May 2017 - Baseball Wiretap

Mike Trout Thinks He Could Return Before All-Star Break
Mike Trout believes he could return ahead of schedule from a torn thumb ligament.

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Blue Jays Draft Kacy Clemens In Eighth Round
The Blue Jays selected University of Texas first baseman Kacy Clemens -- son of Roger -- in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday.

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Anthony Rizzo Homers In First-Ever Leadoff Start
Anthony Rizzo homered off of Zack Wheeler to open Tuesday's game between the Cubs and Mets.

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Yasiel Puig Flashes Obscene Gesture Toward Hecklers
Yasiel Puig flashed the middle finger on both his hands toward several fans close to the field who were talking to him both before and after his second-inning home run at Cleveland's Progressive Fiel

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2017 MLB Draft First Round Results
The first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft was held on Monday night with a lot of young talent coming off the board early.

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Cubs, Nationals Dominate Latest NL All-Star Returns
Zack Cosart of the Reds surpassed the Dodgers' Corey Seager for the lead at shortstop.

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Sore Heel Forces Yoenis Cespedes To Leave Game
Yoenis Cespedes, who just returned this past weekend from a hamstring injury, left Monday night's game against the Cubs with a sore left heel.

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Chris Davis Leaves Game With Strained Oblique
Chris Davis left Monday's game against the White Sox with a strained right oblique.

Associated Press

Bill Aims To End Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums
A group of politicians will introduce a bill in the Senate on Tuesday that will prohibit taxpayer money being used to build sports stadiums.

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Adam Eaton 'Ahead Of Schedule' Rehabbing Knee
Adam Eaton, who tore a knee ligament about a month and a half ago, used crutches to walk around the clubhouse on Sunday afternoon.

Chelsea Janes/Washington Post

Yoenis Cespedes Returns To Lineup For Mets
Yoenis Cespedes pinch hit for the Mets on Sunday and will return to the lineup when New York hosts the Cubs on Monday.

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Max Scherzer Third-Fastest To 2,000 Career Ks
Nationals pitching ace Max Scherzer reached the milestone by striking out Nomar Mazara on Sunday.

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Aaron Judge Hits 496-Foot Home Run
On Sunday, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit the longest home run since they began tracking home runs in 2009.

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Nationals' Glover Hurts Back In Shower Before Game
Nationals closer Koda Glover did not tell manager Dusty Baker about the injury until after the game.

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Giancarlo Stanton Suffers Wrist Contusion
The Marlins have reported the X-rays on Giancarlo Stanton's right wrist were negative.

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Astros Shut Down Dallas Keuchel For About A Week
Astros ace Dallas Keuchel is recovering from neck discomfort.

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Jameson Tallon Ready To Pitch Monday
Pirates pitcher Jameson Tallon had surgery on May 8 to treat his testicular cancer.

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Nats' Mike Rizzo: O's Should 'Quit Whining' About Rainout
The rift between the Nationals and Orioles comes from Thursday's game, that was rescheduled from May 11.

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Pirates Remove Tony Watson From Closer Role
The Pirates closer role will now be shared by Felipe Rivero and Juan Nicasio.

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Cardinals Designate Jhonny Peralta For Assisgment
The Cardinals have reassigned third base coach Chris Maloney within the organization.

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Astros To Call Up Top Pitching Prospect Francis Martes
The Astros have called up top pitching prospect Francis Martes, who they are expected to break in out of the bullpen.

Matt Snyder/CBS Sports

Nationals Haven't Offered Dusty Baker An Extension
Dusty Baker wants to manage the Nationals next season, but the club hasn't offered him an extension.

Chelsea Janes/Washington Post

Addison Russell Denies Domestic Violence Accusation
Addison Russell has denied an accusation of domestic violence against his wife amid a Major League Baseball investigation.

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Astros Place Dallas Keuchel On DL With Neck Discomfort
Dallas Keuchel was scratched from Wednesday's start against the Royals with what the club initially called an illness.

Associated Press

Andrew McCutchen States Desire To Remain With Pirates
Andrew McCutchen has struggled this season, which has triggered rumors that the Pirates might look to unload his contract.

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Twins To Host Hunter Greene For Workout
The Twins own the No. 1 overall pick in next week's draft.

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Dodgers Moving Kenta Maeda To Bullpen
The Dodgers have six options for five rotation spots and Kenta Maeda is the latest odd man out.

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David Price Will Only Talk To Boston Media On Days He Pitches
David Price told Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe that he will no longer do personal interviews and will only talk to the media on the days he pitches.

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Clayton Kershaw Downplays Unusual Exit From Game
Clayton Kershaw batted to end the seventh inning, but didn't come out to pitch the top of the eighth for the Dodgers on Wednesday.

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Jake Peavy Weighing Midseason Comeback
Jake Peavy declined all offers as a free agent this past winter, but he tells Alex Speier of the Boston Globe that he will pitch again.

Alex Speier/Boston Globe