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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Former Yanks great Murcer dies at 62 — Bobby Murcer, a personable, popular five-time All-Star who went on to a successful broadcasting career with the New York Yankees, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 62. — After experiencing a general lack of energy …
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Yankees' ex-star, broadcaster Murcer dies at 62 — NEW YORK — Bobby Murcer, a five-time All-Star outfielder who spent nearly four decades with the New York Yankees as a player, executive and announcer, has died. He was 62. — The Yankees said Murcer died Saturday due to complications from brain cancer.
Bill Madden / NY Daily News:
Until the end, Bobby Murcer showed ‘heart of a champion’ — Bobby Murcer lost his gallant and determined fight with brain cancer Saturday at Oklahoma City Hospital with his wife, Kay, his daughter, Tori, and his son, Todd, by his side, a little more than a year-and-half after first being diagnosed …
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Baxter Holmes / Boston Globe:
Youk' hits first career grand slam, Sox lead 9-1 — Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis has opened the Sox lead with a towering grand slam over the Green Monster in the third inning, putting the Sox up 7-1. It was Youkilis' first career grand slam and the Red Sox fifth grand slam this season.
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Baxter Holmes / Boston Globe:
Notes for tonight's game against the Orioles — The Red Sox and the Orioles play game two of their three-game series at 7:05 p.m. The O's took last night's game 7-3, snapping the Sox three-game winning streak and also snapping the O's five-game losing streak.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 94: Yankees at Blue Jays — YANKEES (49-44) — BLUE JAYS (46-47) — Darrell Rasner (4-7, 4.94) vs. the Toronto hitters. — Jesse Litsch (8-5, 4.01) vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: The Yankees are 0-2 on their road trip, having scored two runs in the two games. ...
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Associated Press:
Ortiz expects to play July 25 … BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz is expected to return to Boston's lineup in less than two weeks. — Manager Terry Francona said Saturday that Ortiz is tentatively scheduled to return to the team on July 25, the opening game of a weekend series at Fenway against the New York Yankees.
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Alan Schwarz / New York Times:
Two Rangers All-Stars Check Their Extra Baggage — They called themselves the Risk Brothers. When Milton Bradley and Josh Hamilton met around the batting cage in February at the Texas Rangers' training camp, they joked that the baseball world, obsessed with their pocked pasts …
Associated Press:
Big Unit earns 290th win, beats Phillies — PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Randy Johnson liked the results of his fourth-inning at-bat. How he felt about his technique, well, that's another matter. — Johnson helped secure his 290th victory with a two-run double to start an eight-run fourth inning …
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Seattle's Ibanez on Mets' radar for outfield help — Now that the Mets know Moises Alou isn't coming around the corner, they can turn their attention to trading for a replacement before the July 31 non-waivers deadline. — One name on the Mets' radar, according to a baseball official, is Seattle leftfielder Raul Ibañez.
Associated Press:
Harden Ks 10 in debut, Cubs win in 11 — CHICAGO (AP)—Rich Harden left his Cubs debut to a standing ovation with Chicago ahead by seven runs. The game, however, was far from over. — Harden struck out 10 for the Cubs, who gave up two runs in the eighth and then blew a five-run lead …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Rays ace Kazmir blasts teammates' focus — CLEVELAND — LHP Scott Kazmir accused teammates of paying more attention to their competitors' results than their own play and said that is a primary reason for the Rays' recent struggles. — “We've got to worry about ourselves and concentrate …
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