March 2021 - Baseball Wiretap

Cardinals Place Adam Wainwight On COVID-19 List

Apr 30, 2021 9:23 AM

The St. Louis Cardinals have placed Adam Wainwright on the COVID-19 injured list.

They also put Andrew Miller on the 10-day IL with a toe blister.

Wainwright has made five starts this season and has a 4.08 ERA. He last pitched on Monday, allowing two runs in nine innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Injury

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Rockies Select Contract Of Matt Adams

Apr 30, 2021 9:19 AM

The Colorado Rockies have selected the contract of Matt Adams from the team's alternate training site.

Adams, 32, was signed by Colorado in late March.

To make room on the roster, the Rockies optioned outfielder Sam Hilliard to their alternate training site.

Associated Press

Tags: Colorado Rockies, Misc Rumor

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Brewers Place Corbin Burnes On IL With Unspecified Issue

Apr 30, 2021 9:16 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers have placed Corbin Burnes on the injured list with an unspecified issue.

Burnes, one of baseball's hottest pitchers, was scheduled to face the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend.

Craig Counsell said he couldn't comment on the situation when asked directly whether Burnes had tested positive for COVID-19.

"Corbin is on the injured list," Counsell said. "I can't discuss it."

Burnes, 26, is 2-2 with a 1.53 ERA this season. He has yet to issue a walk while striking out 49 batters.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Injury

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Miguel Cabrera Denies Tigers Stole Signs From White Sox

Apr 29, 2021 8:06 AM

Miguel Cabrera is denying allegations that the Detroit Tigers stole signs against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Cabrera took offense when White Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal was trying to tell Lucas Giolito and Yasmani Grandal that the Tigers were passing signs. Cabrera made motions and said something toward Madrigal during the sixth inning, with Robbie Grossman on second and two outs in a then one-run game.

"I mean, c'mon, I don't play that game," said Cabrera. "You need to [show] respect, you know? You don't need to show up me, or the runner on second, try to say we're passing signs from second. Come on. I don't care why they do it, but they need to stop because we don't play that game; that's why I said something to him right away."

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Tags: Detroit Tigers, Misc Rumor

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Fenway Park To Host High School Graduations

Apr 29, 2021 8:01 AM

Fenway Park will host a series of high school graduations in June.

From June 7 to June 21, Fenway Park will serve as the venue for 15 of the 38 graduating classes across the Boston Public Schools system. The Red Sox offered Fenway to all 38 schools, but many had already secured other outdoor venues across the city.

The Red Sox are home from June 8 through June 14. On those game days, the graduation ceremonies will be held in the morning, leaving time to clear the park for night games. Students and parents will sit in the outfield bleacher seats and up to four ceremonies a day will be held.

David Schoenfield/ESPN

Tags: Boston Red Sox, Misc Rumor

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Francisco Lindor Shrugs Off Boos: 'I Get It'

Apr 29, 2021 7:57 AM

Francisco Lindor has started drawing boos at Citi Field just a few weeks after agreeing to a $341 million contract with the New York Mets.

The shortstop is hitting just .203 with three RBI through 19 games.

"It's interesting and it's funny, and it sucks," Lindor said. "It doesn't feel right, for sure. Interesting because it's the first time that it happened in my career. And funny because I'm getting booed and people think I'm going to go home and just think, oh, why am I getting booed? I get it. They're booing because there's no results. That's it.

"They expect results, I expect results and I get it, you know? It's part of the job. People expect results, and they're booing because there are no results. I just hope they cheer and jump on the field when I start hitting home runs and start helping the team on a daily basis a lot more than I'm doing right now."

Associated Press

Tags: New York Mets, Misc Rumor

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Jacob deGrom Ties Nolan Ryan's Strikeout Mark Over Five Starts

Apr 29, 2021 7:53 AM

Jacob deGrom tied Nolan Ryan's Major League record for most strikeouts through a pitcher's first five starts of a season on Wednesday.

The New York Mets right-hander finished his outing against the Boston Red Sox with nine strikeouts, giving him 59 so far in 2021.

DeGrom finished April with a 0.51 ERA. It's the 279th instance since earned runs became an official statistic in 1913 in which a pitcher had at least 55 strikeouts in one month, but deGrom's ERA is the lowest of the 279.

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Tags: New York Mets, Stats

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Rob Manfred 'Optimistic' MLB, MLBPA Can Avoid Work Stoppage

May 3, 2021 7:59 AM

Major League Baseball's current collective bargaining agreement will expire on December 1 and Rob Manfred is optimistic that a work stoppage can be avoided.

Negotiations between MLB and the MLBPA have been acrimonious the last 13 months.

Despite that, Rob Manfred is "optimistic" baseball will be able to avoid a work stoppage after the 2021 season.

"I believe -- I really am optimistic -- that the process will work here," Manfred said.

The two sides recently held their first collective bargaining session. The Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ told reporters the two sides are early in the process of explaining where they stand, and no proposals have been made yet.

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MLB: 70 Percent Of Players, Staff Began Vaccination

Apr 28, 2021 7:54 AM

Major League Baseball says 70% of players, on-field staff and support personnel have been fully or partially vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Rob Manfred made the announcement during SporticoLive's online discussion of its estimates to baseball franchise valuations on Tuesday.

"I think we're around 70%. The clubs have worked really hard with their players," Manfred said. "We're continuing to press to try to get everybody up above that kind of 85[%] number that we think is so important."

MLB told players on March 29 that COVID-19 protocol restrictions would be relaxed when 85% of Tier 1 personnel are vaccinated.

Associated Press

Tags: Misc Rumor

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Jerry Blevins Retires After 13 Seasons, 609 Appearances

Apr 28, 2021 7:51 AM

Jerry Blevins has announced his retirement after 13 Major League seasons.

The left-handed reliever last pitched for the Atlanta Braves in 2019. He made 609 appearances over a career largely spent with the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.

Blevins announced his retirement on Twitter, saying he looked forward to sleeping in his own bed, giving up the routine of icing his arm and "being a better father, husband, brother, son, friend to the many people I've neglected in pursuit of my dream."

Associated Press

Tags: New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Misc Rumor

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Giants Acquire Mike Tauchman In Trade With Yankees

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MLB Expansion Fees Could Rise To $2.2B

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Shohei Ohtani Makes History As Pitcher Leading MLB In Home Runs

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White Sox Not Ready To Move Michael Kopech Into Rotation

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Dansby Swanson Burns Sage To Spark Braves Out Of Slump

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Jeff Bridich Steps Down As Rockies' GM

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Astros Rookie Kent Emanuel Makes History With Relief Appearance

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Yankees' Gerrit Cole Makes Franchise History Against Cleveland

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MRI Reveals No Major Issues With Christian Yelich's Back

Associated Press

Coin Owned By Rangers Owner Sells Big At Auction

Associated Press

Madison Bumgarner Throws Seven-Inning No-Hitter

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Gary Sheffield Says He No Longer Watches Baseball

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Cody Bellinger Unsure When He'll Return From Leg Fracture

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George Springer Close To Debut For Blue Jays

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Pete Alonso 'All-In' To Defend HR Derby Title

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Bo Bichette Home Run Lands Where Parents Met

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Max Scherzer Could Be 'Popular Name' On Trade Market

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Aaron Boone Will Talk To Gleyber Torres After Failure To Hustle

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Padres' Dinelson Lamet Leaves With Forearm Tightness

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MLB, MLBPA Hold First CBA Talks Ahead Of Dec. 1st Expiration

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