June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Posada Thinks He'll Play Next Season
Jorge Posada has fallen out of the regular lineup of the Yankees this season, but he still plans to play in 2012.

Associated Press

Twins Get Oliveros In Young Deal
Minnesota sent Delmon Young to Detroit on Monday and he homered against his former team hours later.

Associated Press

Guards Allegedly Accepted Clemens Baseballs
Security guards at a federal courthouse are under investigation for accepting baseballs autographed by Roger Clemens.

Associated Press

Ortiz Sits Out Game 1 With Illness
David Ortiz is batting .300 with 24 homers and 79 RBIs this season.

Steven Krasner/ESPN.com

Owners Not Ready To Vote On Astros Sale
Astros owner Drayton McLane remains confident the sale of the team to a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane will be approved.

MLB.com

Phillies May Skip Hamels In Rotation
Cole Hamels experienced tightness in his shoulder during his start against the Nationals on Friday night.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blue Jays Fail To Sign Beede
The Blue Jays failed to sign their first-round pick ahead of Monday night's deadline.

Toronto Star

Nationals Spend $16.5M To Sign Picks
The Nationals signed two of their first five picks to Major League contracts.

Washington Post

Zambrano Wants To Remain With Cubs
Carlos Zambrano says he wanted to return to the Cubs on Saturday night, but the team wouldn't allow him to do so.

ESPN.com

Royals Sign First-Round Pick Starling
Kansas City will pay Bubba Starling $7.5 million over three years.

Kansas City Star

Sandoval Leaves With Foot Injury
Pablo Sandoval left Monday night's game against the Braves after fouling a ball off his right foot.

Associated Press

Burnett Gets First August Win With Yankees
A.J. Burnett had been 0-8 with a 7.18 ERA in 13 starts for New York in August.

Associated Press

Sosa, Guillen Issue Support For Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano made headlines on Friday night when he cleared out his locker in Atlanta's Turner Field.

ESPN.com

Brewers Turn Triple Play Against Dodgers
Milwaukee has won 17 of their last 19 games to grab hold of first place in the National League Central.

Associated Press

Pirates Sign Gerrit Cole Before Midnight Deadline
UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole agreed late Monday to a minor league contract with the Pirates with an $8M signing bonus.

ESPN.com

Rangers To Honor Shannon Stone, Son
The Rangers plan to erect a full-size statue honoring Shannon Stone, the firefighter who died on July 7 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

ESPN.com

Thome Hits 600th Career Home Run
Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th career home runs on Monday at Comerica Park.

MLB.com

Astros Get Prospect To Complete Pence Deal
Houston selected 19-year-old outfielder Domingo Santana as the player to be named later.

MLB.com

White Sox Release Bruney
Brian Bruney rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Charlotte.

Associated Press

Cubs To Promote Maine For Bullpen Help
Chicago's bullpen was depleted over the weekend by having to throw 12 innings over three games.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Bay Among Five Mets To Clear Waivers
Jason Bay is only in the second season of his four-year, $66 million contract with New York.

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com

Cardinals Feel 'Balance' Is Issue For Garcia
Jaime Garcia has seen his ERA jump from 3.01 to 3.42 in his last four starts.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Phillies Sign Dave Bush
Dave Bush has signed a minor league contract and been assigned to Triple A Lehigh Valley.

Associated Press

Marquis To Miss 4-6 Weeks
The Diamondbacks acquired Jason Marquis in a trade with the Nationals last month.

ESPN.com

Twins Send Delmon Young To Rival Tigers
The Twins have traded Delmon Young to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Cole Nelson and a player to be named.

ESPN.com

Pena, Cubs Have Interest In New Deal
The Cubs could retain Carlos Pena if they aren't able to make a splash by courting Prince Fielder or Albert Pujols.

CSN Chicago

Aaron Hill May Still Have Future With Jays
Aaron Hill has disappointed this season, but the Blue Jays have an option on his contract for 2012.

MLBlogs.com

Gordon Hopes To Stick With Royals
The Royals and Alex Gordon are expected to discuss a long-term contract this winter.

Kansas City Star

Pujols Hits Longest HR At Busch Stadium
Albert Pujols hit a 465-foot blast that cleared the left field bleachers on Sunday night.

Associated Press

Cubs Dispute Report About Zambrano's Exit
An ESPN quoted Carlos Zambrano's agent as saying the right-hander returned to the clubhouse hours after leaving angrily on Friday night.

Chicago Tribune