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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez — Indians to receive another player in addition to flamethrower — CLEVELAND — The Indians and Cardinals got a jumpstart on the summer trading season Saturday night, with both clubs addressing an immediate need. — The Tribe sent versatile veteran …
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Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez
Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Updates: Sox-Braves — BRAVES STRAND TWO (2:17 p.m., END 2, BRAVES LEAD 1-0) — Penny allowed another hit in the second - this one a double to Casey Kotchman on a pitch that looked eerily similar to the one Jones hit out of the park (a hanging curveball on the outer half).
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Penny has earned his keep — ATLANTA - Suddenly, Brad Penny looks like a heck of a lot more than just bait. In fact, he looks more like a very big fish. — “We didn't sign him to trade him,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said yesterday of Penny, who will take the mound this afternoon …
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Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Ronald Belisario arrested early Saturday — Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 6. Belisario was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. — Pitcher was arrested on suspicion of driving under …
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Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI
Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Associated Press:
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez bats leadoff, slams home run for Class A Inland Empire 66ers — LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Manny Ramirez went about his baseball business Saturday night, going through pregame stretching, shagging balls in left field and taking batting practice.
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Jon Heyman: The best and worst free agents emerge … Cubs manager Lou Piniella allegedly told Milton Bradley “you're not a player, you're a piece of s—” one day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, then batted him third the next. Which only shows that 1) Piniella has a deep sense of guilt …
Larry LaRue / Mariners Insider:
Adrian Beltre decides upon surgery: It's time — Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre is in the lineup tonight against the Dodgers, but he won't play again until after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips from his left shoulder. — Just when hasn't been decided …
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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Injuries finally catch up with depleted Mets lineup — The only good news for the Mets Saturday night was that they weren't no-hit. — Alex Cora snapped an 0-for-21 career skid against A.J. Burnett with a single leading off the sixth inning, but that was the only hit off the Yankees' righthander and the two relievers who followed.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Reyes Practices; Return Is Another Matter — Like the rest of his Mets teammates, Jose Reyes was dressed in full uniform two and a half hours before Saturday's game against the Yankees. He fielded grounders and took batting practice with them, even hitting a few balls into the left-field bleachers.
Associated Press:
Fielder on fire as Brewers rally in ninth to edge Giants — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer in the sixth and then knocked in the winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied with three runs in the ninth for a wild 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.
Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Brooklyn Dodgers fan's dream comes true — McCourt flies 71-year-old to LA to join other bloggers for tour — LOS ANGELES — Joe Pierre was excited. — Now that he was 19 years old and had his own job, he could finally afford season tickets to see his beloved Dodgers play at Ebbets Field.
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Roger Rubin / NY Daily News:
Middle of Yankees lineup at heart of sixth-inning outburst … The middle of the Yankees' lineup was built to be relentless, a string of run producers that offers opposing pitchers no breaks. We haven't seen it much, but in the sixth inning Saturday night against the Mets, the order worked exactly like it should.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Buzz: Mets interested in Mark Teahan — In a post to Twitter, ESPN.com's Peter Gammons suggests the Mets, Red Sox and Giants are among teams who are interested in Royals infielder Mark Teahan. — The 27-year-old Teahan is hitting .282 with a .343 OBP, nine HR and 14 doubles in 72 games for the Royals.
Chicagosports / Hardball:
Milton Bradley, Lou Piniella detail confrontation — The Cubs say the Milton Bradley-Lou Piniella incident is over and it's time to move on. — Milton Bradley spoke to Cubs beat reporters before Saturday's game and confirmed that manager Lou Piniella called him a “piece of [expletive]” …
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Piniella banishes Bradley after tantrum
Piniella banishes Bradley after tantrum
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Milton Bradley uncomfortable with his fit on Chicago Cubs
Milton Bradley uncomfortable with his fit on Chicago Cubs
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