June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Could Toronto Sell At Trade Deadline?
There is a chance that the Blue Jays could become sellers at the upcoming trade deadline, according to a report.

Sportsnet.ca

Dodgers, Yankees Interested In Dempster
Ryan Dempster has talked with management more than once about the prospects of being traded and waiving his no-trade rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blue Jays Called Twins About Morneau
One executive noted that Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos seems to "[call] about everyone."

MLB Trade Rumors

Longoria To Be Re-Evaluated On Tuesday
Evan Longoria may be ready to rejoin the Rays by next week.

Associated Press

Should Espinosa Avoid Switch-Hitting?
Danny Espinosa is a switch-hitter, but there is evidence that he might be better served changing his approach.

Sam Farber/ESPN.com

Pettitte Thinks Hughes May Have Been Tipping Pitches
Phil Hughes is 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his last three starts.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN.com

Beltran First Switch Hitter To 300 HRs, Steals
Carlos Beltran became the first switch hitter in MLB history to record 300 home runs and 300 steals when he stole second Friday night.

ESPN.com

A's Sign First-Round Pick Addison Russell
The A's have signed shortstop Addison Russell, their first-round pick in the 2012 draft.

San Jose Mercury News

A's Release Manny Ramirez
The A's have released Manny Ramirez after he requested his outright release from the club.

San Jose Mercury News

Giants Place Huff On DL; Recall Christian From Fresno
The Giants have placed Aubrey Huff on the 15-day DL after he sprained his right knee during the after game celebration of Matt Cain's perfect game.

Associated Press

Mets' Bay Leaves Game After Hitting Wall
The Mets say Jason Bay left Friday night's game with a possible concussion.

ESPN.com

Braves Cut Livan Hernandez; Recall Kris Medlen
The Braves designated veteran right-hander Livan Hernandez for assignment.

ESPN.com

Report: Tulowitzki To Visit Another Doctor
Troy Tulowitzki will visit another doctor on Monday to determine the cause of his discomfort in his left groin area.

ESPN.com

Blue Jays' Drabek Has Torn Ligament
Kyle Drabek may require elbow surgery for the second time after an MRI revealed a torn ligament.

ESPN.com

Hamilton Hospitalized With Intestinal Virus
Josh Hamilton has an intestinal virus an d is expected to be released from the hospital in 12-24 hours.

ESPN.com

MLB Upholds Dickey's One-Hitter
MLB has denied the Mets' request to reverse the scoring decision on a single by B.J. Upton against R.A. Dickey.

ESPN.com

Red Sox Collapse Still On Epstein's Mind
Theo Epstein says he still can't erase from his mind what happened to the Red Sox last season.

AP

Giants Sign First-Round Pick Chris Stratton
The Giants have signed RHP Chris Stratton, their first round selection in the 2012 draft.

MLB.com

Longoria To DH For Durham
Evan Longoria will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Saturday.

ESPN.com

Gardner To Miss More Time With Elbow Strain
Brett Gardner will be out 3-4 more weeks because of an injured elbow.

ESPN.com

Charlie Morton To Have Elbow Surgery
Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton has a torn ligament in his elbow and will undergo Tommy John surgery.

MLB.com

Baker Rips Lowe After Inside Pitch
Dusty Baker is riled up after Indians pitcher Derek Lowe took exception to an inside pitch during Wednesday night's game.

Associated Press

Schilling Sued For $2.4 Million
A bank has sued Curt Schilling to recover $2.4 million in loans it made to the former pitcher's video game company.

Associated Press

Red Sox Not Fielding Calls For Youkilis
Ben Cherington cleared up some Kevin Youkilis rumors on Thursday.

ESPN.com

Dempster, Epstein Meet Amid Trade Rumors
Cubs president Theo Epstein met with Ryan Dempster in the stands at Wrigley Field before Wednesday's game.

MLB.com

Jenks, Red Sox Discussing Settlement
Boston signed the right-handed reliever to a two-year, $12 million deal before the 2011 season.

Boston Globe

Sources: Tigers Interested In Quentin
The outfielder has an OPS of 1.463 in 12 games with the Padres since returning from the disabled list.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports (via Twitter)

Torre Will Manage Team USA
Joe Torre has been named manager of Team USA for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

MLB.com

Barrett Behind Plate For Second Perfect Game
Ted Barrett is the first major league umpire to call balls and strikes for two perfect games.

Associated Press

Phillies Fan Pulls Bartman Move At Target Field
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Minnesota's Ben Revere lifted a foul to third base territory at Target Field.

Big League Stew