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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
MLB, union will deny Pujols-type deals in future — Major League Baseball and the Players Association have informed teams and agents that they will no longer approve personal-service deals and special “milestone” bonus clauses similar to those contained in Albert Pujols' contract with the Angels …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Cracking down on lucrative perks — MLB, union ban future personal-service deals and all milestone bonuses — Somewhere along the line, we hope your dad — or, at the very least, your lawyer — gave you this important advice: — Always read the fine print.
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Federal Baseball and MLB Rumors
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Final: Yankees 6, Red Sox 2 — Game over: Yankees 6, Red Sox 2: Eppley allowed a single before Mariano Rivera dispatched of the sad sack Sox from there. — Sox are now 4-9 and losers of four straight. They have dropped 29 of 40 going back to last year. Yikes.
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Yahoo! Sports, baseballmusings.com, Over the Monster, Pinstripe Alley, Red Sox Monster and Baseball Nation
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Associated Press:
Chavez Hits 2 HRs, Yanks Top Red Sox 6-2 — BOSTON (AP) — Alex Rodriguez took over fifth place with his 631st career home run, Eric Chavez added two homers and the New York Yankees spoiled the Boston Red Sox 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park with a 6-2 win Friday.
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ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and The LoHud Yankees Blog
Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Chris Perez willing to pay the price for his Tweets: Indians Insider — SEATTLE — A $750 fine is not going to take the Tweet out of Chris Perez. — The Tribe's closer says his Tweeting style isn't going to change and that he may appeal the fine imposed on him by Joe Garagiola Jr. …
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Associated Press:
No charges filed against Cubs SS Castro in assault claim — CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro for criminal sexual assault. — Spokeswoman Sally Daly tolds the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday that (http …
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Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Blue Jays turn first triple play in 33 years — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have turned their first triple play in 33 years. — The Kansas City Royals had runners on first and second in the third inning Friday night when Eric Hosmer lined out to first baseman Adam Lind …
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UTSanDiego.com:
Hamels counts himself among alienated Padres fans — Back in spring training, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels was quoted as casting aspersions on Padres fans. Turns out, he was talking as a Padres fan. — Well, ex-fan, maybe. Alienated fan, to be sure.
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Gaslamp Ball and HardballTalk
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Associated Press:
Detwiler, Ankiel Lead Nats to 2-0 Win Over Marlins — WASHINGTON (AP) — Ross Detwiler and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Rick Ankiel homered and had three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night. — Detwiler (2-) allowed three hits …
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Fish Stripes
New York Post:
A-Rod slumping vs. southpaws leaves Yankees cleanup a mess — It all made baseball sense. When the Yankees were facing righty starters, Joe Girardi sensed a vulnerability because he was batting Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano second and third, respectively.
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MLB Rumors
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Mark Viera / New York Times:
Yankees 7, Twins 6: Curtis Granderson Hits 3 Homers as Yankees Beat Twins
Yankees 7, Twins 6: Curtis Granderson Hits 3 Homers as Yankees Beat Twins
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Hardball Times and Pinstripe Alley
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Yu Darvish's Command Problem — The quality of Yu Darvish's stuff is glaringly obvious. His fastball sits between 91-95 MPH and has serious run, while he throws a pair of breaking balls that dive differently and works in an 89 MPH cutter with late action.
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Baseball Nation
Bradford Doolittle / MLB.com:
Quad strain jeopardizing Dempster's next start — CHICAGO — Cubs starter Ryan Dempster is questionable for his start on Sunday because of a right quad strain. — Dempster underwent an MRI on Friday, though the results were unclear prior to the game. As a precaution, right-hander Randy Wells …
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HardballTalk
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Daniel Herrera to undergo Tommy John Surgery — Daniel Herrera will undergo Tommy John Surgery and miss the remainder of the season, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. — Herrera has allowed one run in six innings over three relief appearances for Triple-A Buffalo this season, but hasn't appeared in a game since April 12.
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