Cuban outfielder Puig defects  —  Workout for Major League scouts expected this week  —  The latest Cuban prospect expected to hit the market just might be the most coveted young outfielder to leave the island in the last 12 months.  —  Outfielder Yasel Puig, 21, has defected from Cuba …

Freddy Galvis gets 50-game PED suspension  —  Apparently, he's the new Manny Alexander.  —  Injured Phillies infielder Freddy Galvis was suspended 50 games Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.  —  Taking over as the Phillies' starting second baseman with Chase Utley out …

Red Sox shoot down report of ‘toxic’ clubhouse  —  Pitcher Josh Beckett had a few words in response to reports calling the Red Sox clubhouse “toxic.”  Two words, to be precise.  —  “Completely fabricated,” he said.  —  ESPN's Buster Olney created a stir Monday when he wrote that dissension …

John Danks has torn muscle  —  CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox starting pitcher John Danks said Monday he was told by a team doctor he had a Grade 1 subscapularis muscle tear in his left shoulder and surgery would not be required.  —  Danks went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 20 …

Jeremy Guthrie bumped to Rockies bullpen; Colorado still wants trade  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Rockies bucked tradition Tuesday, bumping Jeremy Guthrie to the bullpen to go with a four-man rotation that includes a strict 75-pitch limit for starters.  —  “I felt we had to do something non-conventional …

Cody Ross back in the lineup; Scott Podsednik to DL  —  Cody Ross, who spent time on the 15-day disabled list with broken navicular bone in his left foot, was back in the lineup for Tuesday night's game against the Miami Marlins  —  Although the move has yet to be officially announced by the Red Sox …

Padres could build around Quentin  —  Many in the industry expect that the Padres will trade left fielder Carlos Quentin, but the team is in such a fluid position, no assumption is safe.  —  I've mentioned a few times recently that the Padres might be forced to move Quentin if they are not under …

Hill's Cycle Sends D-Backs Past Seattle 7-1  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Aaron Hill hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to become the fifth Arizona player to hit for the cycle, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  —  Hill hit a single in the first …

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Rangers Announcer Dave Barnett Starts Speaking Nonsense During Broadcast, Claims Go-Ahead Run Is At “Fifth” Base [UPDATE]  —  The bottom of the eighth inning of last night's Rangers-Padres game from San Diego turned weird during tonight's broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest …

Schumaker returns from DL; Cards option Cleto  —  DETROIT — Skip Schumaker will rejoin the Cardinals in Detroit for the start of the team's three-game Interleague series on Tuesday.  To make room on the 25-man roster for Schumaker, reliever Maikel Cleto has been optioned back to Triple-A Memphis.

Former Yanks P Taylor indicted on drug counts  —  Former New York Yankees pitching prospect Brien Taylor has been indicted on three counts of distributing crack cocaine.  —  Taylor, the No. 1 overall draft selection in 1991, was indicted Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in North Carolina.

Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria suspends rehab after feeling discomfort  —  Rays 3B Evan Longoria's minor-league rehab assignment was suspended indefinitely Monday night after he experienced discomfort in his partially torn left hamstring.  —  Longoria will join the Rays in Washington today …

White Sox Get Slugged 12-3 by Cubs  —  CHICAGO (AP) — The free-swinging Cubs launched a season-high five home runs Monday night — four against White Sox spot starter Zach Stewart — in a 12-3 victory in the opener of the crosstown, interleague series.  —  But White Sox manager Robin Ventura …