June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Hanrahan Mulling Season-Ending Surgery
Joel Hanrahan has a flexor pronator strain in his right elbow.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Red Sox Chairman: Shaughnessy Story On Ortiz Crossed Line
A Boston Globe column by Dan Shaughnessy stating that David Ortiz was widely suspected of using steroids "crossed a line."

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Lasorda Backs Mattingly Despite Poor Performance
Don Mattingly is operating under the final year of his contract and the Dodgers are just 13-20.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Jack Morris Apologizes To Clay Buchholz
Morris accused Buchholz of throwing a spitball after watching video of the right-hander's performance last week.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Shelby Miller Retires 27 Straight In One-Hitter
Shelby Miller allowed a single to begin Friday night's game against the Rockies and nothing else.

Associated Press

Cubs Release Kameron Loe
Loe was designated for assignment by Chicago earlier in the week.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Twins Looking To Draft College Pitcher, Prep Outfielder
Minnesota has the fourth overall pick in next month's draft.

Doogie/1500 ESPN

Matt Harvey Has Dominated Poor Offenses
Matt Harvey has posted a 1.28 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 4-0 mark through seven starts.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Gomez Hitting .491 During 14-Game Streak
Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez will test his 14-game hitting streak against the Reds this weekend.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Miguel Cabrera Could Make Right-Handed History
The last right-handed batter to record at least three straight batting titles was Rogers Hornsby, who did so from 1920-25.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

MLB: Pitching Change Rule Misapplied
The incident took place in Thursday's game between the Angels and Astros.

ESPN

Yankees Prank Cano After 1,500th Hit
Upon returning to the dugout, Cano was presented with a baseball to commemorate the milestone.

Jack Etkin/MLB.com

Dipoto: Not Fair To Blame 'Any Single Person' For Angels' Struggles
The Angels are 12-22 and nine games back of the Rangers in the American League West. They are closer to the last-place Astros.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Royals Trade Brandon Wood To Orioles
Brandon Wood will report to Triple-A Norfolk.

Bob Dutton/Kansas City Star (via Twitter)

Dickey Hasn't Been Throwing 'Hard' Knuckleball
R.A. Dickey has thrown a hard knuckleball just two percent of the time this season after featuring the pitch 20 percent of the time in 2012.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Bourn Has Three Hits In Return
Michael Bourn has been activated from the disabled list after missing nearly a month with a finger injury.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Red Sox Fall Out Of First, Pedroia Isn't Worried
The Red Sox have just one win in their last seven contests.

Associated Press

Angels Play Under Protest, Rally To Beat Astros
The game took 4 hours, 7 minutes -- making it the longest nine-inning contest in the majors this season.

Associated Press

Greinke To Begin Rehab Friday In Class-A
Zack Greinke will begin a minor league rehab assignment in a Class-A game on Friday night.

ESPN.com

Red Sox Place Hanrahan On 60-Day DL
The Red Sox moved Joel Hanrahan to the 60-day disabled list on Thursday afternoon.

ESPN.com

MLB: Umpires Made 'Wrong Call'
MLB acknowledges an "improper call" was made by the umpires in the ninth inning of last night's A's-Indians game.

ESPN.com

Blue Jays Send Romero To Triple-A
The Blue Jays have optioned pitcher Ricky Romero to Triple-A Buffalo.

ESPN.com

A's Still Upset At Blown Umpires Call
A's manager Bob Melvin still believes a ball hit by Adam Rosales on Wednesday night was a home run.

ESPN.com

David Ortiz 'Hurt' By PED Story
David Ortiz says he was "hurt" by a Boston Globe story that questioned his possible use of PED's.

A's Lose Game After Controversial Call
The A's lost 4-3 to the Indians Wednesday night and left the field feeling robbed by the umpires.

ESPN.com

Zambrano Signs With Long Island Ducks
Carlos Zambrano joined the Marlins via trade in January 2012, posting a 4.49 ERA in more than 132 innings.

Tim Dierkes/MLB Trade Rumors

Pirates Release Jonathan Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez has cleared waivers and been unconditionally released by the Pirates.

Michael Sanserino/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (via Twitter)

Rangers Were Never Close To Signing Lohse
Kyle Lohse signed with the Brewers on March 25.

Sahadev Sharma/ESPN

Craig Kimbrel Coming Back Down To Earth
Craig Kimbrel dominated last season, striking out more than half of the batter she faced and allowing just four extra-base hits.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

J.A. Happ Released From Hospital
J.A. Happ has been released from a Florida hospital, a day after he was hit on the head by a line drive.

ESPN