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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun suspended for rest of season — Said Ryan Braun: “I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes.” (Joe Sargent/Getty) — MILWAUKEE — Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has been suspended for the remainder of 2013 and came clean Monday about violating Major League …
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
MLB suspends Ryan Braun for remainder of season — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — Major League Baseball has suspended Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun without pay for the remainder of the 2013 season and he has accepted the penalty, meaning he was caught red-handed either buying and/or using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — Alex Rodriguez, who once appeared on his way to breaking baseball's all-time home run record, is all but assured of a Biogenesis-related MLB ban being levied against him — quite possibly more than the usual 50 games for first-time offenders — people familiar with the case say.
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Erik Brady / USA Today:
Brewers' Ryan Braun suspended for rest of season — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has been suspended without pay for the rest of the season, a 65-game ban announced Monday by Major League Baseball in what appears to be the first salvo in the league's fight against players allegedly tied to the Biogenesis lab.
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Adam McCalvy / Brew Beat:
Brewers' Melvin: ‘Happy this is over’ — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin just spoke to the media: — “From the ballclub's standpoint, I know a decision has finally been made in regards to Ryan,” Melvin said. “As the general manager of the ballclub, we're happy that decision has come …
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Matt Garza — The Rangers aren't afraid to make splashes and add pitching help if they feel they have a shot at the World Series. In 2010, it was Cliff Lee. In 2011, it was Mike Adams and Koji Uehara. In 2012, it was Ryan Dempster. This season, it's Matt Garza.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Sveum: 100 percent chance Garza starts Monday … DENVER — Matt Garza has a 100 percent change of starting on Monday in Arizona, according to Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum. — “He's pitching,” Sveum said. “Nothing has changed. Like I said, rumors and everything (are meaningless) until something happens. ...
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Rays travel to Boston on a roll, 14-2 in the month of July to sit just 1 1/2 games behind the Red Sox. Matt Moore starts game one of the four game series against Brandon Workman. Moore is tied with Bartolo Colon and Max Scherzer for most wins the American League …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Andrew Bailey to undergo surgery
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Gabe Kapler / Full Count:
Stats 101: Why it's time to re-educate players in meaningful statistics — For years, the team-by-team stats in USA Today were the gospel for how players understood their values. … On a recent flight out of LAX, I searched for a copy of the LA Times near my gate.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves' Maholm to DL, rookie Wood to take his spot Thursday — NEW YORK - Braves pitcher Paul Maholm is going on the disabled list with a sprained wrist, and rookie Alex Wood is coming back to the majors to take his spot in the starting rotation Thursday. — Wood, 22, will make his second …
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Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
A plea to stop the obsession with RISP batting average — While being tortured by play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman during Saturday afternoon's Fox game in my region — Reds hosting Pirates — I stumbled upon my absolute limit when it comes to one particular “stat.”
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TSN.ca:
Jays look to end slide, begin series against Dodgers — The Sports Network — (Sports Network) - Fresh off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Toronto Blue Jays continue their homestand with a three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jeff Sullivan / FanGraphs Baseball:
Mariners Do That Which Has Never Been Done Before — Early on, every team and every game in baseball is interesting. For the first few weeks of the season, things feel so fresh, and things are so unpredictable, that you're thirsty for any kind of action. As things progress, teams fall off the radar of interest.
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