news early Friday evening.
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Associated Press:
Diamondbacks option RHP Scherzer — PHOENIX (AP)—The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned heralded right-hander Max Scherzer to Triple-A Tucson before Friday night's game against the Kansas City Royals. — Scherzer, the Diamondbacks' top pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 0-2 with a 2.90 ERA in 10 appearances …
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Associated Press:
Chipper out after freak batting practice incident … ANAHEIM, Calif (AP) — Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, who leads the majors with a .414 average, was scratched from the lineup Friday night against the Angels after a freak accident during batting practice.
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
Albaladejo out for rest of year — The Yankees disclosed Thursday that injured reliever Jonathan Albaladejo has a stress fracture in his right elbow. “He won't pitch the rest of the year,” Joe Girardi said. Albaladejo went on the DL May 10 with a sprained right elbow.
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