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Rockies Designate Jose Reyes For Assignment — The Rockies announced today that shortstop Jose Reyes has been reinstated from the restricted list and designated for assignment. Reyes, 33, has been on a minor league rehab assignment after completing a 52-game suspension under Major League …
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Rockies SS Jose Reyes designated for assignment — DENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies reinstated shortstop Jose Reyes from the restricted list and designated him for assignment. — The Rockies have 10 days to release him or trade him, or Reyes will have to accept a demotion to the minor leagues.
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Arenado Hits 20th Homer, Leads Rockies Over Yankees 6-3 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 6:56 P.M. E.D.T. — DENVER — Nolan Arenado tied for the major league lead with his 20th homer and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Yankees 6-3 Wednesday to sweep …
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Rockies Cut Ties With Reyes — Jose Reyes won't return to the Rockies after all. — The shortstop, suspended by Major League Baseball on May 13 following allegations of a domestic abuse incident involving his wife in Hawaii, was on Wednesday designated for assignment by the Rockies …
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Johnny Cueto earns 10th win as Giants sweep Brewers (Yahoo Sports) — Johnny Cueto struck out nine over seven innings for his team-leading 10th win, and the San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 10-1 victory Wednesday. Buster Posey hit a bases-loaded …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Designate Omar Infante — The Royals have designated second baseman Omar Infante for assignment, Jeffrey Flanagan of FOX Sports tweets. His roster spot will go to lefty Brian Flynn. — Infante, 34, has been a major disappointment since signing as a free agent before the 2014 season.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Will the Yankees really be sellers at the trade deadline? — General manager Brian Cashman acknowledges that the team's first 45 days were “hard to watch,” but maintains that the Yankees are better on paper than they were last season. So what happens in July? — Aroldis Chapman
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Bill Savage / ESPN:
The View From Section 416: Can we just call it New Wrigley Field? — Wrigley Field has changed. — Alterations in the ballpark are as striking as the improvement of the Cubs' on-field performance, and as you join me in Section 416, you may be surprised to discover that this traditionalist is fine with the new aspects of the park.
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Pirates Ace Cole Expects to Return for ‘Majority of Season’ — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 7:37 P.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Gerrit Cole says he expects to come back from a strained right triceps in time to pitch the majority of the season.
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Kershaw Wins 10th, Van Slyke Homers in Dodgers' 3-2 Victory — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 6:41 P.M. E.D.T. — PHOENIX — Clayton Kershaw won his 10th game, Scott Van Slyke hit his first home run of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 on Wednesday to take two of three in Arizona.
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Frank Jackson / The Hardball Times:
Bowie the K and Charlie O — On June 15, 1976, 40 years ago today, while the nation was gearing up for its bicentennial celebration, an incident arose that highlighted the intersection of two of America's abiding interests: baseball and money. — On that date Charles O. Finley's Oakland A's …
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Sale Wins MLB-Best 11th as White Sox Beat Tigers, 5-3 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 15, 2016, 11:16 P.M. E.D.T. — CHICAGO — Chris Sale allowed three runs in seven innings to become the first 11-game winner in the majors, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
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