Dodgers fire Steve Garvey  —  NewsCore  —  LOS ANGELES  —  Dodgers great Steve Garvey openly called for owner Frank McCourt to give up the team, hours after he was fired from his role with the franchise, apparently because of his efforts to buy the club.

Josh Hamilton talks about Shannon Stone's death  —  One day after being part of the tragic accident that resulted in Shannon Stone's death, Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton(notes) returned to work with a heavy heart.  —  The All-Star left fielder said he watched “in slow motion” …

Jeter's quest on hold as Rays-Yanks postponed  —  NEW YORK — Rain will put Derek Jeter's pursuit of 3,000 hits on hold for at least one more day, but the absence of baseball Friday at Yankee Stadium did not necessarily mean the absence of two teams facing off against one another.

Papi, Gregg involved in Fenway fisticuffs  —  BOSTON — Both the Red Sox and Orioles saw their benches clear during a Friday night game at Fenway Park, ending in a short brawl between David Ortiz and Baltimore closer Kevin Gregg.  —  Gregg threw three straight pitches inside to Ortiz …

Bothered by Dodgers' mess, Ethier may be thinking of Red Sox … Dodgers players generally deny that the team's ongoing financial troubles (a.k.a. the McCourt mess) are affecting them.  But at least star right fielder Andre Ethier is said by several sources around the team to be unhappy with what's going on with the last-place team.

Games of the Day  —  The Rays try to gain on the Yankees again as they send Jeremy Hellickson against Freddy Garcia.  Hellickson has a tendency to give up home runs, which might be a problem against a power hitting team like the Yankees.  Garcia allowed seven of his nine home runs in Yankee Stadium …

Ramirez leads Marlins past Astros  —  MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez continued his recent torrid hitting with three hits and three RBIs and Javier Vazquez pitched seven solid innings as the Florida Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 on Friday night.  —  Florida broke a 2-2 tie and took the lead …

Braves remain hopeful Jurrjens starts ASG  —  PHILADELPHIA — Giants manager Bruce Bochy seems to still be contemplating whether to use Phillies ace Roy Halladay or Braves starter Jair Jurrjens to serve as the National League's starting pitcher in Tuesday night's All-Star Game.

Josh Beckett exits with hyperextended left knee  —  9:20 p.m. EDT: Beckett was removed with the Red Sox are calling a mildly hyperextended left knee.  The team said it was a precaution and that he's listed as day-to-day.  —  Common sense would dictate that he'll be scratched from the All-Star Game …

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 …

Carlos Beltran ‘hints’ at waiving no-trade clause  —  Earlier tonight on Twitter, ESPN's Buster Olney said the Mets would probably have to eat around $6 million in a deal for Carlos Beltran, which would get them a Grade B-/C+ prospect.  —  Meanwhile, also on Twitter...

Red Sox agree to deals with Dominican prospects Flores, Romero  —  The Red Sox have agreed to terms with a pair of 16-year-old Dominican prospects, according to team Senior Vice President of Player Personnel and International Scouting Craig Shipley.  Shortstop Raymer Flores and right-hander Deoscar Romero …

Snider, Davis combine for 9 RBIs, lead Jays past Indians  —  CLEVELAND — Travis Snider drove in five runs and Rajai Davis knocked in four as the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded a day after a stunning loss to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Friday night.  —  Jo-Jo Reyes (4-7) …

Hughes' homer sends Twins to win over White Sox  —  CHICAGO - Luke Hughes' three-run homer capped a six-run fourth Friday night and the Minnesota Twins continued their mastery of the Chicago White Sox, rallying for an 8-5 victory.  —  The Twins are 6-0 against the White Sox this season …

Too much rest a concern with Buehrle  —  CHICAGO — With the White Sox employing a six-man rotation for much of the last two months, getting his starters enough rest hasn't been much of an issue for manager Ozzie Guillen.  Now with the All-Star break, Guillen's concern has become if one of his pitchers …