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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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Buster Olney / MLB:New York Mets hope pitcher Johan Santana's injury won't require …
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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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Associated Press:New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana to have surgery, out for season
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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.
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Mark Zuckerman / Washington Times:
Nats sign Hernandez to ease burden on young arms — Not wanting any of their young starting pitchers to pile up too many innings at this early stage of their development, the Washington Nationals turned to an old friend to help get them through the rest of the season.
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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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 …
Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Gardner on mend, aims for next week — Outfielder takes swings, throws to test injured left thumb — NEW YORK — Injured Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner tested his left thumb for the first time in nearly a month on Tuesday afternoon, and if all goes well, he could be activated in the next week.
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 …
