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Greg Stutchbury / Reuters:
American League Beats NL in All-Star Game — NEW YORK — The American League ended a string of three All-Star game defeats and paid tribute to reliever Mariano Rivera in beating the National League 3-0 on Tuesday to earn home-field advantage for the 2013 World Series.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Cano's dad sees son remaining in pinstripes — Expressing confidence in Yanks, second baseman's father expects deal — NEW YORK — Robinson Cano's father said on Tuesday that he believes that the Yankees second baseman will continue wearing pinstripes beyond this season.
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Reuters:
Rivera in the Spotlight for Final All-Star Appearance — NEW YORK — How fitting it was that Mariano Rivera's 13th and final appearance in the All-Star game was in New York. — Not only is the Big Apple the city where Rivera has made his name as the greatest closing pitcher in professional baseball, it is the home of Broadway.
Reuters:
Balfour Keeps His Cool to Help AL All-Stars Ease to Win — NEW YORK — Australian pitcher Grant Balfour was on his best behavior during Tuesday's All-Star Game at Citi Field, keeping his temper and opposing batters under control as he helped the American League team to a 3-0 win.
Timothy Burke / Deadspin:
All-Star Game Idiot On The Field Did It Because Twitter Told Him To — Twitter user @MasoneDylan said he'd run onto the field if his tweet got 1,000 retweets. It did, and he did, and reports say he got quite the thumping from Citi Field security. — We'll update when we get video …
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Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Rangers trio having a blast at All-Star Game
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Fox Sports:
Players union bracing for suspensions — NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball players' association says any suspensions resulting from the sport's latest drug investigation likely won't be served until next year if the discipline is challenged before an arbitrator.
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Wendy Thurm / FanGraphs Baseball:
MLBPA Chief Michael Weiner With Potential Game Changer On Biogenesis — Major League Baseball Players' Association chief Michael Weiner held his annual All-Star Game press conference this morning. That is news in and of itself, in light of Weiner's battle with brain cancer that has now sidelined him to a wheelchair.
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Associated Press:
MLBPA: Drug bans likely not served in 2013 — NEW YORK — The baseball players' association says any suspensions resulting from the sport's latest drug investigation likely won't be served until next year if the discipline is challenged before an arbitrator.
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MLB.com:
Padres name Mike Dee President and CEO — Dee, who worked for Padres from 1995-2002, was CEO of Miami Dolphins since 2009 — The San Diego Padres today announced they have named Mike Dee president and chief executive officer. Lead Investor, Peter Seidler, and Executive Chairman, Ron Fowler, made the announcement.
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Matt Eddy / Baseball America:
Up-To-Date International Bonus Pools For All 30 Teams — Teams consummated six trades involving international bonus slot money within one week of the July 2 opening bell for the international signing period. (See trade chronology below.) This activity dramatically altered the spending pools …
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CSN Chicago:
Votto believed Wood was destined for success — NEW YORK — Joey Votto wishes Travis Wood had achieved this level of success with Cincinnati Reds. — The Reds' four-time All-Star could see Wood possessed the talent and had the makeup of a good pitcher. But something didn't click …
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James Mastrodonato / MLB.com:
Home Run Derby ratings up from last year — ESPN was top-rated network in prime time on Monday night — The home run is still king. — In a season that includes two players with at least 35 homers and 90 RBIs before the All-Star break for the first time in baseball history …
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Cespedes beats Harper to claim Derby title
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Amazin' Avenue, Let's Go Tribe and FanGraphs Baseball
