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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Heyman: Rusney Castillo placed on outright waivers — After once again being optioned to Triple-A, Boston Red Sox $72.5 million outfielder Rusney Castillo has been placed on outright waivers, sources say. — Castillo was placed on waivers on Saturday, which means he'd clear on Monday.
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Camden Chat, NBCSports.com, Boston Herald, Baseball Essential, Full Count, Lone Star Ball and Over the Monster
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place Rusney Castillo On Outright Waivers
Red Sox Place Rusney Castillo On Outright Waivers
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Boston Herald and Surviving Grady
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Cubs have trade chips, but Javier Baez is not one of them — The Chicago Cubs are going to be tempted to deal some young talent at the deadline, but the do-everything Javier Baez isn't going to be in that mix. — David Banks / USA TODAY Sports — In my latest Full Count video …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Associated Press:
Cuthbert's RBI Single in 13th Lifts Royals Past Ti — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 6:55 P.M. E.D.T. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While Cheslor Cuthbert delivered the game-winning hit, Chris Young said pitching six sharp innings on Father's Day was an emotional outing for him.
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Bless You Boys
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Associated Press:
Wieters Keys 19-Hit Attack as Orioles Beat Blue Jays 11-6 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:22 P.M. E.D.T. — BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters homered and drove in four runs, and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6 Sunday to provide right-hander Chris Tillman with his ninth straight victory.
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Yahoo Sports
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Associated Press:
Santana Pitches Into 8th as Twins Beat Yankees 7-4 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:33 P.M. E.D.T. — MINNEAPOLIS — Ervin Santana pitched into the eighth inning to earn his first victory since May 14 and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 7-4 Sunday to avoid a four-game sweep.
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Twinkie Town, Yahoo Sports and Associated Press
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Strange Seasons Continue
Strange Seasons Continue
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Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo Sports
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Chris Taylor From Mariners For Zach Lee — The Dodgers and Mariners announced a trade that will send infielder Chris Taylor to Los Angeles in exchange for righty Zach Lee. — Taylor, 25, has appeared in just three games at the MLB level this season but played in 84 games …
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U.S.S. Mariner, Lookout Landing and True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Gattis, Valbuena Homer as Astros Top Reds 6-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:12 P.M. E.D.T. — HOUSTON — Evan Gattis and Luis Valbuena homered, driving in two runs each, to help the Houston Astros to 6-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
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The Crawfish Boxes and Red Reporter
Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs awaiting word on Dexter Fowler's hamstring injury — Cubs manager Joe Maddon gives an update on Dexter Fowler's injury prior to Sunday's game against the Pirates. — Dexter Fowler led off with an injury Saturday. — Cubs manager Joe Maddon began Sunday unsure of how severe …
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MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Belt Homers, Giants Finish Sweep of Rays to Win 8th Straight — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 5:09 P.M. E.D.T. — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brandon Belt homered and Joe Panik snapped an eighth-inning tie with a RBI single, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 …
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DRaysBay
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Tales: What they could have had — Buster Posey — the player the Rays, and their fans, are well aware they could have had with the first pick in the 2008 draft rather than Tim Beckham — is at the Trop for the weekend with his Giants. — 1 Week Ago — 2 Months Ago 1 Month Ago
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MLB Daily Dish
Tom Haudricourt / USA Today:
Why Ryan Braun trade not as simple as it might seem — LOS ANGELES - Sometimes you can add one plus one and get three. — Such has been the case with the already rampant speculation that the Brewers will trade Ryan Braun this season. Though the Aug. 1 deadline is still off in the distance …
Associated Press:
Weaver Pitches 3-Hitter as Angels Beat A's 2-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 6:52 P.M. E.D.T. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Jered Weaver bounced back from two rough starts to pitch three-hitter, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Sunday.
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Athletics Nation