June 2016 - Baseball Wiretap

Clayton Kershaw Rates Outing As 'Not Great'
Clayton Kershaw gave up two runs on five hits over three innings against the Marlins on Friday night.

ESPN.com

Sonny Gray Open To Long-Term Deal With Athletics
Sonny Gray is open to a long-term deal with the Athletics and has made that known to the club several times.

Susan Slusser/San Francisco Chronicle

Andrew Cashner Says Facial-Hair Rules Will Impact Free Agency
Andrew Cashner is interested in re-signing with the Marlins if the organization gets rid of its no-beard policy.

ESPN

Rays To Sign Alexei Ramirez
Alexei Ramirez signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Padres last offseason.

Marc Topkin/Tampa Bay Times

Phillies Expected To Pursue Veteran Position Players In Free Agency
Martin Prado and Ian Desmond appear to be likely options at this point.

Jon Heyman/Fan Rag

Diamondbacks Executives At Odds, Futures Uncertain
The Diamondbacks have disappointed and the internal drama extends beyond the uncertain futures of Chip Hale and the club's top executives.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Hector Olivera Found Guilty Of Assault, Sentenced To Jail
Hector Olivera was found guilty on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge in a Virginia courtroom and was ordered to serve 10 days in jail on Thursday.

A.J. Perez/USA Today

No Ligament Damage For Stephen Strasburg; Return Date Uncertain
Stephen Strasburg is dealing with a strained flexor mass in his right elbow but his UCL is intact, the Nationals have announced.

Eddie Matz/ESPN

Tim Tebow Signs With Mets
Tim Tebow hasn't played organized baseball since his junior year at Nease High School.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

Padres Call Up Former Groundskeeper
The Padres called up Jake Smith, who forged an unlikely path to the Major Leagues, on Wednesday.

Carlos Collazo/MLB

Carlos Correa Sent To Houston With Shoulder Inflammation
Carlos Correa experienced soreness in his shoulder in Tuesday night's game against the Indians and told A.J. Hinch he was uncomfortable upon waking Wednesday.

Associated Press

Stephen Strasburg Returns, Exits In Third With Injury
Stephen Strasburg felt a pinch in the back of his elbow in his first start since coming off the disabled list on Wednesday night.

ESPN

Astros-Indians Game Disrupted After Midges Swarm Field
Wednesday night's game between the Astros and Indians was disrupted after midges swarmed the field.

ESPN

Twins Looking At Cubs Front Office For Executives
The Twins are searching for executives and are "looking closely" at some members of the Cubs front office.

Jon Morosi/MLB

Angels Won't Recall Tim Lincecum
After undergoing hip surgery this past offseason, Tim Lincecum held a heavily-covered workout and ultimately joined the Angels for a pro-rated portion of a $2.5 million salary.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Braves See No Risk In Potentially Signing Tim Tebow
The Braves continue to contemplate signing Tim Tebow to a Minor League contract.

Mark Bowman/MLB

Dansby Swanson's First Home Run Is Inside The Park
Dansby Swanson hit the first home run of his Major League career on Tuesday night with an inside-the-park job against the Nationals.

ESPN

James Shields Vows To Pitch Through Back Pain
James Shields is both struggling and dealing with back pain, but has vowed to remain in the rotation with the White Sox.

Associated Press

Cardinals Set Record With 15th Pinch-Hit Home Run
The Cardinals set a Major League record on Tuesday night with their 15th pinch-hit home run of the season.

Mark Saxon/ESPN

Jay Bruce Didn't Want To Be Traded To New York Initially
Jay Bruce has clarified some of the confusion surrounding his trade to the Mets on Aug. 1.

Anthony McCarron/New York Daily News

Matt Duffy To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
The procedure would address lingering soreness stemming from a left Achilles injury earlier this season.

Marc Topkin/Tampa Bay Times

Matt Showmaker Has Surgery To Stop Bleeding In Skull
Matt Shoemaker had surgery Sunday night to stop additional bleeding in his skull after getting hit in the head by a line drive.

ESPN

Dallas Keuchel To Undergo Tests On Sore Shoulder
Dallas Keuchel will undergo tests on his sore shoulder and miss at least his next two starts.

ESPN

Cubs Plan To Continue With Six-Man Rotation
Mike Montgomery will remain a starter despite the return of John Lackey from the DL.

ESPN

Clayton Kershaw To Return To Dodgers' Rotation
Clayton Kershaw started for the Dodgers' Class A team at Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday night.

ESPN.com

Braves Have Serious Interest In Signing Tim Tebow To Minor League Deal
The Braves were one of five clubs that spoke one-on-one with Tim Tebow after his Los Angeles workout Tuesday.

Pedro Gomez/ESPN

Brewers Claimed Yasiel Puig, Discussed Ryan Braun Deal With Dodgers
The Dodgers also pursued Ryan Braun before the non-waiver deadline.

Ken Rosenthal/FOX Sports

Dodgers Intend To Try And Re-Sign Hill, Jansen, Turner And Utley
The Dodgers intend to try to re-sign at least four of their prominent free agents this offseason -- Rich Hill, Kenley Jansen, Justin Turner and Chase Utley.

Jon Heyman/Today's Knuckleball

Diamondbacks Not Interested In Trading Shelby Miller This Winter
They reportedly listened to interest from the Dodgers after Zack Greinke cleared waivers.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Jacob deGrom OK Despite Calling For Trainer
After he labored in the fifth inning and his fastball velocity dipped as low as 91 mph, Jacob deGrom called for the medical staff.

Adam Rubin/ESPN