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New York Mets reliever Billy Wagner traded to the Boston Red Sox … Billy Wagner will pitch for the Red Sox this season, after all. — Wagner agreed to waive his no-trade clause in the final minutes before Tuesday's deadline and the fireballing left-handed reliever was traded from the Mets …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Wagner changes mind, accepts trade to Red Sox … The Mets have traded Billy Wagner to the Red Sox, SI.com has learned. — The Mets receive two players to be named later, according to an SNY report. Boston agreed to cover the $2 million-plus left on Wagner's contract.
Buster Olney / MLB:
New York Mets hope pitcher Johan Santana's injury won't require major surgery, sources say … The New York Mets won't know for sure about the status of star pitcher Johan Santana until sometime after he undergoes tests on Tuesday afternoon, but the expectation within the organization …
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Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Wagner coming to Boston — 2:04 p.m. update: Mets reliever Billy Wagner has changed his mind about coming to Boston, waiving his no-trade clause after the Red Sox and Mets worked out a trade before today's deadline. A major league source said the Red Sox will send two players to be named later …
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:
Done deal: Wagner coming to Red Sox — Whether it was a chance to pitch in a pennant race, a factor based on finances and his future, or simply the assurance that the Red Sox won't overuse his repaired left arm, this much is certain: Billy Wagner had a change of heart, and he's coming to Boston after all.
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Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Send Wagner to Red Sox — MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Billy Wagner signed with the Mets in November 2005 expecting to win a World Series with them. Four years later, he is not as picky. Wagner, now 38, just wants to win. He will at least get a chance now that the Mets traded …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Santana has bone chips; season is over — Mets ace to have arthroscopic surgery; due back for camp — MIAMI — Mets left-hander Johan Santana will undergo minor arthroscopic surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow and will miss the remainder of the season.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Rockies call up Young Jr., put Fowler on DL — With Dexter Fowler's right knee swollen, the Rockies made a roster move today putting him on the disabled list and calling up speedster Eric Young Jr. from Colorado Springs. — The Rockies also called up outfielder Matt Murton in a move …
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Strasburg, top picks highlight AFL — 2009 Arizona Fall League rosters dotted with future stars — The important numbers are: 1, 5, 12 and 18. — That's the No. 1 player taken in the 2009 Draft, five of the top 10 from the first round of said Draft and 12 of the Top 50 …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
How the Yankees saved their season — Manager Joe Girardi gets tossed by first-base ump during June 24 game in Atlanta. Many feel ejection was turning point in Yankees' season. … The night everything changed for the Yankees started out like any other night in what was rapidly turning into a lost season.
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Dave Allen / FanGraphs Baseball:
Phil Hughes as Shutdown Reliever — Since June Phil Hughes has been recast from disappointing former top starting pitching prospect to shut down reliever. He started off as a sixth/seventh inning guy, but by mid-July had established himself as the 8th inning setup man to Mariano Rivera.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Error helps Sox extend Wild Card lead — Boston bats clicking as bullpen hangs on to top White Sox — BOSTON — The eruption has been sustained and welcomed by the Red Sox, who have been nothing short of an offensive juggernaut for the past week. A new opponent came to town …
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THE SPOILING POINT — YANKS SO HOT, PROBLEMS MUST BE HUNTED DOWN — DURING the Yankees dynasty years, I once was doing a TV show in which we were talking calls. One of the first people to phone in complained that he simply could not watch Luis Sojo any longer. — SHERMAN ON TWITTER
Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:
Ellsbury sets Sox steals record — Jacoby Ellsbury slides into third base (AP Photo) — Jacoby Ellsbury stole third base off Chicago's Freddy Garcia in the first inning of tonight's game at Fenway Park, Ellsbury's 55th stolen base of the season breaking Tommy Harper's franchise single-season record for steals set in 1973.
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Associated Press:
Minnesota Twins' Joe Crede out of lineup, scheduled for MRI — MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins third baseman Joe Crede's lingering back problems are flaring up at the worst possible time. — Crede missed the game Tuesday night against Baltimore with a sore back that has now kept …
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