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Associated Press:
Orioles interview Girardi — BALTIMORE - Joe Girardi was interviewed Tuesday by Baltimore Orioles executives, a day after the team fired manager Sam Perlozzo. — The interview took place in Chicago, a baseball official familiar with the talks said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no public statements were authorized.
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Spencer Fordin / MLB.com:
Orioles move forward after dismissal — MacPhail reportedly being hired as chief operating officer — SAN DIEGO — One shoe dropped on Monday, leaving another one dangling in terms of Baltimore's organizational hierarchy. The Orioles dismissed Sam Perlozzo as their manager …
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Mike Burke / Cumberland Times-News:
Orioles fire Perlozzo — BALTIMORE - Sam Perlozzo was packing Monday morning for the Baltimore Orioles' upcoming West Coast roadtrip when a reporter called with some disturbing news. — "He said there were reports that I was going to be fired," Perlozzo said Monday afternoon, "and I said, 'I'm packing my suitcase for the road trip.'
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Schilling sent for medical tests — Francona cites shoulder as issue following rough outing — ATLANTA — A day after not striking out a batter in a start for the first time in 14 years, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston on Tuesday for a medical examination.
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Danny Knobler / Detroit Tigers Insider:
Miller to stay in the rotation — for now — WASHINGTON — OK, we've got the Tiger rotation through the weekend, and Andrew Miller is still in it. — Manager Jim Leyland announced that after Kenny Rogers debuts Friday in Atlanta, Justin Verlander will pitch Saturday and Miller in the ESPN Sunday night game.
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Ben Bolch / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Schmidt to have surgery on shoulder — Exploratory procedure leaves an uncertain return for right-hander, who signed a three-year, $47-million deal this off-season. — TORONTO — Jason Schmidt will undergo exploratory shoulder surgery Wednesday afternoon to determine whether …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yanks, Rangers should get this deal done — FOXSports.com, Updated 38 minutes ago — LIKE THIS STORY? — The following sentences will be written approximately 6,389,432 times before the July 31 non-waiver deadline: — The Yankees will not trade right-hander Phil Hughes, not even for Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira.
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Giambi meeting with Mitchell almost set — DENVER — Injured Yankees slugger Jason Giambi is nearing an agreement to speak to former Senator George Mitchell in his investigation of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. The parameters of such a discussion are being worked out …
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Twins' Santana four-hits Mets, wins 9-0 — NEW YORK (AP) — Handed a huge lead against a struggling team, Johan Santana simply threw strikes and let 'em hit it. — The two-time Cy Young Award winner rarely has it so easy. — Santana pitched a four-hitter — with only one strikeout …
Associated Press:
Unit has herniated disk; rotation return uncertain — PHOENIX — Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, raising questions about when he'll return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation. — The club revealed the diagnosis Tuesday, one day after Johnson visited with Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles.
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Andy Phillips returning to Yankees — Word is that Andy Phillips is being called up from Class AAA Scanton. He was hitting .301 with 11 homers and 36 in the International League. — I don't yet know who is off the roster but I suspect it will be Josh Phelps. More on this once I get back from the clubhouse.
Dswinder / Sons of Sam Malone:
Papi commercial...spit spit clap shake — I'm sure you have all seen the Big Papi SportsCenter commercial with Jorge Posada and Wally the Green Monster, but in case you haven't here it is... Well, it appears that the slugging Latin Lover is at it again...This time he's busy …
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: MetsBlog and Franco Post — ...there is a blog post from another site making its way around the web, making very outrageous claims regarding Julio Franco and the Mets locker room... ...yes, the post's writer, Luke Halpert, a teenaged blogger, once helped out here at MetsBlog …
Todd Jacobson / Free Lance-Star:
'Nats notes — Displaying the most recent 12 entries. View posts on this page. — Some bad news before Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers. — Nats GM Jim Bowden said first baseman Robert Fick's mother has died, and the veteran has returned to Southern California to be with his family for the funeral.
Lauren Kobylarz / MLB.com:
Ledee comes through as a fill-in — Left fielder goes 2-for-3 with a homer against Twins — NEW YORK — Ricky Ledee knows what it's like to be thrown into a lineup. He's been there before, and he knows how to prepare for it. — Ledee knows that in his position, preparation isn't a one-time deal, it's an all-the-time deal.
