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Bruce Levine / ESPN:
Jake Peavy prepped for likely trade — CHICAGO — A clubhouse attendant walked into the Chicago White Sox's locker room with five suitcases and Jake Peavy in tow. The veteran pitcher is preparing for what seems to be inevitable, a trade that would end his four-year tenure with the team.
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Edward Creech / MLB Rumors:
Jake Peavy Rumors: Sunday — Jake Peavy has cleared his belongings from the White Sox's clubhouse and is prepared to be traded soon, reports ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine. “It is sad to think that this is probably my last day in here,” Peavy said this morning. … Here are the other rumors involving Peavy today:
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Orioles, looking for an ace, now eyeing Peavy among others
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MLB Rumors, Camden Chat and CBSSports.com
New York Post:
MLB bans in PED case likely to drop this week; A-Rod's could keep him out until 2015 — The strong indications are Major League Baseball will announce all the suspensions in the Biogenesis case this week, including one that could cover the rest of this year and all of next season for Alex Rodriguez, The Post has learned.
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SI Wire, Pinstriped Bible, The LoHud Yankees Blog, Bless You Boys, HardballTalk, MLB Rumors and River Avenue Blues
Clark Spencer / MiamiHerald.com:
Miami Marlins hitting coach resigns over abusive behavior — Marlins hitting coach Tino Martinez has resigned after a player notified the team Martinez erupted in anger unjustly and grabbed him by his neck and neck chain, according to multiple sources. — Earlier Sunday sources …
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Fox Sports:
Rangers might trade Joe Nathan — Teams in need of a closer soon may have a stunning new possibility to consider. — The Texas Rangers have had internal discussions about trading All-Star right-hander Joe Nathan, according to major-league sources. — If the Rangers proceed …
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CBSSports.com Sports News …, HardballTalk, Bless You Boys, MLB Rumors, Lone Star Ball and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Lester, Ortiz Carry Red Sox Over Orioles 5-0 — BALTIMORE — Jon Lester allowed four hits over seven innings, David Ortiz went 4 for 4 with his 20th home run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore 5-0 Sunday to earn their first series win over the Orioles in two years.
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Michael Baron / Metsblog:
Final Score: Nationals 14 Mets 1 — The Least You Should Know: — Carlos Torres was ineffective for three innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits and raised his ERA from 0.94 to 3.13 for the season. — Gonzalez Germen, David Aardsma and Bobby Parnell combined to allow six runs in three innings of relief.
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Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Nats pitching coach taken to hospital — WASHINGTON — Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty has been taken to a hospital because of an undisclosed ailment. — The Nationals said McCatty didn't go to the hospital by ambulance. The team said his condition would be updated later Sunday …
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baseballmusings.com
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Jeff Francis recalled by Rockies to help in bullpen — Looking for a left-handed middle reliever to shore up the bullpen, the Rockies recalled veteran Jeff Francis from Triple-A Colorado Springs Sunday. — “I didn't even know about it until this morning, so my equipment is still in the Springs …
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Purple Row
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Marlon Byrd unafraid to answer questions about allegations that his great season is drug-enhanced — WASHINGTON - The condition gynecomastia is defined as the enlargement of breast tissues in males. It can be caused by various factors, such as natural shifts in body chemistry.
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Rangers might not add bat before Trade Deadline — CLEVELAND — The Rangers, with just four days left before the non-waiver Trade Deadline, have been linked to every available outfielder from Alex Rios of the White Sox to Hunter Pence of the Giants. They have been linked with outfielders …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Rangers like Alex Rios in OF hunt, but may wait on Stanton, Pence
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CBSSports.com, Metsblog and MLB Rumors
Doug Brown / Scene and Heard:
Texas Rangers pitcher sucker-punched in Cleveland, police say no big deal — Update: If the story of the innocent baseball player sucker-punched on his way to an innocent dinner in Cleveland because Cleveland is just an unsafe city doesn't exactly have that ring of truth to it, it's because it's not true.
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Foul Territory, SI Wire, HardballTalk, Texas Rangers Blog and Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Schierholtz's HR in 9th Lifts Cubs Over Giants 1-0 — SAN FRANCISCO — Nate Schierholtz homered off former teammate Sergio Romo with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. — Dropped to sixth in the Cubs' order …
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McCovey Chronicles
Edward Creech / MLB Rumors:
Reds Designate Greg Reynolds For Assignment — The Reds have designated right-hander Greg Reynolds for assignment, tweets John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. In a corresponding roster move, the Reds have recalled left-hander Tony Cingrani. — Reynolds made just one appearance for the Reds this season …
