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Will Carroll / Unfiltered:
Breaking: Nady and Marte To Yankees. — Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte have been traded to the New York Yankees, per John Perrotto. (Guess that meeting in Tampa went well!) We'll have updates as soon as possible. — Update: Peter Abraham is reporting via his blog that Phil Coke …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Yankees get Nady, Marte in trade with Pirates … The Yankees agreed Friday evening to a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates that would give New York left-handed pitcher Damaso Marte and right fielder Xavier Nady. The Pirates will receive four minor leaguers including right-handed pitcher Ross Ohlendorf …
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Sports Illustrated:
Yankees land Nady, Marte from Bucs … NEW YORK — According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Yankees have acquired outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte from the Pirates for Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Phil Coke and George Kontos. — While the trade has been agreed upon …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks acquire Nady, Marte from Bucs — Pending deal has Bombers sending Ohlendorf, three prospects — BOSTON — The Yankees moved on Friday to upgrade their club for a push at the postseason, acquiring outfielder Xavier Nady and left-handed reliever Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for four Minor Leaguers.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 102: Yankees at Red Sox — YANKEES (56-45) — RED SOX (60-43) — Joba Chamberlain (2-3, 2.52) vs. the Boston hitters. — Josh Beckett (9-6, 3.98) vs. the New York hitters. — Notes: The Yankees have won six straight and 11 of 14. They are a solid 23-23 on the road …
Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Pirates trade Nady and Marte — Source says deal is with Yankees for pitcher, three prospects — PITTSBURGH — Pirates right fielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte have been traded to the Yankees. — Though the team confirmed a trade, the Pirates have not confirmed that both players are indeed going to New York.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Nady, Marte Traded To Yankees — 7:25pm: Ken Rosenthal confirms it: minor leaguers Ohlendorf, Coke, Kontos, and Tabata. My impression at first glance: the return is not terribly impressive for Nady and Marte. I don't like the idea of the Bucs taking Tabata as the centerpiece - there is too much projection involved with him.
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
3 UP: The Mets Are First, and Faulty Rumors — 1. The Mets are alone in first place for the first time since April 19. But that is not as interesting to me as this: There is so much talk about the parity in baseball. But there is not parity... And while the Marlins and Cardinals are very competitive …
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Associated Press:
Twins' Gomez suffers back injury on catch at wall — CLEVELAND — Carlos Gomez was shaken, sore and scared. — Minnesota's center fielder sustained a lower back injury when he crashed into the padded wall while making a spectacular catch in the first inning of Friday night's game against the Cleveland Indians.
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Tom Singer / MLB.com:
‘Empire’ and ‘Nation’ set to meet again — Long-time rivals face off in AL East showdown — Everyone out there who doubted, deep down, that it would come to this, raise your voice. — Hear that? Deathly silence. — Late July. Fenway Park. The Yankees and the Red Sox …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Manny scratched — After being penciled into his regular cleanup spot earlier in the afternoon, Manny Ramirez was scratched from tonight's lineup with soreness in his right knee. — In his pregame meeting with the media (which took place before Manny was scratched), Red Sox manager Terry Francona …
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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Randy Winn on Yankees' watch list — According to an official from a National League team, who asked not to be named because his club was not involved, the Yankees have been scouting San Francisco Giants outfielder Randy Winn. — The Yankees are considering a trade for a bat since …
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hughes, Pavano to make rehab starts — Both righties to pitch for Gulf Coast League Yanks next week — BOSTON — Phil Hughes and Carl Pavano appear primed to take their next steps toward rejoining the Yankees' rotation, with both injured hurlers set to make Gulf Coast League rehab starts next week.
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Associated Press:
Braves' Hampton set to make first start in 3 years — PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton is scheduled to take the mound against the Phillies on Saturday for his first start in almost three years. — Hampton hasn't pitched in the major leagues since Aug. 19, 2005.
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Ted Berg / SNY.tv:
What's not yet Dunn — Anderson, Evans overmatched in left field, at plate — Leaving Tuesday night's loss to the Phillies, I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. It seemed certain that the Mets would not win again all season, and that the bullpen woes in that game would lead Omar Minaya …
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David Ginsburg / Associated Press:
Rivera, Kotchman homer in Angels' win — BALTIMORE (AP)—The Los Angeles Angels bolted to an early five-run lead, and All-Star Joe Saunders was in complete command through six innings against the last-place Baltimore Orioles. — Another easy win for the team with the best record in the major leagues?
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