May 2017 - Baseball Wiretap

Joey Votto Becomes All-Time HR Leader At GABP
Joey Votto slugged a two-run home run in the third inning against the Padres on Monday night to become the all-time home run leader at Great American Ball Park.

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Mike Trout Collects 1,000th Hit On 26th Birthday
Mike Trout is the fourth player to reach the 1,000-hit, 500-run and 500-walk milestones by his age-25 season, joining Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx and Mickey Mantle.

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Barry Bonds Wishes He Chased 800 Home Runs
Barry Bonds said on Monday night that he believes he would have hit 800 homers or come very close if he had played one final season.

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Noah Syndergaard Makes Cameo On Game Of Thrones
Noah Syndergaard made a long-awaited appearance on Sunday night's episode of Game of Thrones.

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Astros, Tigers Have Discussed Justin Verlander Recently
It remains to be seen how serious the talks were.

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Jake Arrieta Likes 'His Chances' In Free Agency
Jake Arrieta will be a free agent for the first time in his career this winter and the pitcher is confident he'll cash in.

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Mets Received 'Zero Bites' On Jay Bruce
The Mets were unable to trade Jay Bruce prior to last week's non-waiver trade deadline because they received "zero bites" on the slugger.

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Former Phillies All-Star Darren Daulton Dies At Age 55
Darren Daulton was a key member of the 1993 Phillies team that won the National League pennant.

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Matt Shoemaker To Undergo Season-Ending Forearm Surgery
Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker will have surgery to release the radial nerve in his right forearm.

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Girardi Challenges Sanchez To Improve Defense
Gary Sanchez was benched on Sunday because of his failure on defense this season.

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A's Trade Yonder Alonso To M's For Outfield Prospect
Yonder Alonso is batting .266 with a career-high 22 home runs and 49 RBIs.

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Dodgers Record Best 50-Game Run Since 1912
The Dodgers beat the Mets by the score of 7-4 on Saturday for their 43rd win in the past 50 games.

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O's Send Chris Tillman To Bullpen
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman is 1-7 with an 8.10 ERA.

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Pirates Reacquire Sean Rodriguez
The Pirates sent minor league infielder Connor Joe to the Braves.

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MLB Suspends A's Matt Joyce Two-Games For Anti-Gay Slur
Matt Joyce will take part in a public outreach initiative with PFLAG, a family and ally organization supporting the LGBTQ community.

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Giants Call Up Pablo Sandoval; Place Brandon Belt On DL
The Boston Red Sox released Pablo Sandoval last month from a contract that was described as a bust.

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Impressive Dodgers Debut For Yu Darvish
Yu Darvish struck out 10 Mets on Friday night in New York, giving up just three singles and a walk in 7-innings pitched.

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Bartolo Colon Throws Complete Game
Bartolo Colon, 44, became the oldest pitcher to record a nine-inning complete game since Jamie Moyer, 47, in 2010.

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Cubs Place Addison Russell On DL; Call Up Rob Zastryzny
Cubs shortstop Addison Russell is batting .241 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs.

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Francona Making Adjustments To Indians' Bullpen
Star reliever Andrew Miller is sidelined for at least a week with knee tendinitis.

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Chris Sale 'In-Line' To Face Yankees Often
The Red Sox are attempting to keep Chris Sale fresh for the stretch run.

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Yoan Mocada To Return, Will Garcia To Miss 4-6 Weeks
Willy Garcia will undergo a procedure on his jaw after being injured on Monday.

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Indians Place Andrew Miller On DL
Indians starter Josh Tomlin is out six weeks with a left hamstring injury.

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Greg Holland Day-To-Day After Cutting Finger
Rockies closer Greg Holland cut the index finger on his right hand in a kitchen accident.

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Scherzer Leaves Game With Neck Spasms After Hitting First HR
Max Scherzer left in the second inning of Tuesday night's loss in Miami.

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Fenway Park Crowd Gives Eckersley Some 'Love'
Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley has yet to receive an apology from David Price or anyone else.

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Dombrowski: Yankees Are Now 'Warriors' Of MLB
With the Yankees landing Sonny Gray on Monday, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said that the Yankees are now "the Golden State Warriors of Major League Baseball."

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