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4:00 PM ET, July 8, 2011

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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Rangers fan dies after 20-foot fall  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — A fan who died Thursday after falling from the outfield stands while reaching for a ball thrown by Texas Rangers All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton has been identified.  —  The victim was Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter from Brownwood, Texas.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Fan's pursuit of gift for son ends in tragedy  —  The closest I came to catching a baseball at a major league stadium was the year SkyDome opened.  I was 9.  Mauro “Goose” Gozzo, a rookie pitcher for Toronto, was trolling around the outfield during batting practice when a man standing next …
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Coworkers mourn Shannon Stone  —  It was a difficult Friday morning for the Brownwood Fire Department as the 30-person staff gathered to grieve the death of Shannon Stone.  —  Stone, 39, fell over a railing in left-field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and landed on the concrete about 20 feet below.
Discussion: USA Today and Baseball Nation
Richard Abshire / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers fan dies after falling over fence at Rangers Ballpark  —  Players and fans look on after a man fell trying to catch a baseball during the Texas Rangers game against the Oakland Athletics Thursday, July 7, 2011 in Arlington.  —  of  —  rabshire@dallasnews.com
Associated Press:
Fan dies after falling out of stands at Rangers game
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Lone Star Ball
Angels blog:
Angels promote Mike Trout from Double-A  —  In the manager's office after Thursday's game, Angels manager Mike Scioscia and GM Tony Reagins discussed their options for nearly 30 minutes after center fielder Peter Bourjos injured his hamstring in the eighth inning.
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Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Trout's Surprise Callup  —  Mike Trout, OF, Angels (Double-A Arkansas): 0-for-5, K.  —  Now that's not the kind of line that gets anyone listed on the update, but everything changed late last night when the Angels announced that Mike Trout is coming to the big leagues to replace Peter Bourjos …
Discussion: Angels blog
Mark Saxon / ESPN:
Angels call up outfielder Mike Trout, 19  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels promoted one of the top prospects in baseball, outfielder Mike Trout, from Double-A Arkansas, and he'll be in Anaheim in time to play in Friday night's game against the Seattle Mariners.
Discussion: Minor League Ball
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Can't skip his place in Sox lore  —  Carl Yastrzemski is a recluse of sorts.  Yaz isn't one for making appearances, shaking hands, and swapping stories about the good old days of 1967.  He doesn't do many interviews and doesn't return many phone calls.  Months can go by, and you won't hear back.
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Joe Capozzi / Fish Tank:
Former catcher Chris Hatcher returns to Florida Marlins as a pitcher, first such move in 75 years  —  UPDATE: Just heard back from the Elias Sports Bureau, which reports that Hatcher will be the first catcher-turned-pitcher in the majors since Art Doll of the Boston Braves.
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Associated Press:
Stanton hits 18th homer as Marlins shutout Astros
Fox Sports:
Tragedy taught Palermo life lessons  —  ATLANTA, GA.  —  Twenty years later, Steve Palermo — then the No. 1 rated umpire in baseball — hasn't forgotten the slightest detail of those early morning hours, laying on the street outside a Dallas restaurant, shot by a mugger, uncertain he would see another tomorrow.
Fox Sports:
Braves need some creative financing  —  The Braves, like most clubs, are near their payroll limit.  But the team was in a similar position last season, and general manager Frank Wren still made two trades.  —  In both deals — the first for Royals reliever Kyle Farnsworth and outfielder Rick Ankiel …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Talking Chop
Associated Press:
Red Sox Hit 6 Homers to Top Birds, Reclaim First  —  BOSTON (AP) — Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run homer and Boston added three consecutive home runs in the seventh as the Red Sox beat the struggling Baltimore Orioles 10-4 on Thursday night.  —  Six different Boston players homered …
New York Post:
BOX SCORE  —  From his first season in the major leagues in 2003 through his first season in pinstripes in 2009 (a year in which he hit .292), his career average was .290.  But last season, Teixeira plummeted to .256. and his current .241 mark is his lowest since he was at .226 on April 19.
Discussion: WasWatching.com
Mat Kovach / Hardball Times:
Game-ending grand slams and Lindy McDaniel  —  For the second time this year, the Indians end a game with a grand slam.  According to Retrosheet, there were 188 game-ending grand slams between 1950 and 2010.  —  So, we aren't talking about an unusual event.  Dramatic, yes, but not unusual.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Doug Glanville / New York Times:
What Does ‘3,000 Hits’ Really Mean?  —  Raleigh, N.C.  —  THE Yankees released me from my contract in 2005.  Several years later, I texted Derek Jeter, who still had the same cellphone number, to ask whether he would inscribe a bat to my newborn son.  (It arrived the next day; this is the Derek Jeter I know.)
Associated Press:
Mauer makes debut at first base  —  CHICAGO—Joe Mauer made his major league debut at first base in the Minnesota Twins game against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.  —  Before he even got to play the field, Mauer hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning.
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Jose Reyes to the DL, Nick Evans recalled  —  The Mets have placed Jose Reyes on the 15 day disabled list with a strained left hamstring, retroactive to July 3.  —  To replace Reyes on the roster, the Mets recalled Nick Evans from Triple-A Buffalo.  —  Evans was with the Mets earlier …
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Ccolton / CBS New York:   Mets' Jose Reyes Lands On The DL, Likely Out 3 Weeks
 
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Royals' uniform blunder sends wrong message to fans
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Dan Rafael / ESPN:
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