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Joel Sherman / NY Post: Hardball:
Yankees calling up Montero — The Yankees were still working through some issues involving which players to call up Thursday when rosters expand. But there were three players not in dispute: Jesus Montero is going to be promoted, and Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances will not be, The Post has learned.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Jesus Montero to make MLB debut — BOSTON — The Jesus Montero Era has arrived. — Montero, the New York Yankees top hitting prospect, will make his major league debut against the Yankees biggest rivals on Thursday night at Fenway Park. Montero, 21, is batting seventh as the Yankees designated hitter …
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MLB Rumors
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
No scraps for us to nibble on — There was serious anticipation at Fenway Park last night. Were the Yankees and Red Sox going to revert to old-school ways? Was there a possibility that a night at Fenway could turn into the Jerry Springer show or a free Rolling Stones concert with Hells Angels providing security?
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
On Baseball: Yankees-Red Sox Games Go On and On — If you feel guilty for falling asleep on your couch as you watch the Yankees play the Boston Red Sox, don't. Mark Teixeira forgives you. — “It's brutal,” said Teixeira, the Yankees' first baseman. “I can't stand playing a nine-inning game in four hours.
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NESN.com, Baseball Nation, WEEI, Toeing the Rubber, BBTF's Baseball Primer …, Over the Monster, HardballTalk and Fenway West
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Girardi eager to see what Montero can offer
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New York Post, Minor League Ball, FanGraphs Baseball, Pinstripe Alley and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
New York Post:
Einhorn seeks route to full Mets ownership — Hedge-fund titan David Einhorn wants a clear path to becoming principal owner of the Mets. — Einhorn is pushing Major League Baseball baseball to pre-approve him as an owner of the baseball franchise, even though it will be five years …
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Amazin' Avenue, New York Times, Mets Merized Online and Yahoo! Sports
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Mets plan to sell small blocks of team to family members — According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, “Sources familiar with the organization's plans said Fred Wilpon and family will sell small blocks of the team to multiple family members and friends that add up to roughly the same …
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Amazin' Avenue
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
‘Impressive’ Trout learning to adapt on fly — SEATTLE — Baseball, you hear every day in every clubhouse in the Major Leagues, is a game of adjustments. Mike Trout clearly has taken the message to heart. — In the course of his second full professional season, having turned 20 just 24 days ago …
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Guyer to be promoted, Ruggiano activated — The Rays have confirmed they will call up OF Brandon Guyer from Triple-A Durham when rosters are expanded on Thursday and will activate OF Justin Ruggiano off the DL. — Guyer, acquired from the Cubs in the Matt Garza deal, hit .
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Associated Press:
Brett Lawrie leads Blue Jays to 8-6 win over Orioles — BALTIMORE - Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar had his second straight four-hit game, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 Thursday.
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Bob Elliott / Agence France Presse:
SPORTS BASEBALL — Jays GM scouting Japanese phenom Darvish
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Bluebird Banter
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Frank McCourt is offered $1.2 billion for Dodgers — The all-cash bid comes from Bill Burke, founder of the L.A. Marathon, plus 'state-owned investment institutions of the People's Republic of China' and unidentified American investors, a letter sent to Frank McCourt says.
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk and Los Angeles Times
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Lewis outrighted to Triple-A Louisville — CINCINNATI — The Reds announced on Thursday that outfielder Fred Lewis cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Louisville. — Lewis, who was signed to a one-year, $900,000 contract as a free agent during the offseason …
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MLB Rumors
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Cordero expresses desire to retire with Reds
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MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk
Rany JazayerliPOSTED / Grantland:
Father Time and the Philadelphia Phillies — The 2011 Phillies are great, but an aging lineup makes their future look bleak — There's never been a better time to be a Philadelphia Phillies fan. Granted, the bar has been set pretty low. — The Phillies, after all, are the losingest franchise in major league history.
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Yahoo! Sports, Baseball Nation, ESPN, The Good Phight, Phillies Nation, Beerleaguer and HardballTalk
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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Jose Reyes tries to avoid talk of batting race with Ryan Braun, scores go-ahead run in Mets' 3-2 win — The constant texts from friends, with their real-time updates about Ryan Braun's at-bats, make it impossible for Jose Reyes to forget that he is striving for the first batting title in Mets history.
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Amazin' Avenue
TSN.ca:
Diamondbacks activate Blum, Castillo — The Sports Network — Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have activated infielder Geoff Blum and pitcher Alberto Castillo off the 15-day disabled list. — Blum had been sidelined since July 25 with a fractured right pinkie and missed 35 games.
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AZ Snake Pit
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
K-Rod deal complete, Mets get Rosario & Herrera — The Mets will get Adrian Rosario and Daniel Ray Herrera as the players-to-be-named-later in the deal that sent Francisco Rodriguez to the Brewers, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. — Spanning 106 games in relief during 2009 and 2010 for the Reds …
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MLB Rumors, HardballTalk, Amazin' Avenue and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Indians Outfielder Choo Back on DL — CLEVELAND (AP) — Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Cleveland Indians, yet another injury for the team to contend overcome. — Choo, who injured his side last week while making a check swing, will be making his second trip to the DL.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Jamey Newberg / MLB.com:
Newberg Report: Alfaro poised behind plate — Colombian catcher makes stateside debut with Spokane — Part 21 in a season-long series projecting a hypothetical 25-man roster made up solely of prospects from the Rangers' Minor League system. — The Rangers were uncharacteristically quiet …
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Neck surgery to finish Kalish's lost season — BOSTON — After gaining the invaluable experience of starting for the Red Sox down the stretch in 2010, Ryan Kalish was supposed to cement his development back at Triple-A this season. Instead, his season — effectively ruined when he sprained …
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HardballTalk
