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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees, Red Sox eyeing Phillies' Young — BALTIMORE — While Michael Young would be a perfect fit for the Yankees, the AL East rival Red Sox have informed people they would be very interested in acquiring the veteran third baseman from the Phillies if he is put on the trading block.
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Jose Bautista gets HRs No. 200, 201 as Jays top Red Sox — BOSTON — Jose Bautista hit a pair of long homers over the Green Monster, starting with the 200th of his career and following with a tiebreaking, two-run drive off Junichi Tazawa in the eighth inning that led the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Saturday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Rumors:
Red Sox To Designate Clayton Mortensen — The Red Sox will designate right-handed reliever Clayton Mortensen for assignment, tweets Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe. A roster spot was needed to make room for the call-up of Jonathan Diaz, who will man third base while Stephen Drew recovers from a hamstring injury suffered last night.
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Joe Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Price to rejoin Rays rotation Tuesday — ST. PETERSBURG — LHP David Price will return to the Rays' rotation and start Tuesday in Houston, the team announced Friday night. — “I'm pretty excited,” Price said. “It'll be fun. It's good to be a part of the team again.”
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Sam Strong / MLB.com:
Longoria exits game as plantar fasciitis flares up — Rays' third baseman has been dealing with condition in right foot — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays third baseman Evan Longoria left Friday's game against the Tigers before the third inning, after irritating the plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Rumors:
Royals Designate Jeff Francoeur For Assignment — The Royals have designated outfielder Jeff Francoeur for assignment, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. The club has recalled second baseman Johnny Giavotella to take Francoeur's roster spot and take over as the regular at the keystone (according to another Dutton tweet).
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Game 77: Nationals vs. Mets at 1:10 PM — The Good: Despite last night's struggles, the Mets bullpen has allowed seven earned runs in it's last 36 2/3 innings. — The Bad: John Buck is hitting just .182 since April 10. — The Game: Dillon Gee (5-7, 4.82 ERA) will start for the Mets.
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Final Score: Nationals 6 Mets 4
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Associated Press:
Twins' Kyle Gibson solid in major league debut, beats Royals — MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Gibson pitched six solid innings in his major league debut, and Trevor Plouffe homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Saturday. — Gibson (1-0) allowed two runs and eight hits …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Wells enjoys pitching debut — CHICAGO — When Casper Wells went down to the bullpen on Friday evening to warm up for his Major League pitching debut, bullpen coach Bobby Thigpen looked at him and asked, “What do you got?” — Thigpen was surprised when the outfielder started listing off his pitches.
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper in awe of honors bestowed by Braves — Atlanta icon joins team's Hall of Fame, has No. 10 retired before game at Turner Field — ATLANTA — Chipper Jones has had time to gain a better understanding of all that he accomplished during a storied playing career that concluded last year.
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Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Roster rumblings — Second baseman Brian Roberts will return to Camden Yards today, take batting practice and wait to be activated on Sunday. — For fans questioning whether he's ready to come off the disabled list after being removed from last night's game at Triple-A Norfolk because of rain …
Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Tight right lat muscle forces Cueto to exit start — Reds ace, who's been on DL twice this season, to see doctor Saturday — ARLINGTON — It's a scene that's become painfully familiar for the Reds, only more frustrating each time it happens. — An injury has interrupted for the third …
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