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Jon Heyman / Newsday:
Matsui traded to Rockies — Mets deal disappointing infielder and significant cash to Colorado for Marrero — The disappointing Kaz Matsui era with the Mets has come to an end. The Mets have sent Matsui and significant cash to the Rockies for Eli Marrero.
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Mets deal slumping Matsui to Rockies for Marrero — NEW YORK — The New York Mets have dealt second baseman Kaz Matsui and cash to the Colorado Rockies for catcher/first baseman Eli Marrero. — And according to media reports, the Mets paid the Rockies dearly to take Matsui off their hands.
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Associated Press:
'I'm not injured' — Still recovering from surgery, Wood placed on DL — CINCINNATI (AP) — The Chicago Cubs put right-hander Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list Friday, hoping to nurse him through a phase of uncertainty in his comeback from shoulder surgery.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Wood placed on 15-day DL — Due to shoulder stiffness, fireballer out temporarily — CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 7, because of stiffness in his right shoulder. — "I'm not injured, I didn't hurt anything," Wood said Friday.
Fred Mitchell / Chicago Tribune:
Wood heads to familiar place — Pitcher makes 10th trip to disabled list — CINCINNATI — The constant uncertainty over the availability of Kerry Wood has landed the oft-injured right-hander on the disabled list for the 10th time in his star-crossed eight-year career.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trainer refutes report linking him to Grimsley — A personal trainer and former employee of the Kansas City Royals who works with Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols refuted an Internet report that links him to the investigation of pitcher Jason Grimsley. — Chris Mihlfeld told the Kansas City Star …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Johnson Loses Control, Then Temper — In a crowded ballpark, long before the rain came, the ranting of one angry pitcher pierced the air. Randy Johnson's fury could be heard in the second deck of Yankee Stadium last night, and his distraction was obvious to everyone.
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Peter Zellen / MLB.com:
Johnson, Yanks fall to A's — Left-hander's 2006 struggles continue in four-inning outing — NEW YORK — The Yankees got a boost to their lineup with the return of Derek Jeter and came through with a seventh-inning rally following a long rain delay, but it wasn't enough …
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New York Times:
Lawyer Says U.S. Halted Bonds Figure in Inquiry — The lawyer for Kimberly Bell, Barry Bonds's former companion, told George Mitchell yesterday that she has been advised by federal authorities not to cooperate with Mitchell's investigation into steroid use in baseball because of "the pending criminal proceeding."
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David Kravets / Associated Press:
FBI seeking to hush Bonds' ex-girlfriend in MLB steroid probe — FBI seeking to hush Bonds' ex-girlfriend in MLB steroid probe — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — FBI agents asked Barry Bonds' ex-girlfriend not to cooperate in Major League Baseball's steroid probe while a federal grand jury investigates whether …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Willingham to miss time because of sore hand — · Turns out Josh Willingham's back is fine. The problem is his left hand. — Back stiffness was the official reason the Marlins scratched Willingham from Wednesday's lineup at San Francisco, but an MRI showed that he has a strained tendon in his hand.
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Ken Mandel / MLB.com:
Notes: Lieberthal may go back on DL — Catcher battling strained left hip, won't play this weekend — WASHINGTON — Mike Lieberthal still can't run, and he knows that likely means a return to the disabled list. — "It's more than likely," Lieberthal said. "This isn't something I can play through.
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Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Royals revoke credentials from two radio reporters — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two reporters who asked contentious questions at a news conference introducing Dayton Moore as Royals general manager had their credentials revoked Friday. — Bob Fescoe of WHB and Rhonda Moss of KCSP …
Chris Sheridan / ESPN:
Stern dismayed by NBA player development system … DALLAS — Commissioner David Stern is appalled by the state of the game. — Not the NBA game, mind you, but the game as it is played by a significant percentage of young Americans who aspire to make it into Stern's league.
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Indians designate Sauerbeck for assignment — Indians designate Sauerbeck for assignment — CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians reliever Scott Sauerbeck, disappointing on the field and distracting off it, was designated for assignment by Cleveland on Friday — 10 days after he was arrested.
