July 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Revere To Have Surgery On Broken Foot
Ben Revere will have foot surgery on Tuesday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.

ESPN.com

Yasiel Puig Signs Marketing Deal
Yasiel Puig has signed a marketing deal with Radegen Sports Management.

ESPN

Balfour Replaces Colon On AL All-Star Team
Grant Balfour has been named as a AL All-Star replacement for A's starting pitcher Bartolo Colon.

San Jose Mercury News

Cano Signs First Marketing Deal Under Jay-Z
Pepsi has signed Robinson Cano to be the face of its national Major League Baseball marketing campaign.

ESPN.com

Davis Ties Record With 37th Pre-Break HR
Chris Davis tied an American League record for the most homers before the All-Star break when he hit his 37th shot on Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Jeff Seidel/MLB.com

Jeremy Bonderman Signs With Tigers
Jeremy Bonderman will join Detroit's Triple-A affiliate towards the end of the week.

Tigers (via Twitter)

Melancon, Romo, Tillman Added To All-Star Rosters
Mark Melancon, Sergio Romo and Chris Tillman have been selected as injury replacements for this week's All-Star Game in New York City.

Associated Press

Freeman Ruled Out Of All-Star Game
Freddie Freeman will not play in the All-Star Game after jamming his left thumb.

Associated Press

Trade Interest In Garza Remains High
The Blue Jays and Rangers are considered the front-runners to acquire Garza, but the Red Sox, Indians and Giants all remain interested.

Bruce Levine/ESPN

Phillies Almost Let Domonic Brown Get Away
The Phillies never offered Domonic Brown in trade talks, but the Mets nearly drafted him.

Matt Gelb/Philadelphia Inquirer

Rays Likely To Stand Pat Through Deadline
The Rays are unlikely to make any moves ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

Roger Mooney/Tampa Tribune

Back Forces Locke Out Of All-Star Game
Jeff Locke's back tightened up after a game against the Athletics last week.

Associated Press

Ben Revere Suffers Broken Foot
Ben Revere broke his right foot on a foul ball before grounding into a game-ending double play on Saturday against the White Sox.

Associated Press

Source: Yankees Won't Discipline A-Rod For Rehab No-Show
The Yankees don't plan on disciplining Alex Rodriguez even though he failed to show up for a scheduled minor league rehab game on Friday.

Andrew Marchand/ESPN

Rangers Hand Scherzer First Loss In 2013
Texas defeated Detroit as Scherzer allowed four runs.

Associated Press

Tim Lincecum No-Hits Padres
Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter on Saturday night in the Giants' 9-0 win over the Padres.

ESPN.com

Epstein Will Skip ASG To 'Monitor The Phones'
Theo Epstein will remain in Chicago next week to "monitor the phones" instead of attending the All-Star Game in New York.

Toni Ginnetti/Chicago Sun-Times

Orioles Considering Deadline Trade
Dan Duquette told fans that the Orioles will consider making a trade between now and the end of the July 31 trading deadline.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Mets Will Only Move Byrd For Serious Return
J.P. Riccardi said that New York will only move him if he brings a serious return.

Jim Bowden/ESPN (via Twitter)

Rivera Hits 30 Saves For 15th Season
Mariano Rivera, baseball's all-times save leader with 638, recorded his first 30-save campaign in 1997.

Matt Ehalt/ESPN

Astros Sign Altuve To Extension Through 2017
Jose Altuve is hitting .280 with 15 doubles, three homers and 28 RBIs.

ESPN

Red Sox Acquire Thornton From White Sox
Boston sent Minor League outfielder Brandon Jacobs to Chicago in the deal.

Jeff Kirshman/MLB.com

Astros Want Two Prospects For Norris
That might sound like a lot, but the pool of starters available on the trade market is shallow.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Brewers Sign Owings To Pitch, Play Outfield
The Brewers have signed Micah Owings to a minor league contract.

Todd Rosiak/Journal Sentinel

Zimmermann To Miss All-Star Game
Jordan Zimmermann will not pitch in the All-Star Game because of a neck injury.

Associated Press

A-Rod Reportedly Meets With MLB
Alex Rodriguez met Friday with Major League Baseball officials investigating the distribution of banned performance-enhancing drugs.

Associated Press

Upton Brothers Suffer Leg Injuries
B.J. and Justin Upton both left Atlanta's game on Friday night with leg injuries.

Associated Press

Jeter Won't Return Until After Break
Derek Jeter returned to action on Thursday, but the Yankees will be without their shortstop for around another week.

Bobbie Dittmeier/MLB.com

Royals Likely To Keep Ervin Santana
The Royals have an interesting trade piece in Ervin Santana, but they are expected to keep him past the July 31 deadline.

Danny Knobler/CBS Sports

Twins Expected To Approach Morneau About Extension
Minnesota wants to see how much it would cost to extend Justin Morneau's contract before exploring possible deals later this month.

Darren Wolfson/1500 ESPN (via Twitter)