June 2019 - Baseball Wiretap

Tommy Pham: All-Star Process 'Never Going To Be Fair'
The Rays have a 41-26 record and are one of baseball's best stories in the first half of the season.

ESPN

Tigers Open To Dealing Veterans At Deadline
Detroit's front office is seeking deals that would strengthen the team’s roster for 2021 and beyond.

Jon Morosi/MLB

Indians Wouldn't Rule Out Trading Trevor Bauer To Twins
The Indians could move Trevor Bauer before the trade deadline.

Ken Rosenthal/The Athletic

Cody Bellinger Leads All-Star Voting In National League
Cody Bellinger leads all Major Leaguers with 1,189,380 votes in the latest All-Star Game voting returns.

Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

Suspect In David Ortiz Shooting Was Offered $7,800
The alleged coordinator of Sunday night's attack on David Ortiz was offered 400,000 Dominican pesos, or about $7,800, to carry out the shooting, according to police.

ESPN

Padres Send Chris Paddack To Minors
Looking to limit his innings this season, the Padres have optioned Chris Paddack to the Minor Leagues.

Bob Nightengale/USA Today

Rangers Preparing To Buy And Sell
Texas entered Tuesday's action in possession of the American League's second Wild Card spot.

Jon Morosi/MLB

Padres Could Trade Hunter Renfroe, Kirby Yates
The Padres have taken a step forward in their rebuild, but they are already far back of the Dodgers in the National League West.

Ken Rosenthal/The Athletic

Dodgers Fear Corey Seager Has Serious Hamstring Strain
Corey Seager's 2018 season was ruined by injury.

Alden Gonzalez/ESPN

David Ortiz Has Second Surgery In Boston
David Ortiz was shot in his native Dominican Republic on Sunday night.

ESPN

Giants Maintain High Asking Price For Madison Bumgarner
Madison Bumgarner will be a free agent after the season, leading to speculation that the Giants could trade him.

Andrew Baggarly/The Athletic

David Ortiz Arrives At Boston Hospital After Shooting
David Ortiz is recovering in Boston after being shot and wounded at a club in his hometown of Santo Domingo on Sunday.

Ian Browne/MLB

Mike Trout Leads All-Star Voting For American League
Mike Trout leads all American League vote-getters by a comfortable margin.

Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

Diamondbacks, Phillies Combine For Record 13 Home Runs
Arizona hit a team-record eight homers in the 13-8 victory.

ESPN

Cubs Won't Rush Craig Kimbrel
The Cubs made the signing of Craig Kimbrel official on Friday and Theo Epstein says the club won't rush the reliever onto the mound.

Cubs

Vanderbilt Pitcher Throws First No-Hitter In Super Regional History
Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker tossed a no-hitter against Duke on Saturday, the first in a Super Regional in NCAA Tournament history.

Katherine Acquavella/CBS Sports

Yankees Showing Interest In Madison Bumgarner, Marcus Stroman
The Yankees are gearing up for the July 31 trade deadline and have begun showing interest in starting pitchers.

Ken Davidoff/New York Post

Orioles May Not Play Top Pick Adley Rutschman At Catcher
The Orioles haven't yet signed top pick Adley Rutschman, but they are expected to before long.

Mike Axisa/CBS Sports

David Ortiz Shot, Wounded In Dominican Republic
According to a report from a Dominican TV station, David Ortiz was shot in the leg at an entertainment center in Santo Domingo.

espn.com

Mike Moustakas HR Wins SUV For Fan
The Brewers beat the Pirates 5-2 on Sunday, sweeping the three-game series.

espn.com

Muncy's Long HR, Bat Flip Upsets Bumgarner
Max Muncy and Madision Bumgarner exchanged words during the Dodgers 1-0 win over the Giants on Sunday.

espn.com

Edwin Encarnacion Reaches 400 Career HRs
The M's Edwin Encarnacion hit two homers on Sunday to become the third active player with 400 homers.

espn.com

Astros Prospect Yordan Alvarez Hits HR In First Game
Yordan Alvarez hit a home run in the second at-bat of his MLB debut on Sunday.

espn.com

Nationals Make History Hitting Four Straight HRs
The Nationals become the first franchise in MLB history to hit four straight home runs multiple times.

espn.com

Former Rangers Manager Frank Lucchesi Dies At 92
Frank Lucchesi replaced the fired Billy Martin as the Rangers manager in 1975.

espn.com

Rangers Retire Adrian Beltre's No. 29 Jersey
Adrian Beltre spent the last eight of his 21 major league seasons with the Rangers.

espn.com

Yankees Place Domingo German On IL
Yankees starting pitcher Domingo German is suffering from a left hip flexor strain.

espn.com

J.D. Martinez Remains Out Of Lineup
Red Sox slugger J.D.Martinez has missed the last four games because of back tightness.

espn.com

Astros Promote Yordan Alvarez
Astros prospect Yodan Alvarez is the minor leagues' home run leader and will make his major league debut Sunday.

espn.com

Dellin Betances' Rehab Hits A Snag
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances has experienced some soreness following a recent workout session.

espn.com