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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Bright lights, big Citi to be teeming with Stars — The Baltimore Orioles, locked in a tight race in the American League East, placed three starters on the American League All-Star team, while the Reds, Cardinals and Nationals have two starters apiece on the National League squad.
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Scott MacArthur / TSN.ca:
Jays' Bautista, Encarnacion, Cecil named to All-Star Game — TORONTO - The Blue Jays will be well represented at the 84th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. — Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Cecil will join manager John Gibbons, a coach on American League skipper Jim Leyland's staff, in New York City.
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Eye / CBSSports.com:
The AL and NL All-Star teams are official after a live announcement Saturday. The starters were selected by fans and the rest of the team was selected by the players and All-Star managers Bruce Bochy (Giants) and Jim Leyland (Tigers). The rest of the coaching staffs are available right here.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Wood's evolution continues with All-Star Game nod — Lefty set to represent Cubs in New York year after opening season in Triple-A — CHICAGO — Travis Wood's quality first half was rewarded Saturday, when the Cubs left-handed pitcher was named to his first All-Star Game.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
David Wright, Matt Harvey elected to the All-Star Game — David Wright has been elected to start for the National League in the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field, Major League Baseball has announced. — Wright received 6.4 million votes and becomes the second Met to start the game in his home ballpark.
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Fox Sports:
Source: Dodgers ‘close’ on Nolasco — The Los Angeles Dodgers are in serious talks with the Miami Marlins in their quest to land starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco. — The Dodgers would trade three prospects (none upper-echelon) for the 6-foot-2 righthander. According to one MLB source, the teams are “getting close.”
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Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers In Serious Talks For Ricky Nolasco — 7:14pm: Another right-handed reliever, Josh Wall, is also likely to be included in the deal, according to another Frisaro tweet. Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com was the first to report (Twitter link) Wall's potential inclusion …
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Dodgers ‘getting close’ to trade for Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco — The Dodgers, already the hottest team in the National League West, are now in serious talks with the Marlins about a trade for Ricky Nolasco. — “Getting close,” one baseball official familiar with the talks said late Saturday afternoon.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Dodgers, Giants make offers for Nolasco
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Tim Britton / The Providence Journal:
Red Sox roster maneuvers are a long-range chess game — tbritton@providencejournal.com — ANAHEIM — What the Red Sox do by July 31 will be tied to what could happen on Dec. 12. — The Rule 5 Draft will be held on the final day of baseball's Winter Meetings in December …
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Tyler Emerick / MLB.com:
Bloomquist diagnosed with broken hand — PHOENIX — Following an uplifting 5-0 victory over the Rockies, the D-backs were left with a sour taste in their mouths Friday night as the club found out Willie Bloomquist will miss 6-8 weeks with two broken bones in his left hand.
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Canadian Press:
Pettitte, Yankees rally to beat Orioles, extend win streak — NEW YORK, N.Y. - Andy Pettitte stopped the Orioles once again, Eduardo Nunez returned with a go-ahead hit and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 5-4 Saturday for their season-high sixth straight win.
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Associated Press:
Miguel Cabrera homers as Tigers dominate Indians again — CLEVELAND — Torii Hunter drove in three runs, Miguel Cabrera cracked a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers dominated Cleveland again, pounding the second-place Indians 9-4 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘Cross’ removed from Busch Stadium mound — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — There were no decorations to the Busch Stadium pitching mound Friday night for the start of a five-game home stand. — In recent weeks, the grounds crew had carved a cross and a No. 6 …
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