May 2018 - Baseball Wiretap

O's Continue To Keep Chris Davis On Bench
Orioles first baseman Chris Davis is hitting .150 with four home runs, 15 RBIs, and 86 strikeouts in 52 games this season.

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Cashman: Gleyber Torres Untouchable In Any Trade Talks
The Yankees seem to be wanting to acquire a new starting pitcher ahead of next month's trade deadline.

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Rob Manfred: Talk About Universal DH Has 'Probably Moved A Little Bit'
Rob Manfred said on Thursday that talk about implementing the designated hitter in the National League is moving forward.

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Ron Guidry Believes Luis Severino Can Break Yankees' Strikeout Records
Ron Guidry had an 18-strikeout game in 1978.

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Evan Longoria Fractures Finger On HBP
Evan Longoria fractured the fifth metacarpal in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch during Thursday's game between the Giants and Marlins.

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Twins Send Miguel Sano To Single-A Fort Myers
The third baseman is hitting just .203 with seven home runs and 27 RBIs this season.

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Rangers Move Matt Moore To Bullpen
The Rangers will slot fellow left-hander Yohander Mendez in Moore's place on Friday.

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Giants Close To Signing No. 2 Pick Joey Bart
The Georgia Tech catcher only needs to pass a physical to complete the deal.

John Shea/San Francisco Chronicle

John Lackey Rejected Minor League Deal With Diamondbacks
The offer came with no guarantee that John Lackey would earn a spot in the starting rotation.

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Adrian Beltre Passes Ichiro On Foreign-Born Hits List
Adrian Beltre recorded the 3,090th hit of his career Wednesday night to pass Ichiro Suzuki for most by a foreign-born player in Major League history.

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Yankees 'Definitely' Have Flexibility To Add Starter
Hal Steinbrenner says the Yankees may need to upgrade their starting rotation if they want to reach the World Series for the first time since 2009.

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Chris Davis On Pace For Historically Bad Season
Chris Davis is just one of the reasons why the Orioles are struggling, but his issues at the plate have been historically bad.

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Bryce Harper Leaves Game After Second HBP
Bryce Harper left Tuesday night's loss to the Yankees after being hit on the left foot by a pitch in the eighth inning.

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Bartolo Colon Records 2,500th Strikeout
Bartolo Colon, 45, reached the milestone when he struck out Max Muncy in the first inning.

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Yu Darvish: 'Fans Here Are Very Supportive' Despite Struggles
Yu Darvish has struggled with the Cubs, but has found the team's fan base to be very supportive.

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Tigers Lose Miguel Cabrera To Season-Ending Injury
Miguel Cabrera ruptured his left biceps tendon on Tuesday night and will have surgery later this week.

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Phillies To Sign Third Overall Pick Alec Bohm
Alec Bohm will receive a bonus in the range of $6 million.

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Cardinals Agree To Terms With First-Rounder Nolan Gorman
The 19th overall pick will receive a full-slot bonus of $3,231,700.

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Mike Trout Unsure About Contract Extension With Angels
Mike Trout is signed through the 2020 season and the Los Angeles Angels would like to ink him to an extension before he hits the open market.

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Indians Call Up Top Prospect Francisco Mejia
A catcher/outfielder, Mejia was ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law.

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Robinson Cano Will Share Time At Second Base Upon Return
The Mariners are in first place and are contemplating their plans for Robinson Cano once he returns from the suspended list in August.

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Angels Optimistic Shohei Ohtani Will Play Again In 2018
Shohei Ohtani could play again this season, at least as a hitter.

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Shin-Soo Choo Could Be Candidate For Deadline Trade
Shin-Soo Choo is hitting well enough to make him a candidate for a trade later this summer.

Jeff Wilson/Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Rangers Nearing Agreement With First-Rounder Cole Winn
A pitcher out of Orange Lutheran High School (CA), Cole Winn was the 15th overall pick earlier this month.

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Yankees 'Open To Outside Help' Following Tanaka Injury
The Yankees expect to be without Masahiro Tanaka for weeks with strains of both hamstrings.

Dan Martin/New York Post

Mets Release Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez was batting .237, with six home runs and 26 RBIs, in his first season with the Mets.

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Brewers Trade Ji-Man Choi To Rays For Brad Miller
The Brewers assigned infielder Brad Miller to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Sunday.

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Mets Considering Sending Michael Conforto To Triple-A
The Mets think a demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas could benefit the slumping Michael Conforto.

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Yoenis Cespedes Leaves Rehab Game With Quad Tightness
Yoenis Cespedes was playing for Double-A Binghamton on Saturday rehabbing a hip injury.

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Nats Place Stephen Strasburg On DL With Shoulder Inflammation
Nationals manager Dave Martinez said there was no timetable on Stephen Strasburg's return to the rotation.

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