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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants To Sign Lucius Fox — 10:10am: When the deal is official, it will be for $6MM, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Twitter. — 8:34am: The Giants have agreed to sign shortstop Lucius Fox to an approximately $6.5MM bonus, Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com reports on Twitter.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Twins Agree To Sign No. 9 International Prospect Wander Javier — The Twins have agreed to sign 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Wander Javier, the No. 9 international prospect for July 2. — Javier, 16, has a wide range of skills and plus tools. At 6 feet, 170 pounds …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Giants Agree To Sign No. 4 International Prospect Lucius Fox — The Giants have agreed to sign Lucius Fox, a shortstop from the Bahamas and the No. 4 international prospect for July 2. — Fox, who turns 18 today, went to American Heritage (Fla.) High but left to move to the Bahamas …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Nationals Agree To Sign No. 13 International Prospect Juan Soto — Juan Soto, a 16-year-old Dominican outfielder ranked as the No. 13 international prospect for July 2, has agreed to sign with the Nationals. — At 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, Soto is one of the best game hitters in the class …
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Roger Rubin / New York Daily News:
The Mets offense continues to be bad in 2-0 loss to Cubs in extra innings — CUBS 2, METS 0 (11 INNINGS) — The lack of run production has been a curse over the Mets for two weeks now, and Wednesday night, things started to smack of real desperation. Locked in the eighth inning …
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Offense inept again as Mets fall to Cubs, 2-0, in 11 innings
Offense inept again as Mets fall to Cubs, 2-0, in 11 innings
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
David Wright gives Mets the update they've been hoping for
David Wright gives Mets the update they've been hoping for
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Associated Press:
Fernandez Homers in Comeback to Help Miami Beat Giants, 5-4 — MIAMI — Jose Fernandez's comeback required a comeback. — The precocious right-hander shook off a rocky start in his return from Tommy John surgery, pitching six innings and hitting a homer Thursday to help the Miami Marlins rally past …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Slot Money From Dodgers — The Blue Jays have acquired additional slot money from the Dodgers in a deal that will send Chase De Jong and Tim Locastro back to Los Angeles. Ben Badler of Baseball America first reported that Toronto was acquiring slot money …
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Sam Gardner / Fox Sports:
Thirty years ago in Atlanta, a baseball marathon led to fireworks going off at 4 a.m. — FOX Sports — The game that seemed like it would never end. — Over the course of the 2,430 regular-season games in a Major League Baseball season, there are going to be long games and weird games and long, weird games.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers GM Doug Melvin Considering New Role With Club — Brewers GM Doug Melvin is actively discussing a move into a new role within the organization, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links). — Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported earlier (on Twitter) …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Yankees, A-Rod, union discussing charitable solution to bonus issue — FOX Sports — Alex Rodriguez's disputed bonus money might end up going to a good cause. — Some charity is likely to benefit from Alex Rodriguez's negotiations with the Yankees over his disputed milestone bonus.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
George Springer To DL With Fractured Wrist — The Astros have placed young outfielder George Springer on the 15-day DL with a fractured wrist, the club announced. Springer left last night's ballgame after being hit by a pitch. — GM Jeff Luhnow indicated that it will be a minimum …
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Associated Press:
Orioles Hit 2 HRs to Back Chen in 4-2 Victory Over Rangers — BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to back an effective pitching performance by Wei-Yin Chen and carry the Baltimore Orioles past the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Likely To Part With Outfielder Soon
Orioles Likely To Part With Outfielder Soon
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Edmonton Sun:
RIGHT BACK AT IT — It's not often a player who gets released on the final cut down day after camp leads the league in combined yardage after Week 1, but that's exactly what running back Brandon Whitaker did after the Alouettes cut him loose on June 20 and the Argonauts picked him up the next morning.
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Associated Press:
Rookie Wisler, Braves End Drought Against Nationals, 4-1 — ATLANTA — A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Uribe hit back-to-back homers in a four-run fourth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday night to end a streak of nine straight losses in the season series.
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