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Atlanta Braves cut 305-game winner Tom Glavine … ATLANTA — In a stunning move, the Atlanta Braves released 305-game winner Tom Glavine on Wednesday, just when it seemed he was ready to return to the big leagues. — The move was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PBC Blog:
McLouth traded to Atlanta for three prospects; McCutchen coming to Pittsburgh — The Pirates have traded center fielder Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves tonight, according to two sources, but there is no immediate word on the return. — Details to come.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Glavine ‘surprised, disappointed’ by release — Veteran says he's ready to pitch — In a surprising move, the Braves released Tom Glavine on Wednesday, only days before he was expected to be added to the major-league rotation. They avoided paying the 305-game winner a $1 million bonus …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves acquire McLouth from Pirates — Outfielder dealt to Atlanta for three top prospects — ATLANTA — The Braves have acquired All-Star outfielder Nate McLouth from the Pirates in exchange for three highly regarded Minor League prospects. — The clubs announced that the Pirates …
Paul Newberry / Yahoo! Sports:
Braves release 305-game winner Tom Glavine — Buzz up! — ATLANTA (AP)—Tom Glavine — wanted to end his career with the Braves. — If this is the end, it wasn't on his terms. — Atlanta released the winningest active pitcher in the big leagues on Wednesday …
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:Braves call up top prospect Tommy Hanson
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:Braves acquire Pirates CF McLouth for three prospects
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 53: Rangers at Yankees (updates with Wang returning to rotation and Teixeira scratched) — YANKEES (31-21) — New lineup — Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (5-1, 4.10). — RANGERS (30-21) — Kinsler 2B — Young 3B — Jones DH — Cruz RF — Murphy LF — Byrd CF — Davis 1B
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Wang to start Thursday for Yankees — Hughes headed to bullpen; Sabathia pushed back a day — NEW YORK — No matter how well Phil Hughes was pitching in their rotation, the Yankees knew they could not keep one of the winningest starters in the American League shackled in their bullpen for long.
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Wang to start Thursday for Yankees — Hughes headed to bullpen, CC pushed back a day — NEW YORK — Prior to Wednesday's game the Yankees announced right-hander Chien-Ming Wang will start Thursday's game against Texas, with CC Sabathia pushed back to Friday and Phil Hughes moved to the bullpen.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Beckett takes no-hitter into seventh as Red Sox tame Tigers — DETROIT — Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, who grew up idolizing Nolan Ryan, nearly joined him in the record books Wednesday. — Beckett flirted with a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings vs. the Detroit Tigers in Boston's 10-5 rout at Comerica Park.
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Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Storms in D.C. delay Randy Johnson's bid for 300th win — WASHINGTON — Pitcher Randy Johnson's first try at career win No. 300 was postponed Wednesday. — The San Francisco Giants' game with the Washington Nationals was called at 10:47 p.m. ET, after heavy rain, lightning and thunderstorms.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
White Sox to DFA Betemit, Promote Beckham — According to a tweet by MLB.com's Noah Coslov, the White Sox will designate infielder Wilson Betemit for assignment before Thursday's game and call up top prospect Gordon Beckham. Beckham was the eighth overall pick in the 2008 Draft …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:Oakland A's bombard Chicago White Sox, Clayton Richard
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Farm report: Holt to Binghamton — Mets officials say Brad Holt is on a similar trajectory to Mike Pelfrey. So Holt, the 33rd overall pick in the draft one year ago and the fastest-rising pitching prospect in the organization, was promoted to Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday.
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Cjennings / Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Blog:
Notes from Newman (Mitre, Russo, McAllister, Vazquez...) — A phone call with Yankees vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman touched on any number of subjects. Let's tackle them one at a time, shall we? — Sergio Mitre — Probably the most immediately newsworthy information …
Yoel Adames / MLB:
Sammy Sosa planning to announce formal retirement — SANTO DOMINGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa said Wednesday that he will soon announce his formal retirement from baseball and that he will not allow his legacy to be stained by steroid-use accusations.
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Trembley: ‘We beat ourselves’ — Bergesen's big effort foiled by wasted chances on offense; Mariners win it in 9th — SEATTLE - The game was officially lost with one out in the ninth inning when Adrian Beltre pulled Jim Johnson's full-count pitch past diving shortstop Cesar Izturis …
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Baseball's Lebron … One rainy February day in Las Vegas, home to a fake pyramid, a phony volcano, a faux Eiffel Tower, an ersatz New York skyline, a pirated copy of a pirate ship and the clever sleights-of-hand of magicians and plastic surgeons, Sam Thomas watched two men stretching …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Nobody's perfect: The early line on trade needs for the contenders … No team looks perfect with nearly two months to go before the trade deadline ... well, no team except the Dodgers, that is. Whomever they use performs. At least that's the way it looks now.
