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Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Mets acquire Green from Arizona — NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Shawn Green was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, giving the NL East leaders one more big bat as they gear up for the postseason. — The Diamondbacks sent the 33-year-old Green and cash …
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ESPN:
Reports: Mets deal for Diamondbacks OF Green — NEW YORK — Outfielder Shawn Green reportedly was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, giving the NL East leaders one more big bat as they gear up for the postseason. — Two team officials familiar …
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-Backs, Mets complete deal for Green — Veteran waives no-trade clause; deal awaiting approval — SAN FRANCISCO — Shawn Green's career with the Diamondbacks appears to have come to an end. — A baseball source told MLB.com that the veteran outfielder was dealt along with cash considerations …
Sports Illustrated:
Done deal — Mets acquire Green from D'backs, also consider Alou — NEW YORK — With an eye on October, the New York Mets acquired veteran outfielder Shawn Green from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. — The Diamondbacks sent the 33-year-old Green and slightly more than $6.3 million …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Mets focusing on this season with Green — It's easy to understand why the Mets want right fielder Shawn Green for the rest of this season: With Cliff Floyd on the disabled list, they've been rotating Endy Chavez, Michael Tucker and rookie Lastings Milledge in their corner-outfield spots.
Sports Illustrated:
Moises in their sites — Mets targeting veteran Alou to bolster outfield — The Mets have engaged in serious trade discussions to acquire outfielder Moises Alou from the Giants, SI.com has learned. — It appears now that Alou is actually the Mets' top outfield target, not Shawn Green, as previously thought.
Steve Buckley / Boston Herald:
Playoffs are a wild idea: These Sox not worthy of October — An hour or so after the Yankees had completed their five-game annihilation of the deflated Red Sox with a 2-1 victory yesterday at Fenway Park, the two teams headed for the airport to catch their charter flights to the West Coast.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Relieved Glavine to miss just one start — Clot not threatening; lefty targets return to rotation by weekend — NEW YORK — A sense of great relief washed over the Mets on Tuesday when they learned that Tom Glavine will not require surgery and that he will rejoin the team's rotation after missing just one turn.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs rookie's Wrigley debut turns sour — O'Malley leaves with injury, absorbs loss — Prospects come and prospects go, and sometimes they meet on a midsummer's night. — The Cubs' past bumped into its future Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as onetime prospect Jamie Moyer returned …
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Associated Press:
Reds score eight runs in third, top Astros for fourth straight win — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — CINCINNATI — A crushing comeback, a big blowout. The Cincinnati Reds are winning every which way these days. — And some of the folks trying to catch them are starting to feel the futility of the chase.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates trade Hernandez to Phillies for cash — By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — ATLANTA — The Pirates today traded utilityman Jose Hernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies for an undisclosed amount of cash. — Hernandez, 37, was making $850,000 on a one-year contract.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mulder remains a work in progress — NEW YORK — Both his manager and his coach believe Mark Mulder will be a work in progress when he returns to the mound for his first start in two months tonight. But even before the lefthander twirls a pitch or finishes an inning against the New York Mets …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Scouts' focus is down on the farm — Sox evaluating talent before looking at possible playoff foes — DETROIT — The White Sox won't send their pro scouts on the road to evaluate potential playoff opponents as early as they did last September. — But that's no reflection …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Markakis hits 3 homers … The cheers kept building even after Nick Markakis ducked his head in the home dugout and disappeared into a mob of smiling Orioles. Finally, the rookie re-emerged and, after a playful nudge from hitting coach Terry Crowley, acknowledged the applause with a tip of his hat.
Bloomberg:
New York Yankees Are Losing Money, Cashman Says (Update1) — Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — The New York Yankees are losing money even as they're winning games, General Manager Brian Cashman said. — The team's highest-in-baseball payroll, revenue-sharing outlay and other expenses eclipse its revenue …
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