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Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Phillies sign Pedro — ST. LOUIS - Free-agent righthander Pedro Martinez has signed a one-year contract with the Phillies, who will announce the signing tomorrow, a person with direct knowledge of the transaction said tonight. — Martinez, 37, underwent a physical today …
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ESPN.com:
Pedro Martinez signed by Philadelphia Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Pedro Martinez is returning to the major leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies. — The right-hander signed a one-year contract with the Phillies on Wednesday and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild shoulder strain.
Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Pedro signs one-year deal with Phillies — Righty's contract worth $1 million, with $1.5M in incentives — ST. LOUIS — Pedro Martinez has signed a one-year contract with the Phillies, baseball sources confirmed Tuesday. — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. declined comment …
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USA Today:
Phillies land Pedro Martinez, then put him on DL — From staff and wire reports — PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says three-time Cy Young winner Pedro Martinez has agreed to a contract with the team. — Amaro announced the deal with the free agent Wednesday morning.
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Crawford's glove runs AL's unbeaten streak to 13 All-Star Games — ST. LOUIS — World Series champions change. Stadiums change. Stars of the game change. — Baseball's All-Star Game winner is always the same. — On a night to savor defense and relief pitching …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
All-Star Game still stuck in the middle — The Midsummer Classic still straddles line between meaningful game and exhibition … ST. LOUIS — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been to one All-Star Game in his career, as a coach for the American League squad in 2002.
Ted Keith / Sports Illustrated:
Crawford, AL continue All-Star streak … ST. LOUIS — The President sure can pick 'em. — After getting a pre-game visit from Barack Obama in their clubhouse, the American League All-Star team went out and extended its winning streak over the National League to seven …
Seth Livingstone / USA Today:Cardinals legend Musial proves he's star among stars
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
SOURCE: ALL-STAR GAME AT CITI FIELD IN 2013 — ST. LOUIS — The Yankees had their All-Star party last year, with an All-Star farewell to Yankee Stadium. The Mets and Citi Field will be having their All-Star Summer hello in 2013. — That was the word yesterday from MLB sources.
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Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
DAVID WRIGHT: I WANT TO STAY WITH METS FOR CAREER — ST. LOUIS — In many ways, this has been the most difficult season of David Wright's career. But in some ways, it has been a positive learning experience, because it has solidified Wright's commitment to the Mets and he has matured as both a player and a person.
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Cordero makes most of efficient outing — Reds closer's chance at a win robbed by Crawford's fine grab — ST. LOUIS — Francisco Cordero has probably seen enough of Rays outfielder Carl Crawford in All-Star Games, on both sides of the ball. — The last time Cordero pitched in the Midsummer Classic was in San Francisco in 2007.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
How to get Roy Halladay — Disclaimer: This blog post is based purely on my own opinion. I have not been told in any way, shape or form that this trade will actually happen or that the Yankees are pursuing a trade at all. Please do not link to this post like it's news. It's not.)
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Bart Hubbuch / Mets Blog:
Report: Wilpon lost $700 million — (UPDATED: 7:15 P.M.) Keep this in mind, Mets fans, if the Wilpons sit tight at the trading deadline or in offseasons to come: CNN's Larry King says that close friend Fred Wilpon lost a staggering $700 million in the Bernie Madoff scheme.
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Players Wish Acta Had Been More Stern — One day before the Washington Nationals opened their season in Florida, Manny Acta called a late-afternoon state-of-the-team meeting with his players. Twenty-four players showed up on time. The one who didn't, center fielder Lastings Milledge …
Rob McQuown / Unfiltered:
The Game Matters, but Not the Extra Runs — Tuesday's All-Star game featured an Intentional Walk. For starters, John Perrotto made a good observation that Indians fans would probably have liked to see Victor Martinez get to swing the bat [ed - Please change the rule back, Bud!]
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