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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
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
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
Associated Press:
LeMahieu has four hits as Rockies beat Brewers — DENVER — DJ LeMahieu had a career-best four hits, Jeff Francis pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 on Monday night. — Dexter Fowler, Eric Young Jr., Tyler Colvin and Chris Nelson each had two hits of Colorado's 15 hits.
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Purple Row and Associated Press
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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:
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, Bucs Dugout and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Samardzija Strikes Out 11, Cubs Beat Astros 7-1 — CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija struck out a career high-tying 11 in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Monday night. — Darwin Barney and Alfonso Soriano hit two-run homers and Anthony Rizzo had four hits for the Cubs.
Discussion:
The Crawfish Boxes
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 and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Eovaldi Ineffective in 4-0 Loss to Phillies — MIAMI (AP) — The way Philadelphia's Cole Hamels was pitching, it was going to take a near perfect outing from Miami's Nathan Eovaldi to earn a victory. — Eovaldi (3-8) was far from perfect as he allowed three runs — two earned …
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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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Royals Review and baseballmusings.com
