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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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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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Faith and Fear in Flushing, Associated Press, HardballTalk, New Jersey Online and ESPN
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.
Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com:
Rangers trio having a blast at All-Star Game
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USA Today:
Alex Rodriguez expects to return to Yankees on Monday … Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees left little to the imagination: Both parties expect he'll return to their lineup Monday. — In a radio appearance on New York's WFAN, Rodriguez said he expects to be in their lineup against the Texas Rangers …
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Next week targeted for A-Rod return — NEW YORK — If all goes according to plan, Alex Rodriguez will complete his minor league rehab this weekend and join the New York Yankees in Texas early next week. — “That's the hope,” general manager Brian Cashman said in a phone conversation Wednesday.
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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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MLBPA: Drug bans likely not served in 2013
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Wendy Thurm / FanGraphs Baseball:
MLBPA Chief Michael Weiner With Potential Game Changer On Biogenesis
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Redleg Nation, Hardball Times and HardballTalk
Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
2014 Competitive Balance Lottery Results — The Competitive Balance Lottery for the 2014 MLB Draft took place today. Twelve competitive balance picks are awarded, with the first six taking place after the first round's conclusion and the next six taking place following conclusion of the second round.
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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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The Crawfish Boxes
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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