June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Survey: Guillen Is Least-Respected Manager
Ozzie Guillen was named as the least-respected manager in a survey of 100 Major League players that will be published in the July issue of Men's Journal.

Big League Stew

Chamberlain Not Ruling Out 2012 Return
Joba Chamberlain, who suffered a freak ankle injury on a trampoline in March, hopes to return to the Yankees in the second half of the season.

New York Daily News

Sheets Throws For Phillies, Braves, Yankees, Angels
Ben Sheets threw for scouts on Wednesday and representatives from the Phillies, Braves, Yankees and Angels were in attendance.

MLB Trade Rumors

A-Rod: I Would Pay Price To See Harper
Alex Rodriguez has been exactly where Bryce Harper is: a 19-year-old playing in the Major Leagues.

New York Post

Tulowitzki Aggravates Groin Injury
Troy Tulowitzki was injured May 30 against Houston, pulling up after running out an infield grounder.

Associated Press

Epstein Admits Errors Late In Red Sox Tenure
Theo Epstein has acknowledged that late in his tenure with the Red Sox he lost patience in order to try to win immediately.

ESPN.com

Mets To Appeal Dickey's One-Hitter
R.A. Dickey allowed only one hit in New York's 9-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.

Adam Rubin/ESPN.com

Matt Cain Throws Perfect Game
Matt Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in major league history and the first for the Giants on Wednesday night against the Astros.

ESPN.com

Drabek Leaves With Undisclosed Injury
Kyle Drabek was forced to leave Wednesday afternoon's game against the Nationals because of an undisclosed injury.

MLB.com

Washington, La Russa Name All-Star Coaches
With less than a month to go until the first pitch at Kauffman Stadium, the managers on both sides of the 2012 All-Star Game hand picked their coaching staffs.

MLB.com

Rangers Lose Ogando For 4-6 Weeks
The Rangers have placed a starting pitcher on the disabled list for the third time this season.

Star-Telegram

Youkilis: 'If I Get Traded, I Get Traded'
Kevin Youkilis is in the final guaranteed year of his four-year, $41.125 million contract with the Red Sox.

Boston Herald

Source: Valverde's Spitball Incident Under Review
A video showed Jose Valverde putting his glove, with the ball in it, to his mouth before delivering a pitch to Devin Mesoraco on Sunday.

Buster Olney/ESPN.com

Harper's 'Clown Question' Retort Goes Viral
The 19-year-old belted a mammoth home run at the Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.

Associated Press

Greinke Admits He Was 'Rude' On Way Out Of Kansas City
After throwing seven innings against the Royals on Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss, Milwaukee's Zack Greinke admitted he was the bad guy in his departure from Kansas City.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Rivera Has Successful Knee Surgery
Mariano Rivera underwent successful right knee surgery on Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

New York Post

Sabathia Disgusted With Outing Against Braves
He allowed three runs in the first inning before settling down a bit in New York's 6-4 victory.

New York Post

Source: Buxton Gets Record Deal From Twins
Byron Buxton's contract includes a $6 million signing bonus, more than No. 1 overall pick Carlos Correa.

Associated Press

Giants Have No Plans To Rest Lincecum
Tim Lincecum is struggling, but the Giants have no plans to rest the right-hander or send him to the bullpen to work out his issues.

Associated Press

Oswalt Roughed Up In Third Rehab Start
Making his third minor league start since signing with the Rangers, Roy Oswalt had a rough outing Tuesday night for Double-A Frisco.

David Collier/ESPN.com

Hours After Signing Extension, Ethier Records 500th RBI
Andre Ethier signed an $85 million extension with the Dodgers early Tuesday.

Associated Press

Harper Homers Off Toronto's Center Field Restaurant
Bryce Harper said he feels good at the plate, but suggested there's still room for improvement.

Associated Press

A-Rod Matches Gehrig With 23rd Grand Slam
Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam and the 10th home run of the season on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

ESPN.com

Cardinals Agree To Terms With Michael Wacha
The Cardinals have agreed to terms with Michael Wacha, the 19th overall pick in last week's First-Year Player Draft.

MLB.com

Roger Waters Crashes Plane At Wrigley Field
The former Pink Floyd member crashed the plane on the field as part of his stage show celebrating "The Wall."

Big League Stew

Utley Nearing Return To Phillies
Chase Utley will begin a rehab assignment with Class A Clearwater on Tuesday.

Courier-Post

Jered Weaver Throws 30 Pitches
The right-hander gave his injured lower back its biggest test since he landed on the disabled list May 29.

Mark Saxon/ESPN.com

Cubs Fire Hitting Coach Jaramillo
James Rowson, Chicago's minor league hitting coordinator, was named interim hitting coach.

Doug Padilla/ESPN.com

Blue Jays Release Vladimir Guerrero
Vladimir Guerrero wanted to be released from his minor league contract.

Enrique Rojas/ESPN.com

Twins Reach Agreement With Buxton
The Twins have reached an agreement with first round pick Byron Buxton, pending a physical.

Star Tribune