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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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Boston Globe and baseballmusings.com
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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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New York Times
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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legacy.com, Surviving Grady and Cursed To First
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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HardballTalk
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MLB.com:
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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Pinstripe Alley, 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
Associated Press:
Cooper's Single Gives Jays 3-2 Win Over White Sox — TORONTO (AP) — David Cooper singled home the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday night. — Rajai Davis popped out to open the 11th before left-hander Leyson Septimo came on to replace Jesse Crain.
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Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Victorino drives in three as Dodgers slip by Pirates — PITTSBURGH — Shane Victorino hit his 10th homer of the season and drove in three runs to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. — Matt Kemp added two hits for the Dodgers …
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True Blue LA and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Hamels Throws 2nd Straight Shutout for Phillies — MIAMI (AP) — Cole Hamels pitched his second consecutive shutout for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 4-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. — Hamels, coming off a five-hitter against Atlanta last Tuesday, scattered seven hits …
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The Good Phight
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, Metsblog, Amazin' Avenue, New York Times, MLB.com and Bats
