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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
ESPNNewYork.com — HOUSTON — New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb while allegedly striking the grandfather of his children last week at Citi Field, a team official said. — Rodriguez, who pitched Saturday with discomfort in his return …
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Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Mets may void K-Rod deal … The Mets are looking into the possibility of voiding closer Francisco Rodriguez's contract, SI.com has learned. If the team is successful in doing so, they could save at least $17 million, and potentially more. — They are looking into whether the contract …
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Ken Belson / New York Times:
Mets' Rodriguez Has Torn Thumb Ligament, Apparently From Fight — HOUSTON — The Mets came to Texas to escape. They had scored all of nine runs in a six-game homestand, had endured the humiliation of watching their top reliever marched in handcuffs into a Queens courthouse …
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Sports Illustrated:
Floundering Mets have become baseball's worst franchise … Entertained the annual worst-movie-of-all-time debate with a friend the other day. — I said Godzilla is the worst because the plot is utterly ludicrous, the special effects are mediocre and Matthew Broderick, starring as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos …
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Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Francisco Rodriguez Has Torn Thumb Ligament — According to the Mets, they are ‘exploring all of their options’ regarding Francisco Rodriguez. — I would assume that means they are exploring voiding his contract, but like I said earlier, they have a tall mountain to climb in order to get that done.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nationals To Sign Bryce Harper — 11:16pm: The deal is for $9.9MM, according to Kendall Rogers of Yahoo Sports (on Twitter). — 11:01pm: The Nationals signed first-overall pick Bryce Harper for about $6.5MM, according to Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio (Twitter links).
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Nationals encounter risks, rewards of dealing with Scott Boras while working to sign Bryce Harper — Just how deeply is agent Scott Boras now embedded in the fabric of the Nationals, especially if as is expected, his client Bryce Harper signs with Washington by midnight on Monday night?
Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Red Sox, Coyle Agree On $1.3 Million — The Red Sox have agreed to terms with third-round pick Sean Coyle for $1.3 million. That's more than $1 million above MLB's recommended bonus of $279,900 for the No. 110 slot, and could be the first over several seven-figure deals for Boston today.
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Orioles beat Mariners 5-4 in 11 innings — BALTIMORE—Nick Markakis led off the 11th inning with a double and scored on a two-out bunt by Adam Jones, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 comeback win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. — The victory improved Baltimore's record under Buck Showalter to 10-4.
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Associated Press:
Scherzer dominates Yankees as Tigers hold on for 3-1 win — NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer (FSY) pitched two-hit ball for six shutout innings and shaky closer Jose Valverde (FSY) got Derek Jeter (FSY) to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded Monday night …
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TSN.ca:
Braves score three in ninth to down Dodgers — Sports Network — Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Melky Cabrera sent a slow grounder past a diving Jamey Carroll at short to score the tying and go-ahead runs, as Atlanta rallied from a two-run deficit in the ninth to beat the Dodgers, 4-3, in the conclusion of a four-game series.
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Associated Press:
Rays score 4 in 8th to beat Lee, Rangers 6-4 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night in a potential playoff preview.
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