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George A. King III / NY Post:
Yankees' Pena on DL after appendectomy — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yankees reserve infielder Ramiro Pena underwent an emergency appendectomy surgery this morning at a Tampa hospital. — It was the second appendectomy in two weeks for a Yankees player. Joba Chamberlain …
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ESPN:
Yanks' Ramiro Pena has appendectomy — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees infielder Ramiro Pena has had an emergency appendectomy. — The operation took place Monday, and Pena was placed on the 15-day disabled list. — Infielder Brandon Laird was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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WasWatching.com
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Pregame notes: Still waiting for Laird — There's a chance the yankees are going to be a man short when tonight's game starts. The team went out for batting practice without Brandon Laird, who's flight into Tampa was apparently delayed. — It's probably no coincidence that Francisco Cervelli was taking extra ground balls.
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lenNY's Yankees and River Avenue Blues
Associated Press:
Cabrera, Huff Lift Indians Over Twins 5-2 — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Huff pitched seven scoreless innings and Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run homer to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Monday.
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Yahoo! Sports, Let's Go Tribe and Twinkie Town
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Sizemore goes to DL with right knee contusion — BALTIMORE — Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Monday, one day after he exited a game against the Orioles with what the team described as a right knee contusion. — Sizemore suffered the same type …
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MLB Rumors
Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Source: Mets would pay Beltran's salary in deal — NEW YORK — There are no shortage of suitors for Carlos Beltran as the trade deadline approaches. And the New York Mets are demanding top-notch young talent in return for the outfielder because they are willing to cover his remaining salary, according to a major league source.
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Tom Krasovic / insidethepadres:
Trade market snapshot — Generally speaking, baseball teams are valuing their better prospects and young big leaguers more highly now than a veteran National League executive can recall. “Seems like the big-market teams have caught on,” the man told this blog.
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Phillies Nation, The Good Phight, Ducksnorts and MLB Rumors
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Dan Hayes / North County Times:
PADRES NOTES: Adams ready for trade or no trade
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Gaslamp Ball and HardballTalk
Associated Press:
Freeman drives in three to back Lowe as Braves top Rockies — DENVER — Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs and right-hander Derek Lowe handcuffed the Colorado Rockies over 6 1-3 innings in the Atlanta Braves' 7-4 win Monday night. — Lowe must have felt right at home …
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Purple Row
Associated Press:
Nolan Ryan Hospitalized With Heart Pain — HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan is in a Houston hospital undergoing tests on his heart. The Rangers said in a statement Monday the 64-year-old Ryan is “resting comfortably and reports he is feeling better.”
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Associated Press:
Sandoval homers to back by Vogelsong, Giants beat Dodgers — SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong pitched into the seventh inning and combined with two relievers on a seven-hitter, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Associated Press:
Pirates move into first-place in Central with win over Reds — PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton pitched five shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates moved into first place in the crowded NL Central with a 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. — Pittsburgh kicked off an important …
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Yahoo! Sports
Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Ortiz begins serving three-game suspension — Red Sox DH has four-game ban for brawl with Orioles reduced — Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is not in the starting lineup for Monday night's game at Baltimore, as he will begin serving a suspension he received last week from Major League Baseball.
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Yahoo! Sports, Boston Globe and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Collmenter tosses gem, D-backs beat Milwaukee 3-0 — PHOENIX - Josh Collmenter pitched eight innings of three-hit ball for his first win in six weeks and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Monday night in the opener of their four-game series.
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AZ Snake Pit
Robneyer / Baseball Nation:
How I Got Suspended By ESPN — This happened almost eleven years ago. There aren't any good guys in this story, including me. Granted, some guys might seem gooder than others. But that's your pick. — It was the middle of September, 2000. I was living in Boston …
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Lone Star Ball, HardballTalk and baseballmusings.com
JonPaulMorosi / mlbbuzz:
Sources: Tigers interested in Orioles' Guthrie — Add another name to the Tigers' list of potential pitching acquisitions: Baltimore right-hander Jeremy Guthrie. — The Tigers have interest in Guthrie, sources say, but he's behind the likes of Ubaldo Jimenez and Hiroki Kuroda on their wish list.
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HardballTalk, MLB Rumors, MLB Daily Dish, Bless You Boys, Baseball Nation, Camden Chat and Full Count
Rob Biertempfel / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates considering acquisition of pricey ‘rental’ players — HOUSTON — As they set their targets for trade offers, the Pirates are willing to consider acquiring a high-priced “rental” player to provide a boost in the playoff chase. — “We are open to various types of players …
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FanGraphs Baseball, Pirates Prospects, MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Pirates Eyeing Hunter Pence
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Where Have You Gone …, Full Count, Pirates Prospects and Al's Ramblings
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Red Sox go deep to beat Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It took only two batters for Josh Beckett [stats]'s balky left knee to get its first test here last night. — It came up aces. — Just like the Red Sox [team stats] ace's right arm. — Problem was, by the time the game finally ended …
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ESPN and joy of sox
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