June 2013 - Baseball Wiretap

Cardinals Clinch Playoff Berth
The Cardinals were ensured of a playoff berth when the Nationals lost to the Marlins on Sunday afternoon.

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Braves Clinch NL East Title
The Braves have clinched the National League East title, their first in eight years.

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Yankees Honor Rivera With 50-Minute Ceremony
The ceremony included visits from ex-teammates, the retiring of Mariano Rivera's No. 42 and Metallica performing "Enter Sandman" on the outfield warning track.

Ian Begley/ESPN

Washington Will Decide If He'll Return To Rangers
According to one team source, Ron Washington will return to manage the Rangers next season unless he doesn't want to.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Kuroda Could Retire After Season
The right-hander has been playing under year-to-year contracts and has been showing signs of fatigue.

Nick Cafardo/Boston Globe

Red Sox Honor Yastrzemski With Fenway Statue
The Red Sox have honored Carl Yastrzemski with a statue outside the right field entrance of Fenway Park.

Associated Press

Phillies Make Sandberg Permanent Manager
Ryne Sandberg will return as manager in 2014 with a three-year contract through 2016 and a club option for 2017.

ESPN

Miguel Cabrera Sidelined With Groin Injury
Miguel Cabrera is out of the starting lineup against the White Sox after leaving the previous night's game with groin soreness.

Associated Press

Cubs Won't Release Kevin Gregg
The Cubs will not release Kevin Gregg despite his critical comments made toward team management.

Carrie Muskat/MLB.com

Jason Grilli To Close For Pirates
Jason Grilli is expected to take the ball the next time the Pirates find themselves in a save situation.

Tom Singer/MLB.com

A.J. Burnett Still Considering Retirement
A.J. Burnett is "50-50" on continuing his baseball career or spending time with his family.

Karen Price/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Red Sox To Use Dempster Out Of Bullpen
Ryan Dempster was in line to start one of the two games in the team's upcoming series in Colorado

Tony Lee/ESPN

Mets Shut Down Zack Wheeler
Zack Wheeler felt stiffness in his pitching shoulder during Tuesday's start against the San Francisco Giants.

Adam Rubin/ESPN

Giants Plan Qualifying Offers For Lincecum, Pence
Tim Lincecum and Hunter Pence are both expected to turn down the one-year, $13.8 million qualifying offer.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Cubs Consider Releasing Gregg Following Tirade
Kevin Gregg told reporters he was unhappy with the way he was being treated by the Cubs after allowing four runs in the ninth inning.

Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

Rockies Want Weiss Back As Manager
The Rockies would like Walt Weiss to return in 2014 and the manager seems committed to next season.

Troy E. Renck/Denver Post

Teammates Urging Choo To Re-Sign With Reds
Shin-Soo Choo figures to be one of the more coveted free agents on the market this winter.

John Fay/Cincinnati Enquirer

Nathan Seeking Multiyear Deal With Rangers
Joe Nathan has a clause in his contract that allows him to become a free agent after this season.

T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com

A-Rod Hits Record 24th Grand Slam
Alex Rodriguez now stands alone in first place with 24 grand slams, surpassing Yankees legend Lou Gehrig.

Wallace Matthews/ESPN

Blue Jays Leaning Towards Exercising Lind's Option
Alex Anthopoulos has told Adam Lind that he's put himself in good position to have the 2014 option in his contract exercised.

Shi Davidi/Sportsnet.ca

Twins Sign Alexander Vargas
Vargas is a 16-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic.

Ben Badler/Baseball American

Marlins Made Unsuccessful Bid For Alexander Guerrero
A source confirmed that the Marlins made an offer to Alexander Guerrero before the 26-year-old signed with Scott Boras.

Juan C. Rodriguez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Heyward Off DL, Will Wear Protective Mask
Jason Heyward, who had his jaw broken on Aug. 21 when he was hit by a pitch, will wear a protective mask.

Associated Press

Pettitte Officially Announces Retirement
Andy Pettitte has 255 wins over 18 Major League seasons.

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Twins Might Have Up To $40M To Spend
The Twins are likely to lose 90 games for the third consecutive season, but they could have up to $40 million to spend this winter.

Phil Mackey/1500 ESPN

Bo Porter Will Return To Astros
Jeff Luhnow hasn't decided about the remainder of the team's field staff.

Brian McTaggart/MLB.com

D-Backs Take Exception To Dodgers Partying In Chase Field Pool
The Diamondbacks were upset after a number of Dodgers celebrated winning the National League West title by jumping into the pool at Chase Field.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Twins Still Hoping Mauer Will Return From Concussion
Terry Ryan and Ron Gardenhire said Joe Mauer provided encouraging signs during a workout on Thursday.

Associated Press

Lackey Leads Red Sox To Playoff Berth
John Lackey led the Red Sox to a win over the Orioles, allowing the team to clinch a playoff berth a year after they won just 69 games.

ESPN

Dodgers Clinch First NL West Title Since 2009
Three months ago, the Dodgers were in last place.

Associated Press