June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

Marlins Call Up Turner For Wednesday Start
Miami acquired Jacob Turner from Detroit last month.

Palm Beach Post

Red Sox Weren't Motivated To Trade Beckett
Josh Beckett has a 5.23 ERA and is owed $16 million through 2014.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Perez Doesn't Regret Argument With A's Fan
Chris Perez will not apologize after being caught on camera in a profanity-laced exchange with a taunting A's fan.

Associated Press

Crawford To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Carl Crawford will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery on Thursday, the Red Sox announced on Monday night.

Joe McDonald/ESPN.com

Michael Pineda Charged With DUI
The Yankees acquired Pineda from the Mariners for Jesus Montero before the 2012 season. He has missed the entire season because of shoulder surgery.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN.com

MLB Traveled To Dominican In Pursuit Of Cabrera's Cover-Up
A team of six to seven investigators from MLB spent several weeks working to uncover the plan, according to a baseball official.

ESPN.com

Jeff Kent To Appear On 'Survivor'
Former major league player Jeff Kent will join the cast of "Survivor," which will air on September 19 on CBS.

SFGate.com

Red Sox Fire Pitching Coach Bob McClure
The Red Sox fired pitching coach Bob McClure on Monday and was replaced by Randy Niemann.

AP

A's Trade Prospect To D-Backs For Stephen Drew
The A's have acquired shortstop Stephen Drew from the D-Backs in exchange for minor league infield prospect Sean Jamieson.

AP

Luhnow Explains Timing Behind Firing Mills
The Astros fired Brad Mills, in addition to two other coaches, late on Saturday after yet another loss.

MLB.com

Clemens To Sign With Sugar Land Skeeters
The Skeeters play in the Atlantic League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball.

FOX Houston

Yankees Likely To Extend $13.3M Tender To Swisher
Nick Swisher will likely be the premier corner outfielder on the market this winter.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Source: Castro Deal May Take Two Weeks To Finalize
The seven-year, $60 million extension between the Cubs and Starlin Castro may not become official for a week or two, according to a source.

Doug Padilla/ESPN

Rays Scored Franchise-Best 37 Runs Against Angels
The 2007 Rays set the previous record, scoring 34 runs against the Athletics from August 23-26, 2007.

Associated Press

30-Team MLB Scoop, August 20th Edition
Emilio Bonifacio can still win the stolen base title, the Brewers have no plans to shut down Mike Fiers, Nick Swisher values time in New York and Toronto's Cuban infield.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Fan Arrested After Diving Into Fountain For Dunn's 400th HR
The fan who retrieved Adam Dunn's 400th career home run from the Kauffman Stadium fountains on Saturday night was arrested and stripped of the ball.

Big League Stew

Shoppach Denies Involvement In Valentine Text
Kelly Shoppach has denied involvement in sending a text message to Red Sox management last month that aired grievances about manager Bobby Valentine.

New York Post

Nathan Sets Rangers' Consecutive Saves Record
Joe Nathan converted his 22nd consecutive save for the Rangers on Saturday, surpassing the franchise record set by Francisco Cordero in 2004.

Dallas Morning News

Edwin Jackson Wants To Re-Sign With Nationals
After signing a one-year deal with the team in February, Edwin Jackson hopes to re-sign with the Nationals this coming winter.

MLB.com

Braves Hoping To Make Up Ground On Nationals
With a three-game series coming against the Nationals, the Braves are eager to gain ground on the division rival.

MLB.com

Gonzalez Sets Washington Record For Wins
Gio Gonzalez won his 16th game on Sunday, more than any pitcher since the franchise moved to Washington.

Associated Press

Cherington Denies Crawford Will Undergo Surgery Tuesday
According to a source, Carl Crawford will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.

ESPN.com

Collins Understands Approach Nationals Taking With Strasburg
Terry Collins understands where Nationals management is coming from in their polarizing decision to limit Stephen Strasburg's innings this season.

MLB.com

Chamberlain, Hughes Scheduled To Become Free Agents After 2013
Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes are both set to become free agents after the 2013 season.

Joel Sherman/New York Post

Reds Demote Todd Redmond Day After Debut
A day after he finally made his Major League debut, the Reds demoted Todd Redmond to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

Associated Press

Cuddyer Returns To DL With Oblique Strain
He was just reinstated from the DL on Thursday, but reinjured himself on Saturday.

Associated Press

Source: Ellsbury Wants To Stay With Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury would like to stay with the Red Sox if possible.

Boston Globe

Tony DeFrancesco Named Interim Manager Of Astros
The Astros fired Brad Mills on Saturday night.

MLB.com

Melky Cabrera Launched Fake Site In Attempt To Avoid Suspension
Melky Cabrera mounted a campaign to avoid his 50-game suspension that included a fake website featuring a fictitious product.

ESPN

Report: Shoppach Was Behind Text Message To Owners
A report indicates Kelly Shoppach, and not Adrian Gonzalez, was behind the text message sent to Red Sox owners in July complaining about Bobby Valentine.

Boston Globe