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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Nava hits slam on first pitch he sees in Majors — Red Sox outfielder only fourth player in history to achieve feat — BOSTON — The kid who was 70 pounds when he started high school made a dramatic entrance to the Major Leagues on Saturday. Daniel Nava, an undrafted prospect …
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Mike Andrews / SoxProspects News:
Sox to call up Daniel Nava — According to sources, the Red Sox will option Josh Reddick on Saturday and will purchase the contract of outfielder Daniel Nava from Pawtucket. The 27-year-old was hitting .294/.364/.492 with the PawSox. — Nava has been one of the best offensive players …
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Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Brooks Conrad's bunt lifts Braves past Twins 3-2 — MINNEAPOLIS—Brooks Conrad filled in neatly for Chipper Jones, making two nice plays at third base and then driving in the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Saturday night that lifted the Atlanta Braves over Minnesota 3-2.
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Rays' Carlos Pena homers in 6th straight game — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena has homered for the sixth consecutive game, hitting a solo shot in the first inning of Saturday's night game against the Florida Marlins. — Pena became the first player to homer …
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Jeter, Posada lead Yankees' 9-3 romp past Astros — NEW YORK (AP) — Playing without Alex Rodriguez again, the New York Yankees found plenty of power elsewhere. — Derek Jeter homered twice, Jorge Posada snapped out of a slump with his first grand slam in nearly six years and New York beat …
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Jordan Schelling / MLB.com:
Lucroy brings different skills to position — Rookie catcher has success at throwing out baserunners — MILWAUKEE — He hasn't been named the No. 1 catcher for the Brewers just yet, but rookie Jonathan Lucroy is certainly going to get a chance to earn the spot.
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Gomes hits two three-run homers in Reds' 11-5 win — CINCINNATI—Jonny Gomes hit three-run homers in his first two at-bats for a career-high six RBIs, powering the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. — Brandon Phillips had three hits …
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Post Game: Mets 3, Orioles 1 — The Mets defeated the Orioles by the score of 3-1 tonight at Camden Yards in Baltimore. — The Mets won their first road series of the year tonight, and are now six games over .500. — For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv here. — The Least You Should Know:
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Red Sox Sign Brentz For $892,000 — The Red Sox have signed supplemental first-round pick Bryce Brentz for $892,000. An outfielder from Middle Tennessee State, Brent will report to short-season Lowell. — Brentz was the 36th overall pick in the 2010 draft.
Star-Telegram / Foul Territory:
Rich Harden to DL, Alexi Ogando called up — Rich Harden has landed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left gluteus muscle, and right-hander Alexi Ogando has taken his place on the roster. The Rangers won't need to fill Harden's spot in the rotation until June 19 at Houston …
Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
As Hearing Approaches, Focus on Texas Rangers Sale Centers Around “Better Offer” — On Tuesday, a hearing could determine whether a “pre-packaged” plan by group of investors headed by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan will be approved by a bankruptcy judge, or whether the process will be reopened …
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Jim Armstrong / All Things Rockies:
Groin strain sidelines Tulo — One day after proclaiming that his team was at the crossroads of its season, the last thing Jim Tracy was going to do was risk losing Troy Tulowitzki long term. — Tulowitzki, who has battled more groin issues than he would care to remember …
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