June 2017 - Baseball Wiretap

Giants Hire Alonzo Powell As Hitting Coach
Astros' assistant hitting coach Alonzo Powell is reported to have joined the Giants as their new hitting coach.

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Sources: Giants To Hire Curt Young As Pitching Coach
Former A's pitching coach Curt Young is expected to replace Dave Righetti as pitching coach of the Giants.

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Pirates Exercise $14.75M Option On Andrew McCutchen
Andrew McCutchen, 31, hit a team-high 28 homers and drove in 88 runs for the Pirates this season.

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Marlins Part With Ichiro Suzuki
The Marlins have decided to decline Ichiro Suzuki's $2M club option.

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Masahiro Tanaka To Stay With Yankees
Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has decided not to declare for free agency and instead remain in New York.

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Rangers Hiring Don Wakamatsu As Bench Coach
Jeff Banister's staff is being shuffled this offseason.

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Diamondbacks Exercise Option On Daniel Descalso
The utilityman will make $2 million next season.

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Mariners Declines Options On Yovani Gallardo, Hisashi Iwakuma
The Mariners have declined the 2018 options on the contracts of Yovani Gallardo and Hisashi Iwakuma.

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Dave Martinez: I'm Here To Win World Series With Nationals
Dave Martinez has lofty goals as the new manager of the Nationals.

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Video: World Series MVPs Since 2007
George Springer won World Series MVP for the Astros.

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Justin Upton Signs Five-Year, $108M Extension With Angels
Justin Upton's original six-year, $132.75 million deal with the Tigers turns into a seven-year, $150.25 million contract.

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Dodgers, Astros Early Favorites To Win 2018 World Series
In the wake of the Astros winning their first-ever World Series, Las Vegas is already releasing odds for the 2018 Fall Classic.

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Houston Mattress King To Give $10M In Rebates
"I'm happy for this great city and for the Astros," Jim McIngvale said.

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Tony La Russa To Join Red Sox Front Office
Tony La Russa is expected to take a front office job with the Red Sox, according to a source.

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Carlos Correa Celebrates Title With Proposal
The soon-to-be bride of Carlos Correa is Daniella Rodriguez, the 2016 Miss Texas USA.

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George Springer Wins Willie Mays World Series MVP Award
Astros center fielder George Springer hit .379, with five home runs and seven RBIs in the World Series.

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Astros Win Their First World Series
The Astros defeated the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7 on Wednesday night to win the 2017 World Series.

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Joe Girardi Was Surprised, Disappointed Yankees Let Him Go
During a lengthy interview with Ken Rosenthal, Joe Girardi admitted that he wasn't expecting to be let go by the Yankees after guiding them to Game 7 of the ALCS.

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Yu Darvish: Meeting With Yuli Gurriel Not Needed After Gesture
Yu Darvish didn't think it was necessary to meet with Yuli Gurriel after the first baseman's racially insensitive gesture toward the pitcher earlier in the World Series.

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Clayton Kershaw, Dallas Keuchel Will Be In Bullpen For Game 7
Lance McCullers, Jr. and Yu Darvish will start Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, but Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel will be looming in the bullpen.

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