June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Bard: I'm Still Getting Out Of Reliever Mode
The hard-throwing right-hander allowed five runs on three hits with five walks in five innings to Philadelphia.

Associated Press

Pettitte Fans Nine For First Win Since 2010
Andy Pettitte pitched eight shutout innings against the Reds on Friday night.

MLB.com

Ryan Doesn't Expect Deal With Hamilton In-Season
Josh Hamilton is having a monster season as he approaches free agency.

Calvin Watkins/ESPN.com

Verlander Losses No-Hitter On Bloop In Ninth
With two outs in the ninth inning against the Pirates on Friday night, Josh Harrison hit a bloop single that broke up Justin Verlander's no-hitter.

Associated Press

Wood Strikes Out Final Batter, Retires
Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood struck out the final batter of his career on Friday night against the White Sox.

ESPN.com

Giants Sign Brad Penny To Minor League Deal
The Giants have agreed to terms with veteran pitcher Brad Penny on a minor league deal.

MLB.com

Oswalt Works Out For Phillies, Red Sox
The Phillies worked out free-agent Roy Oswalt last week and he threw a bullpen session for the Red Sox this week.

MLB Trade Rumors

Giants Monitoring Infield Market
The Giants have "put out feelers" for players on the trade market, according to a report.

MLB Trade Rumors

Schilling's Firm Makes $1.1M Payment To Rhode Island
Curt Schilling's video game company has made a $1.1 million payment to the state of Rhode Island and now should seek out private financing to stay afloat.

ESPN.com

Konerko Hit In Head, Leaves Game
White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko left Friday afternoon's game in the third inning after getting hit in the head.

ESPN.com

Charlie Manuel, Umpire Suspended
Charlie Manuel has been suspended one game for his nose-to-nose argument with plate umpire Bob Davidson earlier this week.

Associated Press

RealGM's MLB Team Rankings Through 5/18
The Indians have jumped 10 spots from 26th to 16th in this week's rankings, while the Rangers remain on top and the Twins in the basement.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Kerry Wood To Retire
Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood will retire on Friday, according to a source.

ESPN.com

Major League's First Brazilian Goes 2-for-3 In Debut
Yan Gomes made Major League history on Thursday during his debut with the Blue Jays.

MLB.com

Gonzalez Predicts He'll Hit Home Run, Doesn't
Adrian Gonzalez has two home runs this season and hasn't drilled one since April 17.

Big League Stew

Ozzie Guillen Says He's Done With Twitter
Ozzie Guillen, who has more than 230,000 followers, says he has posted his final entry on Twitter.

Associated Press

Teixeira May Welcome Rest As Cough Lingers
Mark Teixeira has resisted taking a day off this season despite a hacking cough that has left him gasping for breath often.

New York Daily News

Blue Jays Could Fast-Track Guerrero
With Adam Lind banished to the Minor Leagues, Vladimir Guerrero could be in line for a promotion sooner than expected.

Toronto Sun

Arroyo Doesn't Think Chapman Can Be Effective Starter
Aroldis Chapman has been lights out as a reliever for the Reds this season.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Lind Was Approaching Service Time To Block Demotion
Adam Lind is just a few weeks shy of five years of Major League service time.

Richard Griffin/Toronto Star (via Twitter)

Halladay Earns First Win In A Month
Roy Halladay hadn't won a game since April 16.

Associated Press

Jeter: You Don't Pop Champagne In May
The Yankees have lost four of their last five games.

Associated Press

Division Series Moving To 2-3 Format
The team with home-field advantage will host the final three games of the series.

ESPN.com

Source: Padres Designate Hudson For Assignment
Padres second baseman Orlando Hudson has been designated for assignment, according to a Major League source.

ESPN.com

Lawrie Drops Suspension Appeal
Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension

Associated Press

TBS To Air Wild Card Playoff Games
Major League Baseball has announced that TBS will televise the two Wild Card games this year and next.

MLB.com

Sources: Cubs To Call Up Blake Parker
The Cubs will call up reliever Blake Parker from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, according to sources.

ESPN.com

Blue Jays Demote Lind To Triple-A
He is batting .186 with six doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs in 34 games. He has just six hits in 13 games this month.

Associated Press

Selig: Athletics Could Leave Bay Area
Bud Selig says it's up to Oakland owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics.

Associated Press

Beltran: Giants Didn't Make Attempt To Re-Sign Me
Carlos Beltran wanted to return to the Giants after spending the second half of the 2011 season in San Francisco.

Hank Schulman/San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter)