June 2011 - Baseball Wiretap

Boesch To Have Thumb Surgery
Brennan Boesch is expected to miss the rest of the season.

Associated Press

Cubs Sticking With Marmol As Closer
Sean Marshall closed out Chicago's win on Sunday, but they'll stick with Carlos Marmol.

Chicago Tribune

Padres Recall Prospect Anthony Rizzo
It marks Rizzo's second stint with San Diego after he made his major league debut on June 9.

Boston Globe

Phillies Play Game Under Protest
Hunter Pence doubled to right field in the sixth, but it appeared a fan interfered with the ball.

MLB.com

Giambi Eager To Return To Rockies In 2012
Colorado holds a mutual $1 million option for Jason Giambi.

Denver Post

Ozzie Guillen Downplays Contract Talk
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen insists chatter about his contract isn't a distraction to his players.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cordero Wants To Stay With Reds
Reds closer Francisco Cordero has re-iterated that he wants to remain with the team.

Cincinnati News

Span Determined To Play This Season
Twins center fielder Denard Span is determined to play again this season.

Pioneer Press

Liriano To Meet With Shoulder Expert
Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano will travel to California this weekend to meet with Angels physician Lewis Yocum about his sore left shoulder.

Pioneer Press

Howard Johnson, 50, To Play In Minors With Son
Howard Johnson, who played for the Tigers, Mets, Rockies and Cubs, will play a pair of minor league games with his son.

Detroit Free-Press

Hanley Ramirez Will Have Shoulder Surgery
The Marlins expect Hanley Ramirez to be ready for Opening Day 2012.

Associated Press

Feldman To Start In Place Of Ogando
Rangers right-hander Scott Feldman will make a spot start Monday against the Rays to give Alexi Ogando a break.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

George Kottaras Hits For Cycle
Milwaukee's George Kottaras became the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season.

Associated Press

Hunter Sees Himself In Prospect Moore
The veteran and the 24-year-old outfielder who was called up Thursday share a similar background.

Los Angeles Times

Milone Hits HR In First AB Of First Start
Saturday night's game against the Mets was pretty special for Nationals starting pitcher Tom Milone.

Nats Enquirer

Reinsdorf Dismisses Incident Between GM, Hitting Coach
Kenny Williams reportedly told Greg Walker to clean out his locker during a heated exchange.

Doug Padilla/ESPN.com

Cubs Extend VP Fleita's Contract
Oneri Fleita will report to whomever the Cubs name as their next general manager.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Santana Tosses Two Innings; Mets Still Hoping He'll Return This Month
Johan Santana will throw about 50 pitches next Friday as he continues to rehabilitate from shoulder surgery.

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com

A-Rod Returns After Missing Week
Alex Rodriguez hit third in New York's lineup and started at third base.

Mike Mazzeo/ESPN.com

Could Chapman Start Next Season?
Reds pitching coach Bryan Price believes that left-hander Aroldis Chapman is ready to start for the team as early as next season.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Minaya: Mets Should Make Reyes Top Priority
Omar Minaya isn't running the Mets anymore, but if he was he'd make re-signing All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes a priority.

Newsday

Rangers Will Skip Ogando In Rotation
Alexi Ogando, who has failed to get through five innings in each of his last two starts, had been scheduled to pitch Monday at Tampa Bay.

Dallas Morning News

Reds Have Yet To Approach Phillips About Extension
Brandon Phillips is in the final guaranteed year of his four-year, $27 million contract.

MLB.com

Rizzo Denies Speculation On Cubs GM Job
Mike Rizzo grew up down the street from Wrigley Field, but recently signed a new contract with the Nationals.

Washington Post

Anthopoulos Was Doing 'Due Diligence' In Japan
Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos returned Friday from a brief scouting trip to Japan.

MLBlogs.com

Phillies Go 42 Games Over .500, Set Franchise Mark
Philadelphia is in the midst of the best regular season in franchise history.

MLB.com

Hanley Considering Left Shoulder Surgery
Even if he chooses not to have surgery, Hanley Ramirez is not expected to play again for the Marlins this season.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Pedro Alvarez To Stay In Triple-A
Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez will remain with Triple-A Indianapolis until the minor league season ends.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Braves Release Julio Lugo
Julio Lugo hit only .136 in 22 games with the Braves.

Associated Press

Johan Santana Set For Rehab Start
Johan Santana is due to toss two innings and roughly 40 pitches.

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com