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Evan Grant / Rangers Blog:
Derek Jeter won't play tonight, may not play at all vs. Rangers — NEW YORK - Derek Jeter limped off the field Monday night during the New York Yankees-Cleveland Indians game, shortly after getting career hit No. 2,994 with a calf injury. — All of which means, Yankee fans …
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Ian O'Connor / ESPN:
Derek Jeter pays price for extra effort — The Captain is just six hits away from 3,000, but his body broke down on Monday night — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter has forever honored an unwritten pact with the paying public, a deal revolving around the one aspect of competition entirely within the athlete's control:
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D.J. Short / HardballTalk:
Derek Jeter diagnosed with Grade 1 strain of right calf
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Jon Greenberg / ESPN:
Cubs' plummet likely will end in fall guy — With wins and revenue down, Jim Hendry's days as general manager appear numbered — CHICAGO — Fledgling scapegoat Mike Quade was contemplative about the Chicago Cubs' latest injury victim, one Kerry Wood. — “We can put people on the moon …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Realingment: D-backs, Astros two candidates to move to AL — PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks could be the team most likely to change leagues if Major League Baseball implements realignment in its new collective bargaining agreement. — “We would do whatever's best for baseball,” …
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Dave Allen / FanGraphs Baseball:
How Would Realignment Affect Playoff Races?
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Drew Singer / Philly.com:
Cole & Heidi Hamels give $200k to Philly schools — Checkbook figuratively in hand, Phillies ace Cole Hamels visited a North Philadelphia high school this morning to find his presence was welcome almost as much as his money. — The former World Series MVP joined his wife Heidi in donating …
Duk / Yahoo! Sports:
Brandon Crawford's nickname comes straight from street ball — You might know rookie shortstop Brandon Crawford — as the fella who hit a grand slam in his major league debut last month. But his San Francisco Giants teammates and his previous minor league mates know him as “The Professor.”
Tom D'Angelo / Palm Beach Post:
Florida Marlins front office tells Logan Morrison to quiet down after recent comments — MIAMI GARDENS — Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison has been told to tone down his comments by president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest after Morrison's reaction last week to the firing of hitting coach John Mallee.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' June 30 payroll looms large in McCourt case — Frank McCourt is expected to meet payroll Wednesday, but team reportedly appears to have ‘no chance’ of making next one that roughly triples, without cash infusion from TV deal that is under debate. — Dodger owner Frank McCourt comments …
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Molly Knight / ESPN:
Source: Dodgers owe Manny $8.33M by June 30
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Tim Booth / Associated Press:
Wells' 2 homers give Angels 6-3 win over Seattle — SEATTLE—Vernon Wells hit the Angels' first homer in a week with a solo shot in the third inning, then hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh to give Los Angeles a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Pence's 4 RBIs leads Astros to 8-3 win over Braves — HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Pence returned from a day off with back trouble and homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros snapped a four-game skid with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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Paul Lukas / Uni Watch:
Uni Watch Profiles: Lynn Farrell — The increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh has found yet another way to be indispensable. Mike's wife works with woman named Lynn Farrell, who has an unusual line on her résumé: Back in the mid-1970s, she was a live mascot for a big league ballclub.
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Dingers:
Chad Billingsley Talks About Pitch Sequencing — I got to sit down with Chad Billingsley today and speak to him about pitch sequencing. This is the best conversation I've had about it yet and special thanks to Chad for being so open in discussing this. — This is the second or third pitcher …
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Laura Myers / MLB.com:
Obstruction call on Reyes proves costly for Mets — PITTSBURGH — A controversial call against Jose Reyes and the Mets in the first inning led to the Pirates' first run on Monday evening at PNC Park. — Pittsburgh's Jose Tabata, who'd singled to start the inning, ran to third on a single by Xavier Paul.
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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Red-hot Reyes putting pressure on Mets
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