June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Dickey's Scoreless Innings Streak Ends
Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning on Sunday night, ending R.A. Dickey's streak without allowing an earned run at 44 2/3 innings.

Associated Press

La Russa Mulling Over NL All-Star Roster
Tony La Russa retired after leading St. Louis to the World Series title last year.

Associated Press

Sources: Bauer To Make Major League Debut Thursday
Trevor Bauer is 11-1 with a 2.23 ERA in 16 starts and leads minor league pitchers with 116 strikeouts after getting five Sunday.

FOX Sports

Duquette: Orioles Will Do Whatever They Can To Make Playoffs
The Orioles could be buyers next month for the first time in a very long time, according to general manager Dan Duquette.

Baltimore Sun

Buchholz Hospitalized, Placed On DL
Clay Buchholz has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with what manager Bobby Valentine called "a gastrointestinal situation."

Tony Lee/ESPN.com

Padres Bullpen Coach Dies Of Cancer
Darrel Akerfelds, 50, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer.

Associated Press

Youkilis Traded To White Sox
The Red Sox have traded Kevin Youkilis to the White Sox for Brent Lillibridge and Zach Stewart.

ESPN.com

Cubs Would Be Smart To Wait On Rizzo
The Cubs can delay Anthony Rizzo's free agency by a season if they wait to promote him until next weekend.

Bruce Levine/ESPN.com

Report: O'Malley Group Favored To Buy Padres
The O'Malley group would like to have an agreement in place by the All-Star break.

Associated Press

Lincecum Working All Angles To Solve Funk
Tim Lincecum dropped 30 pounds before this season and he now believes the weight loss came too fast.

Associated Press

Francisco May Have Injured Himself Recording Save
The Mets closer created a stir by calling the Yankees "chickens."

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com

Youkilis Unhappy With Another Benching
Kevin Youkilis says there has been little communication about his situation in Boston.

Joe McDonald/ESPN.com

Papelbon Offers Thome $5K For Home Run
Jonathan Papelbon offered to pay Jim Thome $5K for saving the Phillies with a game-winning home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning.

ESPN.com

Ozzie Downplays Psyche Of Struggling Players
Ozzie Guillen believes the best way for the Marlins to produce on the field is simply to stop worrying about their struggles.

MLB.com

Rangers Checked In On Youkilis
The Rangers checked on Kevin Youkilis, but they are "not involved anymore," according to Major League sources.

MLB.com

Brewers Add Livan Hernandez To Bullpen
The 37-year-old was 1-1 with a 4.94 earned-run average in 18 relief appearances with the Braves.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Orioles Release Jamie Moyer
The 49-year-old had the option to get out of his contract if his contract wasn't selected from Triple-A.

MLB Trade Rumors

Mauer Returns To Twins At First Base
Joe Mauer returned to the Twins on Saturday, but he wasn't in the lineup at catcher.

Associated Press

Howard 'Optimistic' Rehab Can Begin Next Week
Ryan Howard has not yet played this season after rupturing his left Achilles in the National League Division Series in October.

MLB.com

Bard Will Return To Bullpen
When he returns to the Red Sox, Daniel Bard will head back to the bullpen.

Boston Globe

Diamondbacks Mulling Trade Options
Close to 70 games into the season, general manager Kevin Towers is still trying to figure out where the Diamondbacks belong.

Arizona Republic

Cubs Not Thrilled With Trade Rumors
Several members of the Cubs are not thrilled with remaining in limbo as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blue Jays Remain In 'Buy' Mode
Toronto is scouting the Major Leagues heavily and is in obvious need of pitching.

MLB Trade Rumors

White Sox Leading Youkilis Sweepstakes?
A Major League official suggested on Friday night that the White Sox have renewed interest in Kevin Youkilis.

Gordon Edes/ESPN.com

Perez: Use Of Pine Tar Is Widespread
Chris Perez believes there are pitchers on every team who use pine tar and other substances to manipulate the ball.

Associated Press

Nolan Reimold To Have Neck Surgery
The Orioles left-fielder will probably miss the remainder of the 2012 season.

Associated Press

Oswalt Wins In Rangers Debut
Roy Oswalt pitched effectively on Friday night and the Rangers won their seventh straight game, beating the Rockies 4-1.

ESPN.com

Shapiro: Manny Unlikely To Return To Cleveland
Indians president Mark Shapiro says a Manny Ramirez return to Cleveland is unlikely.

ESPN.com

Sources: Trade For Youkilis Could Happen Soon
A trade of Red Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis could happen at any time.

ESPN.com

Crawford On Track To Begin Rehab
Carl Crawford is scheduled to begin his rehab assignent in Florida on Saturday.

ESPN.com