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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Manfred to succeed Selig as next Commissioner — BALTIMORE — Rob Manfred will be the next Commissioner of Major League Baseball. — The 55-year-old Manfred, currently MLB's chief operating officer, was elected in a vote by representatives of the 30 clubs on Thursday, the final day of the quarterly Owners Meetings.
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Associated Press:
Rob Manfred vote short on 1st ballot — BALTIMORE — Rob Manfred fell one vote short of the required three-quarters majority on the first ballot Thursday to become the new baseball commissioner, a person familiar with the balloting told The Associated Press.
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baseballmusings.com
MLB.com:
Owners to vote for new Commissioner today — Announcement to be carried live on MLB Network and MLB.com — Major League Baseball owners are voting to name a new Commissioner today at their quarterly meetings in Baltimore. — The three finalists under consideration are MLB chief operating …
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Amazin' Avenue and Bluebird Banter
ESPN:
Rob Manfred next MLB commissioner — BALTIMORE — Rob Manfred was elected baseball's 10th commissioner Thursday and will succeed Bud Selig in January. — A labor lawyer who has worked for Major League Baseball since 1998, Manfred beat out Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner in the first contested vote …
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Los Angeles Times, baseballmusings.com and ESPN
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Commissioner Voting In Progress; Manfred Still One Vote Shy — 4:33pm: Selig and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf are speaking in private, tweets Nightengale. Reinsdorf has long been a Selig advocate, but his opposition to Manfred as Selig's successor has been well documented.
Discussion:
HardballTalk
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
BALTIMORE — MLB COO Rob Manfred received 22 of 30 owners' votes …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Rob Manfred Elected as New M.L.B. Commissioner
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Baseball America
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire John Axford — The Pirates have officially acquired righty John Axford from the Indians, the clubs have announced. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported the transaction (via Twitter). Axford, 31, joined Cleveland on a one-year, $4.5MM free agent contract after being non-tendered by the Cardinals.
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe, MLB Daily Dish and HardballTalk
Mark Simon / ESPN:
Comedian adores his Amazin's — and admits he thinks about baseball ‘all day’ — What's the deal with instant replay? Jerry Seinfeld doesn't mind if the umps get it wrong sometimes. … What was your first baseball memory? — It's a cliché, but walking through the tunnel …
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Mets Sign No. 13 International Prospect Kenny Hernandez — The Mets have signed Kenny Hernandez, the No. 13 international prospect, for $1 million. Hernandez became eligible to sign yesterday, his 16th birthday. — At 6 feet, 160 pounds, Hernandez has a simple, low-maintenance swing …
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue and ESPN
Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
ROCKIES' CARLOS GONZALEZ IS LIKELY DONE FOR THE SEASON AFTER PLAYING IN JUST 70 GAMES — The Denver Post — Carlos Gonzalez (5) of the Colorado Rockies runs for third base before making a bad slide and hurting himself against the Washington Nationals at Coors Field.
Discussion:
HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Pedro: Clemens, Bonds deserve HOF nod — BOSTON — Former Red Sox pitcher and future Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez believes Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. — Martinez, who has always been outspoken about players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs …
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Surviving Grady and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Fiers Fans 14 in Brewers 6-2 Win Over Cubs — CHICAGO — Mike Fiers struck out a career-high 14 through six innings of three-hit ball, Khris Davis and Mark Reynolds homered, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Thursday to widen their first-place lead in the NL Central.
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Brew Crew Ball
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun out of lineup with lingering thumb issue — CHICAGO — Little has changed since Ryan Braun first spoke in depth in early April about the nerve issue in his right hand that has bothered him since last season. It still flares up on occasion, forcing him out of the lineup as it did Thursday for the first time in a month.
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HardballTalk
