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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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MLB.com:
Mets won't jeopardize Harvey with heavy load — NEW YORK — One byproduct of Matt Harvey's success this year is that he is on pace to throw more innings than he has before in his career. And it won't be particularly close. — After throwing 169 1/3 innings over two levels that season …
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Brian Costello / New York Post:
Phenom or not, Gee gets it done — METS 5 NATIONALS 1 — No one has a nickname for the days Dillon Gee pitches. Sandwiched between phenoms Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler, Gee showed the kids are not the only ones who can pitch well for the Mets. — Gee battled through six innings …
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Associated Press:
Dodgers' Josh Beckett needs season-ending neck surgery — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery in about 1 ½ weeks to relieve pressure on a nerve in his neck. — The announcement was made by the club on Saturday following …
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Josh Beckett to undergo season-ending surgery — Dodgers starter Josh Beckett is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery on his throwing hand the week of July 8. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press / June 29, 2013) — Josh Beckett's season is over.
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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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Associated Press:
Chris Davis crushes two homers as O's pound Yanks — BALTIMORE — Chris Davis homered twice to raise his major league-leading total to 30, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Yankees 11-3 Saturday night to extend New York's losing streak to four games. — Davis hit a three-run drive …
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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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Associated Press:
Turner pitches Marlins past Padres, 7-1 — MIAMI (AP) When Jacob Turner had wrapped up the first complete game of his career, he accepted a pat on the stomach from his first baseman, gave his catcher a slap on the shoulder and then greeted manager Mike Redmond with uncharacteristic bravado.
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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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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.
