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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers Sign No. 7 International Prospect Yeyson Yrizarri — Shortstop Yeyson Yrizarri, the No. 7 international prospect for July 2, has signed with the Rangers for $1,375,000. — Yrizarri, 16, is 6 feet, 175 pounds and made a strong impression on some teams with his short …
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Yankees unaware of chief international officer's announcement of $50 million stadium in Dominican Republic — Felix Lopez, the Yankees' executive vice president and chief international officer, took part in a press conference in the Dominican Republic on Monday to help make an announcement …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Signing Predictions For Top 30 International Prospects — Tomorrow is July 2, which is opening day for the 2013-14 international signing period and the first day of the year when 16-year-old foreign prospects can sign. Here are my final predictions for where each player ranked among the top 30 international prospects will sign.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Amaro weighs trade options with mediocre Phillies — When the Phillies boarded their charter plane bound for Pittsburgh on Sunday, it was still June in Los Angeles. The illusion of contention had not wilted with one moribund series at Dodger Stadium. A 13-15 month of mediocrity accomplished that.
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Phillies hit new low in loss to Dodgers
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Ryan Lawrence / Philly.com:
Phillies Notebook: Amaro: Utley not untouchable
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies Notes: Hit by pitch, Kendrick suffers possible concussion
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs pay tribute to fallen firefighters in Arizona — Club raising money for victims' families, will wear patch remainder of season — NEW YORK — Derrick Hall's disappointment with the recent on-field results of his team disappeared in a flash Sunday as news spread that 19 Arizona firefighters lost …
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D-backs to honor firefighters — The Arizona Diamondbacks will honor the 19 firefighters killed in the wildfires in Arizona near the town of Yarnell. — The firefighters were working to battle a monstrous blaze believed to have been started by a lightning strike on Friday during a region-wide heat wave.
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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Sources: Cubs, Dodgers near deal for Marmol — The Chicago Cubs are closing in on a trade that would send Carlos Marmol to the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to two sources. — Marmol was designated for assignment on June 25, giving the Cubs a 10-day period to trade him or give him his unconditional release.
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Aoki Can Become Free Agent After 2014 — When the Brewers signed Norichika Aoki to a two-year deal with a club option for 2014 prior to the 2012 season, the belief around baseball was that Aoki would remain under team control as an arbitration-eligible player following completion of that contract.
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TMZ.com:
Alex Rodriguez — MLB's Steroid Investigators to View Alleged Smoking Gun in Scandal — Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun's ears should be burning — baseball investigators are about to sit down with the whistleblower who claims he can prove they purchased performance enhancing drugs from a Miami clinic ... TMZ has learned.
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Associated Press:
Tampa Bay's Moore Dominates Astros in 12-0 Win — HOUSTON — Matt Moore allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings for his 11th win, and Ryan Roberts homered twice to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 12-0 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night. — Moore (11-3) won his third straight decision …
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Fernandez Pitches Marlins Past Padres 4-0 — MIAMI — Jose Fernandez struck out 10 and allowed only two hits in a career-high eight innings, and the Miami Marlins matched a season high with their third consecutive victory by beating the San Diego Padres 4-0 Monday night.
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Maggie Wiggin / Metsblog:
Final Score: Mets 5 Diamondbacks 4 — The Least You Should Know: — It tooks the Mets 5 hours and 13 minutes to win this one with Andrew Brown hitting a 2-out, 2-strike bases loaded single to plate the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the 13th. — Marcum let up 3 runs early …
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Associated Press:
Harper Homers in 1st At-Bat Off DL for Nationals — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper needed only two pitches to earn himself a curtain call. — Back from the disabled list, the Washington Nationals sparkplug launched a fastball from Yovani Gallardo into the visitors' bullpen …
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