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Darren Rovell / ESPN:
Robinson Cano to hire Jay-Z — Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, will announce on Tuesday that it is getting into the sports representation business through a partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). — The company, which will be known …
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Cano drops Boras, opts for CAA, Jay-Z — Robinson Cano, meet Jay-Z. — Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman who can become a free agent at the end of the season, is changing his representation as he nears the biggest decision of his career. — He will be co-represented by CAA …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Robinson Cano, Boras to split — New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, who is in line to become the most sought-after free agent next fall, has decided to change agents and walk away from Scott Boras, according to sources. — It remains to be seen whether this alters the trajectory …
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Associated Press:
Yu Darvish Loses Perfect Game With 2 Outs in 9th — HOUSTON (AP) — Yu Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher's legs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night. — The celebrated right-hander …
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Associated Press:
Cardinals Hit 3 Home Runs in 6-1 Win Over D-Backs — PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma and Jon Jay homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Tuesday night to even their season-opening series at a game apiece. — Jaime Garcia (1-0) gave up two hits …
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Associated Press:
Giants' Madison Bumgarner shuts down Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win against the Dodgers while overshadowing the major league debut of high-priced Los Angeles pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on Tuesday night.
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Associated Press:
Reds OF Ludwick needs surgery on shoulder — CINCINNATI — Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick tore cartilage in his right shoulder while sliding into third base during the season opener and will need surgery, leaving the defending NL Central champions without one of their main run producers for an uncertain period.
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
NY Mets pitcher Dillon Gee able to put blood clot scare in perspective during brother's battle with leukemia — On July 8, team doctors discovered the blood clot in Dillon's right shoulder. He was put into ICU and scheduled for surgery the following Friday. His season was over.
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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Draft Bonus Pools Rise 8.2 Percent — Assigned pick values for the first 10 rounds of the 2013 draft have increased 8.2 percent from last year's numbers, according to documents obtained by Baseball America. The total value for those rounds is $202,501,600.
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Associated Press:
Wieters, Davis, Jones Power Orioles Past Rays 7-4 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore played like a confident bunch that's left 2012 behind and is intent on proving a surprising breakthrough season wasn't a fluke. — Adam Jones keyed a seventh-inning rally with a go-ahead double …
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Dan Shaughnessy / The Boston Globe:
Jackie Bradley's Red Sox debut was a show-stopper — NEW YORK — First walk. First hustle on the basepaths. First strikeout. First run. First RBI. First “tremendous” catch. — How long before Dr. Charles Steinberg produces “The Ballad of Jackie Bradley Jr.?”
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TBO.com:
RAYS — ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays begin the 2013 season this afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles fully intent on winning the American League East title, the American League pennant and the final game of the World Series. — “I think you're doing everyone a disservice if you don't believe that,” third baseman Evan Longoria said.
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Jonah Keri / Grantland:
Verlander, Posey, and the Death of Free Agency — Justin Verlander and Buster Posey both signed gigantic contract extensions, underscoring a growing trend in baseball: the death of free agency. — Already signed through 2014, Verlander's extension with the Tigers will last five years and pay him $140 million.
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