May 2015 - Baseball Wiretap

Beltre Celebrates Dominican Record By Getting Ejected
Adrian Beltre has played in 2,528 major league games, becoming the all-time leader among Dominicans.

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Jose Reyes Would Welcome Trade
Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes is owed $56M through the 2017 season.

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Mets Expect To Activate David Wright On Monday
David Wright has completed his rehab assignment at Class A St. Lucie.

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Luis Sererino Gets First Major League Win
The Yankees see something special in 21-year-old pitcher Luis Severino.

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Fiers Denies Using Illegal Substance During No-Hitter
Social media photos appeared to show a shiny substance on Mike Fiers glove.

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MLB, Union Announce New Domestic Violence Policy
The new policy allows the commissioner to issue discipline for "just cause."

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Madison Bumgarner, Marlon Byrd Homer In Win Over Pirates
Giants' ace Madison Bumgarner leads all pitchers in batting average (.254), home runs (five) and RBI's (nine).

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Verlander Urges MLB To Extend Protective Netting
Justin Verlander feels additional protective netting needs to be addressed immediately.

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Mets To Skip Matt Harvey's Next Start
Matt Harvey has thrown 154 innings after missing the entire 2014 season.

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Shapiro: No Comment On Blue Jays' Interest
Fox Sports reported that the Blue Jays have spoken to Mark Shapiro about succeeding Paul Beeston in Toronto.

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Astros' Mike Fiers No-Hits Dodgers
Mike Fiers struck out 10 and walked three, while retiring the final 21 batters.

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Trea Turner Promoted By Nationals
The move is an interesting one with Washington hoping to remain in the playoff picture and having a possible hole at shortstop in 2016 with Ian Desmond set to become a free agent.

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Rockies Release Drew Stubbs
Drew Stubbs, 30, enjoyed arguably the best season of his career with the Rockies in 2014, but he opened the season with a 6-for-51 slump and was ultimately optioned to Triple-A.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Signed Photos Of Wilmer Flores Crying Sell Out
Signed photos of Wilmer Flores crying on the night he thought the Mets had traded him have sold out.

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Tigers Acquire Randy Wolf From Blue Jays
The Blue Jays have traded Randy Wolf to the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations.

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Next Red Sox GM Could Be Dipoto, Eppler, O'Dowd Or Wren
Dan Dombrowski plans to hire a general manager to replace Ben Cherington with the Red Sox, but said during his introductory press conference this week that he won't rush the decision.

Sean McAdam/CSNNE

Blue Jays Could Replace Paul Beeston With Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro has emerged as a strong candidate to replace Paul Beeston as the president and CEO of the Blue Jays, according to a report.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Ripken Says He Had 'Serious Discussions' About Managing Nationals
Cal Ripken, Jr. says he had "serious discussions" about becoming the next manager of the Nationals when the position was open in 2013.

Scott Allen/Washington Post

Cubs Send Playoff Ticket Info To Season-Ticket Holders
The Cubs sent out playoff ticket invoices to season-ticket holders on Thursday.

Jon Greenberg/ESPN

Dodgers Could See Luxury-Tax Payroll Top $300M
The Dodgers could become the first Major League club with a luxury-tax payroll north of $300 million following the addition of Chase Utley.

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Giants Acquire Marlon Byrd From Reds
Cincinnati will receive Double-A right-hander Stephen Johnson.

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Yankees Preferred Tulowitzki To Jeter In 2010
During his intense contract negotiations with the Yankees in 2010, Derek Jeter was told by Brian Cashman that the club preferred Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop.

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Phillies Get Richy, Sweeney From Dodgers For Utley
The Phillies will receive Minor Leaguers John Richy and Darnell Sweeney from the Dodgers in the Chase Utley deal.

Jeff Todd/MLB Trade Rumors

Giants Looking To Add Outfielder
The Giants are looking to add an outfielder, especially in the wake of Hunter Pence's oblique injury.

Henry Sculman/San Francisco Chronicle

Ryan Braun Becomes Milwaukee's HR Leader
Ryan Braun's 252nd home run broke a tie with Hall of Famer Robin Yount.

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Red Sox Ownership, Cherington Differ On Dombrowski Timeline
Red Sox ownership and departing general manager Ben Cherington have conflicting stories regarding the timeline of the Dave Dombrowski hire.

Gordon Edes/ESPN

Utley Traded To Dodgers
A pair of Minor League players will head to Philadelphia in the trade and Los Angeles will pay $2 million of what remains on Chase Utley's contract for 2015.

Jon Heyman/CBS Sports

Syndergaard Campaigns For Spot In Amy Schumer Movie
The Mets pitcher reached out to the actress/comedian via Twitter on Tuesday.

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Phillies May Be Nearing Utley Trade
The Chase Utley situation may be coming to a head in Philadelphia and it is possible that the Phillies will trade him as soon as Wednesday, according to a source.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Reds Have Had 'Zero Conversations' About Waiver Trades
Marlon Byrd, Skip Schumaker, Brayan Pena and Manny Parra are among the players on Cincinnati's roster that would likely clear waivers.

John Fay/Cincinnati Equirer