May 2019 - Baseball Wiretap

Alex Cora To Skip Red Sox's White House Visit
Alex Cora announced on Sunday that he will not accompany the Red Sox to celebrate its World Series title at the White House on Thursday.

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Pirates Shut Down Jameson Taillon For One Month
The Pirates have placed Jameson Taillon on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain.

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James Paxton Is Latest Yankee To Land On Injured List
The Yankees announced on Saturday that James Paxton has been placed on the injured list with left knee inflammation.

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Reds Release Matt Kemp
Just four months after acquiring him in a trade with the Dodgers, the Reds have released Matt Kemp.

ESPN

Rhys Hoskins: 'Pick Your Poison' In Philly's Lineup
Rhys Hoskins hit the go-ahead home run in the Phillies' 4-2 win over the Nationals on Friday night.

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Derek Jeter Unhappy With Miami's Play, Attendance Issues
Derek Jeter says the Marlins' performance, attendance and business operations have been a problem.

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Stephen Strasburg Becomes Fastest Pitcher To 1,500 Strikeouts
Stephen Strasburg recorded the 1,500th strikeout of his career on Thursday against the Cardinals.

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Chris Davis Hitting .325 Since Ending Historic Slump
Chris Davis went without a hit in 54 straight at-bats from September 14 to April 13.

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Red Sox No Longer Playing 'Fortnite' In Clubhouse
Nathan Eovaldi told WEEI that he hasn't seen the popular video game around all season.

ESPN

Nationals Fire Pitching Coach Derek Lilliquist
Despite having Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin in their rotation, Washington entered Thursday with a 4.95 ERA that ranked 13th out of 15 NL teams.

Associated Press

Jeopardy! Champion Dreams Of Working In MLB Front Office
James Holzhauer, who has won 20 days in a row on Jeopardy!, grew up a fan of the Cubs and always dreamed of working in a Major League front office.

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Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer Nearing 3,000 K Club
CC Sabathia became the 17th member of the 3,000-strikeout club on Tuesday night and we likely won't have to wait long for another pitcher to join the elusive group.

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Shohei Ohtani 'A Little Impatient' As Return Nears
Shohei Ohtani is getting "impatient" as he stands seven months removed from Tommy John surgery.

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Corey Kluber Suffers Fractured Forearm
Corey Kluber has a nondisplaced fracture of his right ulna after he was hit on the arm by a line drive on Wednesday night.

ESPN

Bryce Harper On Boos: 'I'd Do The Same Thing'
Bryce Harper heard some boos during Tuesday night's game against the Tigers at Citizens Bank Park.

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Nick Senzel To Make MLB Debut For Reds On Friday
The Reds are expected to call up top prospect Nick Senzel for Friday's game against the Giants.

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Diamondbacks Move Zack Godley To Bullpen
Torey Lovullo has yet to decide who will replace Zack Godley in the club's starting rotation.

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Cubs Will Option Addison Russell To Triple-A On Thursday
Theo Epstein says the Cubs will option Addison Russell to Triple-A Iowa when his 40-game suspension for violating the league's domestic violence policy is up Thursday.

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CC Sabathia Becomes Third Lefty To Reach 3,000 Ks
He is the 17th pitcher to reach the mark, but just the third lefty.

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