May 2018 - Baseball Wiretap

Angels Ask Fans To Quiet Down During Shohei Ohtani's At-Bats
During this past weekend's three-game series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, the Angels asked a small group of fans to quiet down during Shohei Ohtani's at-bats.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Reds Have No Immediate Plans To Promote Nick Senzel
The Reds have an opening at third base, but there are no immediate plans to call up top prospect Nick Senzel.

Mark Sheldon/MLB

MLB On Pace To Break Record For Postponements
After three games were postponed on Monday, Major League Baseball is up to 24 postponements this season.

Jerry Crasnick/ESPN

Details Emerge Of Giants' Offer To Marlins For Giancarlo Stanton
The Marlins were willing to accept the deal but Giancarlo Stanton rejected the trade and ultimately was dealt to the Yankees.

Robert Murray/FanRagSports

Carlos Beltran Will Throw First Pitch Of Puerto Rico Series
The Twins and Indians will begin a two-game series in Puerto Rico on Tuesday with Carlos Beltran throwing out the first pitch.

Jesse Sanchez/MLB

Mets Have Talked With Marlins About Trade For J.T. Realmuto
The New York Mets have lost two catchers to injury and are now on the search for replacements.

Dayn Perry/CBS Sports

Yankees Could Promote Gleyber Torres This Week
The Yankees have been watching Gleyber Torres closely with vice president of baseball operations Tim Naehring attending International League games.

Marc Carig/The Athletic

Bartolo Colon Takes Perfect Game Into Eighth Inning
Bartolo Colon would have become the oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter on Sunday night.

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Drew Pomeranz May Return To Red Sox' Rotation This Week
Drew Pomeranz has been recovering from a strained left forearm flexor since spring training.

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Pirates Claim Enny Romero Off Waivers From Nationals
Enny Romero made two relief appearances before being designated for assignment by the Nationals on April 7.

Press Release

Shohei Ohtani's Success A Hit In Japan
Shohei Ohtani's games are shown live in the morning by a national broadcaster in Japan.

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Mark Melancon Receives Stem Cell Injection
Mark Melancon had a stem cell injection in his injured right pronator, which did not respond as hoped to September surgery.

Alex Pavlovic/CSN Bay Area

Double-A Team Outdrew Marlins On Wednesday
The Marlins drew just 6,150 fans on Wednesday as they hosted the Mets.

Dayn Perry/CBS Sports

Shohei Ohtani Lobbying Angels For More Playing Time
Shohei Ohtani has appeared in nine of the Angels' first 14 games, but wants to do more.

ESPN

Nationals Sign Mark Reynolds To Minors Deal
Mark Reynolds hit .267 with 30 homers, 97 RBIs and 175 strikeouts in 520 at-bats for the Rockies last season.

Eddie Matz/ESPN

Joe Mauer Records 2,000th Hit
Joe Mauer notched the 2,000th hit of his career as the Twins blanked the White Sox 4-0 on Thursday.

Associated Press

Rangers Lose Elvis Andrus To Fractured Right Elbow
Elvis Andrus will land on the disabled list for the first time in his career.

T.R. Sullivan/MLB

MLB's African-American Population Has Increased
Major League Baseball's African-American population has increased to 7.8%, up from 7.1% a year ago.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Marlins Pull Jarlin Garcia From No-Hit Bid After 77 Pitches
Jarlin Garcia made his first career start for the Marlins on Wednesday after 70 relief appearances.

Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

David Price Leaves After One Inning With Hand Numbness
David Price hopes to play catch on Thursday and plans to make his next start.

Scott Lauber/ESPN

Roberto Osuna Becomes Youngest To 100 Saves
Roberto Osuna became the closer for the Blue Jays at age 20.

Gregor Chisholm/MLB

Mat Latos Signs With CanAm League Club
Mat Latos has signed a contract with the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Canadian-American Association.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Trevor Plouffe Granted Release From Rangers
Trevor Plouffe had been with the Rangers' Triple-A affiliate.

T.R. Sullivan/MLB

Diamondbacks Trade Jeremy Hazelbaker To Rays
To clear a spot for Jeremy Hazelbaker on the 40-man roster, the Rays moved Jose De Leon to the 60-day disabled list.

Steve Adams/MLB Trade Rumors

Shohei Ohtani Card Sells For $6,725
The sports memorabilia world is going crazy for Shohei Ohtani.

Darren Rovell/ESPN

Alex Cobb To Debut For Orioles On Saturday
Alex Cobb will make his debut for the Orioles on Saturday in Boston against the Red Sox.

Roch Kubatko/MASN

Felipe Rivero Changes Name To Felipe Vazquez
He legally changed his surname to match that of his sister, Prescilla.

Associated Press

Ned Yost Unaware Jakob Junis Was Pitching No-Hitter
Ned Yost felt Jakob Junis was laboring to begin the fifth inning on Monday night, so he told bench coach Dale Sveum that he'd pull the right-hander if his struggles continued.

Associated Press

Mark McGwire: Didn't Need PEDs To Hit 70 Home Runs
Mark McGwire insists he could have accomplished the home run feat without the help of performance-enhancing drugs.

ESPN.com

Mets Recall Zack Wheeler To Start Wednesday
The Mets will for the first time have a five-man starting rotation they had hoped to use for years.

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