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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds tab high school power arm with 27th pick — Stephenson started senior season with consecutive no-hitters — CINCINNATI — A high school kid that pitched back-to-back no-hitters this season could be joining a team that had the only Major Leaguer to throw consecutive no-hitters.
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Cincinnati Reds, Examiner, Brew Crew Ball, Red Hot Mama and Baseball America
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox take UConn righty Barnes at No. 19
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Boston Globe, Over the Monster and FenwayNationWorld
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Indians break tradition, pick athletic prep Lindor
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Britt's Bird Watch
Alex Ruppenthal / MLB.com:
Cubs tab high school shortstop with ninth pick
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Baseball America
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers draft Stanford lefty Reed 16th
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True Blue LA and Britt's Bird Watch
Associated Press:
Hosmer Has Winning Hit in 11th for Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Hosmer hit a game-ending single in the 11th inning Monday night, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 to snap a four-game losing streak. — Hosmer had a hand in all three of Kansas City's runs with two RBIs and scored a run.
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Pick 1/21: Blue Jays Select Tyler Beede
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Fox Sports:
Reinsdorf, White Sox remain confident — CHICAGO — The White Sox are stuck below .500. Fan enthusiasm has been tepid. Adam Dunn, their $56 million slugger, is hitting .176. — Jerry Reinsdorf has seen this before. — Sort of. — Reinsdorf is in his 31st season as chairman of the White Sox.
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MLB Rumors and MLB.com
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Associated Press:
Konerko, Dans help White Sox beat Mariners 3-1 — CHICAGO—Paul Konerko homered and John Danks pitched into the eighth inning for his first victory of the season, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. — The White Sox beat the Mariners …
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South Side Sox
Joseph White / Associated Press:
Harper runs the gamut in 1st year in the minors — HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Bryce Harper took an outside strike and shot a disapproving glance at the umpire. — It shouldn't have been a surprise to the young phenom. The ump had been calling them wide all game.
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Baseball Prospectus
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Bryce Harper needs to grow up — There has been quite a response since the post of that Bryce Harper home run trot this morning. It has me thinking about the curious beast that is Bryce Harper and what, if anything, we can take from that little episode. — First, let me be clear: I'm not trying to be a moralizing old coot here.
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baseballmusings.com, Tedquarters and MLB Rumors, News, Opinion
Associated Press:
Indians drop fifth straight, 6-4 to Twins — CLEVELAND - Scott Baker survived a shaky start and Matt Tolbert drove in two runs as the Minnesota Twins extended their season-high winning streak to five games with a 6-4 win Monday night over the falling-fast Cleveland Indians, who lost their fifth in a row.
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Let's Go Tribe and Yahoo! Sports
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Michael Diaz / MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com:
A deeper look at Brandon Nimmo — Brandon Nimmo, OF, East HS (WY.) — 6'3″, 195lbs — [DOB]: 3-27-1993 — Brandon Nimmo is a tremendous athlete with outstanding tools across the board. Very high upside, with size, speed, and defense. Smooth left-handed hitting swing, with a lot of room to fill out.
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MetsBlog.com and Amazin' Avenue
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets draft OF Brandon Nimmo
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Amazin' Avenue and OnTheBlack.com
Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Draft surprise: Rice 3B Anthony Rendon falls to Nationals with sixth overall pick — Toss out all the projections and mock drafts, which were rendered obsolete two picks into tonight MLB draft. By the time the Nationals' turn came with the No. 6 overall pick, the players most frequently linked …
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Federal Baseball and Nats Enquirer
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Associated Press:
Cliff Lee fans 10 in win over Dodgers — PHILADELPHIA - Cliff Lee hit double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season, fanning 10 in seven shutout innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
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Blogging Baseball and Associated Press
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
In-depth: How moving walls impacts HRs — After one year as CEO of the San Diego Padres, Sandy Alderson made the above change to the wall in right-center at Petco Park during the 2005-06 offseason. — Sandy Alderson makes measured rather than rash decisions.
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MetsBlog.com, HardballTalk and The Mets Police
Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Retired Pettitte doesn't think he will pitch again — NEW YORK — The retired Andy Pettitte says he still has no interest in returning to pitch for the New York Yankees this year and beyond. — “I'm not dying to be playing baseball right now,” Pettitte said on the Michael Kay Show on ESPN New York 1050.
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HardballTalk, Bronx Baseball Daily, Confessions of a She-Fan and River Avenue Blues
Associated Press:
Boesch 2 Homers, Scherzer Wins for Tigers at Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brennan Boesch had two of Detroit's four home runs while setting career highs with five hits and five RBIs, and Max Scherzer pitched just long enough for his first win in nearly a month in the Tigers' 13-7 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
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TigerBlog and Bless You Boys
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Lopes misses Philly — If you were wondering whether there are any hard feelings lingering over Davey Lopes departure from Philly, the answer is no. A resounding no. The former first base coach exchanged a hug with general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and spent a significant time during pre …
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HardballTalk and Brotherly Glove
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Selig doesn't expect rule change for catchers — NEW YORK — Commissioner Bud Selig said during Monday night's first round of the First-Year Player Draft that he does not anticipate “any significant change” to the rules in the wake of the May 25 collision at home plate that knocked Giants catcher Buster Posey out for the year.
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MLB Rumors and Hardball Times
Steven Wine / Associated Press:
Brewers complete sweep of Marlins, 7-2 — MIAMI—Prince Fielder homered and drove in four runs to help the Milwaukee Brewers complete their first four-game sweep since August 2008 by beating the Florida Marlins 7-2 Monday. — Zack Greinke (5-1) allowed two runs in seven innings.
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Talking Chop and Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Orioles Hand Athletics 7th Straight Loss, 4-2 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Matusz and three relievers combined on a seven-hitter, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 4-2 Monday night to extend the Athletics' losing streak to a season-high seven games. — Matt Wieters had two hits …
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Camden Chat, Athletics Nation and Yahoo! Sports
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
MLB Draft live blog: Red Sox take Barnes and Swihart in first round — The MLB Draft has started. The teams are calling into their picks into a MLB Network studio in New Jersey to be announced by commissioner Bud Selig. — The first pick, as expected, was UCLA righthander Gerrit Cole to the Pirates.
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Minor League Ball, Baseball America, Lone Star Ball, The House That Dewey Built, Over the Monster, ESPN and Royals Review
