June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Marlins Expected To Target Jose Dariel Abreu
The slugger's asking price could be in the six-year, $54 million range.

Joe Frisaro/MLB.com

Zimmerman's Throwing Issues May Lead To LaRoche Trade
Adam LaRoche has struggled this season, hitting .238/.321/.424 in 111 games.

Bill Ladson/MLB.com

Police Call Death Of Braves Fan An Accident
The death of the fan who fell from the fourth level of Turner Field on Monday has been described as accidental by an Atlanta police report.

Mark Bowman/MLB.com

Konerko Might Be Fit For Orioles
The Orioles have been looking for a right-handed bat, leading to speculation that Paul Konerko might be an option.

Rich Dubroff/CSN Baltimore

Hunter Hints Fielder's Slump Due To Personal Issues
Torii Hunter said "a lot of people don't know what's going on" in Prince Fielder's life.

ESPN

Lawyer: A-Rod Will Fight All Charges
Alex Rodriguez's legal team will challenge Major League Baseball's assertion that he has committed multiple violations of its drug policy.

Ian Begley/ESPN

Matt Harrison Done For Season
The Rangers will not have Matt Harrison for the remainder of the season because of back issues.

Master Tesfatsion/MLB.com

Will Season End Without A Manager Getting Fired?
The last year in which no manager was fired during an entire season was 2006.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Source: Mourneau Lands On Waivers
Justin Morneau is hitting .269/.296/.673 with six home runs and 14 RBI in August.

Mike Berardino/Pioneer Press

Voters To Decide On $217M Revamp Of Astrodome
The vote will decide whether or not the Astrodome will be turned into a giant convention center and exhibition space.

Associated Press

Source: Konerko Placed On Waivers
Paul Konerko is likely to clear waivers because he is owed $3.25 million over the remainder of the season.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Uggla Goes On DL To Have Corrective Eye Surgery
Dan Uggla has battled eye problems this season and has experimented with contact lenses.

Associated Press

Rangers Release Manny Ramirez
Manny Ramirez had been with Triple-A Round Rock, hitting .259/.328/.370 in 119 plate appearances.

Jeff Wilson/Star-Telegram

Mariners Could Make Run At Ellsbury
Seattle has just $33.257 million committed to their 2014 payroll currently.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Puig Ignores Appeals To Hit Cutoff Man
Don Mattingly has confirmed that Yasiel Puig continues to ignore appeals to hit the cutoff man while playing in the outfield.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Schumaker Defends Pujols Against PED Accusation
Skip Schumaker has come to the defense of former teammate Albert Pujols, who is disputing an allegation that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Phillies Will Address Catcher This Offseason
The Phillies are beginning to form their starting lineup for 2014 and one of the only uncertain positions is catcher.

Ryan Lawrence/Philadelphia Daily News

Showalter Confirms Orioles' Interest In Reynolds
The Indians requested to unconditionally release Reynolds on Monday.

Roch Kubatko/MASN Sports

Konerko Could Retire After Season
Paul Konerko's contract expires after the season and there have been indications that he could retire.

Bruce Miles/Daily Herald

Angels Option Hanson To Triple-A
The move was made to make room on the roster for Jason Vargas.

Alden Gonzalez/MLB.com

Little League To Introduce PED Education Program
Little League Baseball will introduce an educational program intended to raise awareness about the use and dangers of performance-enhancing drugs among young players.

Associated Press

Fan Dies After Fall At Turner Field
A man who fell more than 60 feet from an upper-level platform at Atlanta's Turner Field onto a parking lot on Monday night has died.

Associated Press

Fan Apologizes For Throwing Banana At Jones
Alexander Poulides told the San Jose Mercury News that it was not a racially motivated insult towards Adam Jones.

ESPN

Uehara's 2014 Option Will Vest With Another Appearance
Koji Uehara has a 1.35 ERA, 12 saves and 74 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings this year.

Alex Speier/WEEI.com

Indians To Release Mark Reynolds
Since May 1, Mark Reynolds is hitting just .187/.287/.282 with seven home runs in 289 plate appearances.

Paul Hoynes/Cleveland Plain Dealer

Dodgers First NL Team To Go 37-8 Since 1953
Los Angeles was 30-42 back on June 21, more than nine games out of first place.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Rangers Claim Rosales For Second Time In 10 Days
The Rangers have claimed Adam Rosales off waivers from the Athletics.

Todd Wills/ESPN

Trout: PED Users Should Be Banned For Life
Mike Trout told WFAN that he is frustrated by players who use performance-enhancing drugs.

Mike Mazzeo/ESPN

Scouts Believe Hosmer's Swing Hitting Stride
The Royals have been red-hot since the All-Star break, thanks in large part to the bat of Eric Hosmer.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

White Sox Saved $37M Through Trades
The White Sox have made a number of deals this summer, saving themselves quite a bit of money this season and next.

Matt Eddy/Baseball America