June 2012 - Baseball Wiretap

White Sox Promoting Williams, Hahn
Chicago has not made an official announcement and it is not clear what exactly their new job titles will be.

Andrew Seligman/Associated Press

Lamont Regrets Sending Fielder Home In Scoreless Game 2
Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont regrets a huge decision made in the team's 2-0 loss in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night.

Tim Brown/Yahoo! Sports

Ichiro 'Strongly' Wants To Re-Sign With Yankees
Ichiro Suzuki hit .322 with a .794 OPS in 67 games for the Yankees after a midseason trade.

Aaron Gleeman/Hard Ball Talk

Brewers Seriously Thinking About Pursuing Hamilton
It doesn't hurt that Milwaukee's hitting coach, Johnny Narron, is very close to Josh Hamilton from their days together in Cincinnati and Texas.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Mets Have Yet To Advance In Talks With Dickey, Wright
The Mets have both players under club control for 2013, but they have expressed a desire to sign them to long-term deals.

Andy Martino/New York Daily News

Dombrowski Wants To Make Verlander Tiger For Life
Justin Verlander has two years left on his five-year, $80 million deal.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Last Eight Teams To Go Up 2-0 Have Won World Series
Since 1997, eight teams have taken a 2-0 lead in the World Series and all have gone on to win a championship.

ESPN Stats & Info

Tim Bogar Out As Red Sox Coach
The Red Sox will not retain Tim Bogar as the club's bench coach next season.

ESPN.com

Selig Still Working On Bay Area Territorial Issues
Commissioner Bud Selig is telling the Bay Area teams he is still working on the issue of territorial rights.

ESPN.com

Mark Grace Indicted In DUI Case
Former D-Backs first baseman Mark Grace has been indicted in a DUI case and could face prison time if convicted.

ESPN.com

Bumgarner, Giants Shut Out Tigers
The Giants beat the Tigers 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

ESPN.com

TV Rating For Giants-Tigers Opener Sets Record Low
The Giants win over the Tigers on Wednesday night set a record low TV rating for a World Series opener.

ESPN.com

Ryan Zimmerman Has Shoulder Surgery
Ryan Zimmerman has arthroscopic surgery Thursday on his right shoulder and should be ready for the start of spring training.

ESPN.com

Pirates Claim Chad Beck, Ramon Solis Off Waivers
The Pirates have designated Eric Fryer and Jeff Clement for assignment.

Press Release

Mario Rivera Having Second Thoughts About Retiring
Mariano Rivera has yet to inform the Yankees of his intention for the 2013 season.

ESPN.com

CC Sabathia Has Bone Spur Removed
CC Sabathia has arthroscopic surgery Thursday on his left elbow to remove a small bone spur.

Press Release

Shohei Otani Drafted In Japan, Still Plans To Play In U.S.
Shohei Otani has been scouted by several major league teams.

ESPN.com

Reyes Feels Mets Should Sign Wright Long Term
Jose Reyes feels the Mets should not lose David Wright to free agency.

ESPN.com

GM: Cards Unlikely To Re-Sign Lohse
GM John Mozeliak says its not likely that the Cardinals will be able to re-sign pitcher Kyle Lohse.

ESPN.com

M's Decline Option On Olivo, Release Kawasaki
The Mariners have declined to pick up the option for 2013 on Miquel Olivo.

AP

Giants Beat Tigers 8-3, Sandoval Hits Three HRs
The Giants beat the Tigers 8-3 in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night.

ESPN.com

Lincecum Will Return To Giants' Rotation In 2013
Tim Lincecum has been more effective as a reliever in the postseason than he has a starter.

Barry Svrluga/AP

Fan Paid $400 For Pence's Broken Bat At AT&T Park
Hunter Pence would like to regain possession of the bat and a Giants team official says the season ticket holder who bought the bat would like to return it.

Kevin Kaduk/Yahoo! Sports

Twins Decline $6M Option For Matt Capps
The decision make Capps a free agent.

Joe Christensen/Star Tribune

Cubs Won't Splurge On Big-Name Free Agents
Theo Epstein is looking to add "at least two" starting pitchers that can immediately be plugged into the rotation.

Patrick Mooney/CSN

Twins Want To Keep Scott Baker
The Twins have confirmed that they want to keep Scott Baker, who is just seven months removed from Tommy John surgery.

Phil Mackey/1500 ESPN (via Twitter)

Kemp Surprised By Extent Of Shoulder Damage
Matt Kemp was "surprised and definitely disappointed" to learn the extent of the damage to his left shoulder after undergoing surgery earlier this month.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Girardi Supports A-Rod As Everyday Third Baseman
Joe Girardi says that Alex Rodriguez, who was benched this postseason after struggling at the plate, won't have to win the every-day third-base job in spring training.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Tigers Aren't Committing To Closer
The World Series will begin on Wednesday, but the Tigers haven't yet committed to Jose Valverde as their closer going forward.

Jason Beck/MLB.com

Marlins Will Retain Cornelius, Espada
The Marlins fired Ozzie Guillen on Tuesday, but the team's entire coaching staff isn't headed out the door.

Cash Kruth/MLB.com