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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, Boston Herald, NBCSports.com, Baseball Essential, Full Count and Lone Star Ball
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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
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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Lookout Landing, U.S.S. Mariner and True Blue LA
ESPN:
D-backs activate Shelby Miller, place David Peralta on DL — Diamondbacks pitcher Shelby Miller was activated from the 15-day disabled list Monday to start Arizona's four-game series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies. — Miller, acquired in a blockbuster offseason trade with the Atlanta Braves …
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Teheran leads Braves past Mets for 5th straight win … NEW YORK — A single blip from sublime perfection. — Julio Teheran tossed a one-hit masterpiece and did not allow any other baserunners, pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 victory Sunday that capped their surprising three-game sweep of the scuffling New York Mets.
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ESPN, ESPN and FenwayNation
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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
Associated Press:
Prospect Contreras Homers in 1st At-Bat, Cubs Sweep Pirates — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 19, 2016, 11:39 P.M. E.D.T. — CHICAGO — Prized prospect Willson Contreras crushed the first pitch he saw in the major leagues for a two-run home run, Kyle Hendricks struck out a career-high 12 …
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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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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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Bleacher Nation and MLB Daily Dish
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
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
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
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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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