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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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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez — Indians to receive another player in addition to flamethrower — CLEVELAND — Mark DeRosa was acquired by the Indians on New Year's Eve. And now he's gone before the Fourth of July. — It was a short-lived tenure with the Tribe for DeRosa …
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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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Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Ronald Belisario arrested on suspicion of DUI — Dodger reliever Ronald Belisario has been booked on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol has independently confirmed to Ben Bolch and Kevin Baxter of The Times. — ... (Belisario) was taken …
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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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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Manny Ramirez homers in the minors — The suspended Dodgers standout hits his first home run since beginning a stint in the minor leagues last week. — Manny Ramirez belted his first home run of his week-long minor-league tour today. — Batting leadoff as the designated hitter for Class …
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
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Associated Press, The Big Lead, SPORTSbyBROOKS, Ken Davidoff's baseball … and Sons of Steve Garvey
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 …
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.
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.
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24 Hours From Suicide
Matthew Leach / MLB.com:
Two Pujols swings enough for Cards — Slugger goes deep twice to put St. Louis ahead for good — ST. LOUIS — Within the span of a few minutes, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire decided he'd seen enough of Albert Pujols and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa decided he'd seen enough of Todd Wellemeyer.
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Diamond Notes:
Dodgers sign Ramon Nivar — The Dodgers signed former Rangers and Orioles infielder Ramon Nivar to a minor-league contract and assigned the 29-year-old to Double-A Chattanooga. Nivar, who hasn't appeared in the majors since 2005, was playing for the independent league Newark Bears this season.
