June 2018 - Baseball Wiretap

Matt Harvey Could Find Home With Giants
Some within the organization are intrigued by Matt Harvey's arm.

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Willson Contreras Gets Married After Two Rain Delays
Willson Contreras got married Thursday in Chicago, but only after postponing the nuptials twice due to rainouts the past month.

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Shoehei Ohtani Out Duels King Felix, M's
After almost two weeks off the mound, Shoehei Ohtani took a shutout into the seventh inning against the Mariners on Sunday.

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Dodgers Place Clayton Kershaw On DL With Biceps Tendinitis
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw started feeling discomfort while playing catch on Saturday.

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Mets Decide To Place Jacob deGrom On DL
The Mets have decided to shut down Jacob deGrom with a hyperextended right elbow.

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Craig Kimbrel Quickest To 300 Career Saves
Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth inning as the Red Sox won 6-5 on Saturday night.

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Yadier Molina Out One Month After Surgery
The Cardinals placed star catcher Yadier Molina on the disabled list on Sunday.

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Shohei Ohtani Cleared To Start Sunday
Shohei Ohtani's last start had been pushed back because of a mild left ankle sprain.

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Dodgers Throw Combined No-Hitter Against Padres
Walker Buehler and three Dodgers' relievers combined for a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Padres in Mexico on Friday night.

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Albert Pujols Joins 3,000-Hit Club
Albert Pujols singled off Mariners starter Mike Leake in the fifth inning on Friday night in Seattle for his 3,000-hit.

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Mets To Designate Matt Harvey For Assignment
The Mets will have seven days to make a trade or release pitcher Matt Harvey outright.

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Shohei Ohtani Upset He Won't Pitch Against Ichiro
The Angels are targeting Shohei Ohtani's next start to come against the Mariners this weekend.

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Terry Francona Becomes 24th Manager To Win 1,500 Games
The Indians won the second game of their double-header against the Jays on Thursday, giving Terry Francona his 1,500th victory as a Major League manager.

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Cubs Won't Demote Strugging Ian Happ
Heading into the weekend series in St. Louis, Ian Happ has struck out in 46.2 percent of his 78 plate appearances.

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Miguel Cabrera Returns From Injury, Leaves With Strained Hamstring
Miguel Cabrera left Thursday's game after straining his right hamstring while taking second base in the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium.

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MLB To Announce Yankees-Red Sox Games In London
Major League Baseball plans to announce next week that the Yankees and Red Sox will play two games at London's Olympic Stadium next June, according to a report.

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Mariners Move Ichiro Suzuki To Front Office Role
Ichiro Suzuki's agent, John Boggs, said his client is not retiring.

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Yankees Lose Jordan Montgomery For 6-8 Weeks
Jordan Montgomery left Tuesday's start against the Astros after just one inning with elbow tightness.

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Diamondbacks, Maricopa County Reach Agreement Regarding Stadium Lease
The Diamondbacks and Maricopa County have reached a preliminary agreement that will allow the club to immediately begin searching for construction sites on a new stadium.

Rebekah L. Sanders/Arizona Republic

Jacob deGrom To Undergo MRI On Right Elbow
Jacob deGrom left Wednesday's start after four innings with a right elbow issue.

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Todd Frazier Wants To Meet With Rob Manfred Over Strike Zone
Todd Frazier wants to meet with Rob Manfred over his growing frustration with the way umpires are calling balls and strikes.

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Trevor Bauer Insinuates Astros Use Substance To Increase Spin Rate
Trevor Bauer isn't shy about creating controversy and he took to Twitter on Tuesday to hint that he believes the Houston Astros use a foreign substance to help increase their pitcher's spin rate.

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Bud Norris Replacing Greg Holland As Cardinals' Closer
The Cardinals will use Bud Norris, and not Greg Holland, as their closer going forward.

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Orioles Not Ready To Entertain Trading Manny Machado
The Orioles are not yet willing to consider trading Manny Machado, who will be a free agent after the season.

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Miami's Tayron Guerrero Throws 101.8 MPH Fastball
Tayron Guerrero of the Marlins threw the fastest pitch Major League Baseball has seen this season.

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Twins Promote Fernando Romero For Wednesday Start
Phil Hughes is expected to move to the bullpen to make room for Romero in the rotation.

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Sonny Gray Will Continue To Pitch To Austin Romine
Sonny Gray will pitch to Austin Romine, the Yankees' backup catcher, for the time being.

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Corey Seager Done For Season Following Tommy John Surgery
Corey Seager has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm.

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