June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Cook Temporarily Out As A's Closer
The rookie has allowed nine runs in his last eight innings pitched.

CSN Bay Area

Weaver Closing In On Highest-Ever Winning Percentage
Jered Weaver is 15-1 for the Angels this season.

Orange County Register

Darvish Met With Washington In Boston
Yu Darvish has struggled in his last six starts, displaying issues with his command and ability to pitch deep into games.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Cardinals Stick With Jay At Leadoff For Now
Jon Jay is five-for-15 (.333) as a leadoff hitter this season and a .276 hitter in 76 career at-bats in the leadoff spot.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sheets Had Worst Elbow Doctor Had Ever Seen
Ben Sheets hadn't pitched since 2010 before his comeback with the Braves this summer.

Danny Knobler/CBS Sports

Padres Place Huston Street On Disabled List
The Padres have placed closer Huston Street on the disabled list with a strained quadriceps.

Associated Press

Hernandez (Carmona) To Make Season Debut For Indians
It will be the right-hander's first start of the season for Cleveland.

Associated Press

Yankees Acquire Derek Lowe
Derek Lowe will pitch out of the bullpen for New York while CC Sabathia is on the disabled list.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN

Jeter Ties Aaron's Consecutive Season Hit Mark With Double
Derek Jeter and Hank Aaron are the only players in history to record at least 150 hits in 17 consecutive seasons.

MLB.com

Sabathia Lands On DL With Sore Elbow
CC Sabathia has felt soreness in his elbow since his outing against the Tigers on Wednesday.

MLB.com

Minor Procedure Delays Votto's Return
The Reds won't get Joey Votto back for another seven to 10 days because of a minor knee procedure.

MLB.com

Rangers Place Napoli On Disabled List
Texas called up Triple-A catcher Luis Martinez to play in his place on Saturday against Detroit.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Vizquel Wants To Manage After Playing Career
Perhaps as early as next year, Omar Vizquel intends to manage a Major League club.

Jon Paul Morosi/FOX Sports

Uggla Has Plan To Keep Bourn With Braves
Michael Bourn will be a free agent this winter and his price tag may push Atlanta above their usual payroll limit.

Danny Knobler/CBS Sports

Indians Release Derek Lowe
The Indians have released Derek Lowe, who was designated for assignment roughly 10 days ago.

MLB Trade Rumors

Nelson Cruz Leaves With Back Stiffness
The Rangers outfielder tried to dive for a fly ball near the right-field line hit by Austin Jackson in the seventh inning.

Richard Durrett/ESPN.com

Baseball Set To Lose $500M To Injuries, Replacement Costs
Major League Baseball is on pace to lose $500 million in salaries and replacement costs to the disabled list this season.

Jeff Passan/Yahoo! Sports

Duda May Return To Mets This Month
The Mets would like to get Lucas Duda's bat going and give him another shot in right field before this season concludes.

New York Post

Morrison Likely To Have Season-Ending Surgery
Logan Morrison will not play for the Marlins again this season.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Surprising White Sox Headed For Busy Offseason
A number of key players could leave the team this winter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Crawford Has Cleared Waivers
Once a player has cleared waivers, he can be traded to any team not mentioned in a potential no-trade clause.

MLB Trade Rumors

Yankees Release Russell Branyan
New York signed Russell Branyan back in February.

Yankees (via Twitter)

Madison Leaves Padres To Work For Cubs
Jaron Madison is leaving the Padres to become the scouting director for the Cubs, according to a source.

Baseball America

Machado Homers Twice In Second Game, Same Fan Catches Both
The 20-year-old Orioles third baseman drove in four runs as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 7-1.

Associated Press

Report: Middlebrooks Has Broken Wrist
With seven weeks left in the season, Will Middlebrooks may not return in 2012.

Bob Finnan/ESPN.com

Hanley Ramirez Leads Dodgers To Win Over Marlins
Hanley Ramirez had three hits on Friday night playing against the Marlins for the first time.

ESPN.com

Jordan Danks Hits First Career Home Run To Beat A's
Jordan Danks his his first major league homer on Friday night to give the White Sox a 4-3 win over the A's.

AP

Giants Honor Cain's Perfect Game With Plaque
The Giants have placed a plaque commemorating Matt Cain's perfect game on a walkway outside of AT&T Park in San Francisco.

ESPN.com

MLB Suspends Two Minor League Players
Phillies minor league pitcher Gabriel Bermudez and Braves minor league pitcher Darrel Leiva have been suspended 50 games for violations of the Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Press Release

White Sox Place Konerko On Seven-Day DL
The White Sox have placed Paul Konerko on the seven-day DL because of a concussion he suffered on Tuesday.

ESPN.com