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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
SOURCE: RED SOX TO PROMOTE AARON COOK — According to a major league source, the Red Sox are planning on promoting Aaron Cook to their major league 25-man roster. While the team did not summon him from the minors on May 1, thus giving him the right to request his release from his contract …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Middlebrooks promoted; Youkilis on DL — After raking at Triple-A, Sox's top prospect makes debut — BOSTON — The expectation is that Will Middlebrooks will one day occupy permanent residence at Fenway Park's hot corner. For now, the Red Sox's top prospect has been summoned to the big leagues …
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Cook to start Saturday in place of Beckett — BOSTON — The Red Sox aren't letting right-hander Aaron Cook leave the organization. In fact, he will start Saturday's 1:10 p.m. ET contest against the Orioles, replacing Josh Beckett for one turn in the rotation.
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Aaron Cook, Kevin Youkilis pose questions — Nearly an hour after last night's game, Ben Cherington emerged from behind a closed door to manager Bobby Valentine's office and announced only that he had nothing to announce. — Clearly, though, the Red Sox [team stats] have decisions to make.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox Do Not Recall Aaron Cook
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' turbulent McCourt era ends as sale is completed — A tearful Frank McCourt thanks Dodgers' employees. Guggenheim Baseball's Magic Johnson, Mark Walter and Stan Kasten, who plan news conference, aren't expected to make immediate changes to team. — Frank McCourt's ownership of the Dodgers came to an end on Tuesday.
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Astros complete sweep with 8-1 win over Mets — HOUSTON—Chris Johnson had a pair of homers among his four hits and drove in a career-high six runs to back up another solid outing by Wandy Rodriguez, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-1 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Houston wins second straight over Mets, 6-3
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yankees Sign Cuban Outfielder Adonis Garcia — The Yankees have signed Cuban outfielder Adonis Garcia. — Garcia, a 26-year-old righthanded hitter, is only 5-foot-7, 180 pounds and doesn't have any standout tools, so it's hard for scouts to see him fitting in as a big league regular.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Jason Giambi's walk-off homer leads Rockies over Dodgers — The Rockies do nothing without drama. After blowing a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth, the Rockies beat the Dodgers 8-5 this afternoon at Coors Field with a three-run, pinch-hit home run by Jason Giambi in the bottom 0f the inning.
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Athletics throw wet blanket over Sox — Felix Doubront emerged from a large pack of contestants to earn a spot in the Red Sox rotation during spring training, the 24-year-old lefthander impressing the judges with his improved fitness and consistency. — Keeping that job could be a tougher task.
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Associated Press:
Lucky Bounce Homers Help Blue Jays Beat Rangers — TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista crushed a no-doubt homer, but the two blasts that meant the most to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night both needed a lucky bounce to get over the wall. — Brett Lawrie homered in the bottom of the ninth inning …
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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Lawrie hits walk-off homer to beat Rangers
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Another freak injury for Jeremy Affeldt — If Jeremy Affeldt could not laugh about being the king of freak injuries, he might cry. Before he heard one question about his latest trip to the disabled list, he said, “I was separating frozen hamburgers and I slipped on the floor.”
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Juliet Macur / New York Times:
Andy Pettitte Testifies That Roger Clemens Said He Used H.G.H. — WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball's troubled history of doping was once again paraded into public view on Tuesday as Andy Pettitte, a Yankees pitcher revered by many fans for his postseason triumphs, testified in federal court …
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