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Johnny Pesky dies at age 92 — Johnny Pesky, who spent 61 of his 73 years in baseball as a member of the Red Sox organization and was perhaps the greatest good-will ambassador in team history, died Monday of natural causes. He would have turned 93 next month.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Pesky, beloved Red Sox legend, dies at 92 — Associated with Boston since 1940s; number retired, right-field pole named for him — When the Red Sox had their long-awaited ring ceremony in April 2005, celebrating the team's first World Series championship since 1918, it was Johnny Pesky …
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Red Sox legend Pesky, .307 hitter, dies at 92 — Beloved Boston Red Sox ambassador Johnny Pesky died on Monday at the age of 92, according to the team. — Pesky debuted for the Red Sox as a 22-year-old shortstop in 1942 and has been with the organization in some capacity virtually every year since.
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Red Sox Monster
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Johnny Pesky, 1919-2012 — Johnny Pesky, a member of the Red Sox as a player, manager, coach, broadcaster and beloved team ambassador, has passed away at the age of 92. — Pesky died at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers according to the Solimine, Landergan and Richardson funeral home in Lynn.
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Steven Miller / MLB.com:
Mo throws, but highly unlikely he returns this year — NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera threw in the Yankee Stadium outfield Monday with pitching coach Larry Rothschild looking on, but that does not mean the Yankees are preparing for a postseason return from their closer. — “I don't see it happening,” said manager Joe Girardi.
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Yankees sign RHP Derek Lowe — The New York Yankees today announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe to a Major League contract and selected him to the 25-man active roster. Lowe is scheduled to join the team tonight and is expected to pitch out of the bullpen.
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MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yankees Sign Nicaraguan Lefties Corby McCoy, Luis Garcia — The Yankees have signed two Nicaraguan lefthanders, including Corby McCoy, one of the top pitchers from the country for this year's July 2 class. — McCoy, a 16-year-old who signed for $150,000, is 6-foot-3, 170 pounds with an athletic, projectable body.
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MLB Rumors, River Avenue Blues and THE BOOK
Rany / Rany on the Royals:
The 2012 Royals And The Illusion of Chemistry. — This may sound incredibly funny in retrospect, but when I was in Arizona to watch the Royals during spring training, the article I wanted to write was about whether the Royals would outperform expectations because of their fantastic chemistry.
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baseballmusings.com
New York Post:
Amazin's need to start looking toward the future — Mets on Twitter — The Mets have yet to place Scott Hairston on waivers this month, according to an industry source, which makes sense. It figures that the Mets want to reap the benefits of Hairston for a while longer before putting …
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The Daily Stache, Amazin' Avenue, Metsblog, New York Times, MLB.com and Bats
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Grandal takes BP, likely to rehab this week — ATLANTA — It's been exactly two weeks since Padres rookie catcher Yasmani Grandal suffered a strained right oblique muscle while taking a swing in a game in Cincinnati. — On Monday, Grandal took early batting practice and then another round …
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Associated Press:
Braves shifting to six-man rotation for 2 weeks — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are moving to a six-man rotation for two weeks. — Manager Fredi Gonzalez says he'll pick the best five starters at the end of August. — The Braves created a surplus in their rotation last month by trading …
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Paul Casella / MLB.com:
Gonzalez, Machado share AL Player of Week honors — At the start of last week, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado hadn't even played in a Major League game. By the end of it, however, he had not only made his debut, but Machado had made a big enough splash in his first four games …
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Boston Globe
