June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Orioles' Arrieta To Have Elbow Surgery
Pitcher Jake Arrieta is scheduled to have season-ending surgery Friday to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

ESPN.com

Cueto Regains NL ERA Lead
Johnny Cueto took over the NL ERA lead on Thursday, lowering his mark from 2.06 to 1.94.

AP

Braves To Retire Bobby Cox's No. 6
The Braves will retire Bobby Cox's No. 6 before Friday night's game against the Cubs.

AP

Brewers Place Narveson On DL
The Brewers have placed pitcher Chris Narveson on the 15-day DL, a day after cutting the tumb on his pitching hand with scissors while working on his glove.

ESPN.com

MLB Playoffs To Begin September 30
A tightened-up MLB postseason will begin on Friday, September 30.

ESPN.com

Morneau To Rejoin Twins On Friday
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will rejoin the Twins on Friday in Cleveland.

ESPN.com

Ubaldo Gives Tribe Just What They Needed
In his home debut, Ubaldo Jimenez shut down the Tigers in a 10-3 win at Progressive Field.

MLB.com

D-Backs Take Over First In NL West
The Diamondbacks beat the Astros 6-3 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of the NL West lead for the first time since June 24.

ESPN.com

Uggla's Hit Streak Reaches 31 Games
Dan Uggla extended his hit streak to 31 games Wednesday night as the Braves beat the Marlins 6-2.

ESPN.com

Reds Spoil Millwood's Return
The Reds beat the Rockies 3-2 on Wednesday spoiling Kevin Millwood's return to the majors.

ESPN.com

C.J. Wilson Rips A's Fans
Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson says he won't have the A's on his list of potential free-agent destinations this winter.

ESPN.com

Millwood Returns To Majors Against Reds
Kevin Millwood pitched seven scoreless innings in his last Major League start, more than 10 months ago.

MLB.com

Ripken Reaffirms Interest In Joining Orioles Organization
Cal Ripken Jr. wants to get back into baseball now that his son is heading off to college.

Baltimore Sun

Nathan Unsure If Twins Want Him Back
Joe Nathan, 36, is in the final season of a $47 million, four-year contract.

Pioneer Press

Blue Jays Call Up Pitcher Alvarez
Henderson Alvarez, who will debut on Wednesday night, is a hard-throwing right-hander from Venezuela.

Toronto Star

Sizemore Won't Return This Month
Grady Sizemore hasn't resumed baseball activities and there is no guarantee he'll be back this season.

Associated Press

Giants Fan Stow Lifts Arms, Legs
Bryan Stow, who was brutally beaten on Opening Day, is beginning to show improvements.

Associated Press

A-Rod On Track To Return Next Week
Alex Rodriguez ran the bases on Tuesday and should begin a rehab assignment on Friday or Saturday.

The Journal News

Shields Notches Eighth Complete Game
James Shields entered the season without a complete game since 2008.

Associated Press

Padres To Increase Payroll In 2012
San Diego's final payroll for the 2012 season will be around $45 million.

San Diego Union-Tribune

Beltran To Return Wednesday Or Friday
Carlos Beltran has a strain in his hand/wrist and waiting until Friday would give him four full days of rest.

San Jose Mercury News

Wandy Rodriguez Hasn't Been Put Through Waivers
Executives believe that Wandy Rodriguez would clear waivers if placed on them.

Jon Heyman/Sports Illustrated (via Twitter)

Tampa Bay's Top Pick Undecided About Signing
Taylor Guerreri also has a scholarship offer from South Carolina and both are strong options.

St. Petersburg Times

Abreu's Home Run Off Rivera A Rarity
Tuesday night marked just the second time a former teammate homered off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

Stats & Info/ESPN.com

Uggla Extends Hit Streak To 30 Games
Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 30 games on Tuesday night.

ESPN.com

Overbay Clears Waivers, Becomes Free Agent
Lyle Overbay was let go by Pittsburgh last week.

Jenifer Langosch/MLB.com

Wrigley Statue To Honor Late Santo
It will honor the third baseman and former broadcaster who died last Dec. 3 after a battle with bladder cancer at age 70.

MLB.com

Phillies Reach 100 Percent Playoff Probability, Per AccuScore
Philadelphia is on pace to win 105 games and they have a 98.9% chance of winning the National League East.

AccuScore (via Yahoo! Sports)

Rolen Hopes To Return This Season
Scott Rolen hopes to return to the Reds despite recent shoulder surgery.

Cincinnati Enquirer

White Sox Considering Four-Man Rotation
Chicago has a host of days off upcoming and Mark Buehrle has been hot on the mound.

Chicago Tribune