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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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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.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Globe:Wagner coming to Boston
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New York Post:
OMAR KEEPS HURTIN' AMAZIN'S REP — FOR a little while, yesterday could have been classified as one of the finer days of the Mets' season. — SHERMAN ON TWITTER — Sure, Johan Santana needed surgery and all the Mets received for Billy Wagner were two players Boston considered non-prospects.
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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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Buster Olney / MLB:New York Mets hope pitcher Johan Santana's injury won't require …
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Punishment on horizon for MLB umpires — Watson looks into ump's comment, players' conduct — Major League Baseball will punish umpires and players for their actions during and after Monday's game at Coors Field. — “We are investigating this, and it's not all against the umpires …
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Jack Dempsey / Associated Press:
Rockies at it again, reduce Dodgers' lead to two games — DENVER (AP) — Not nearly as dramatic as Ryan Spilborghs' (FSY) game-ending grand slam 24 hours earlier, Troy Tulowitzki's (FSY) line-drive single was just as fruitful. — Tulowitzki lined a fastball into center field off James McDonald …
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 …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Livan signs deal, returns to Nationals — Right-hander pitched with franchise from 2003-06 — CHICAGO — The Nationals signed right-hander Livan Hernandez to a Major League contract on Tuesday night, six days after the Mets gave the veteran his unconditional release.
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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Brian Costa / New Jersey Online:
NY Mets reliever J.J. Putz has new elbow injury and will miss rest of season … MIAMI — Add J.J. Putz to the list of Mets players done for the season. — Putz has been shut down indefinitely and will not return this year after an MRI on Tuesday found that he has some new fraying …
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Andy Martino / Philly.com:
Stairs wants to return to Phillies in 2010 — PITTSBURGH - Matt Stairs expressed two wishes yesterday, one obvious and the other newsworthy: to break out of an extended slump and return to the Phillies for one more season before retiring. — “I'll play one more year and I'm done,” …
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Associated Press:
Cardinals' Wainwright becomes NL's first 15-game winner — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright (FSY) worked eight innings of three-hit ball to become the National League's first 15-game winner and Albert Pujols' (FSY) rare hit off Wandy Rodriguez (FSY) drove in the lone run …
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.
Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Greinke's record-setting night paces KC — Righty fans 15, breaking Gubicza's single-game mark — KANSAS CITY — Zack Greinke had never had such a strikeout pitch working. Nor had any pitcher in the Royals' 41-year history. — Greinke struck out 15 Indians on Tuesday night …
