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Red Sox trade minor leaguer to Reds for $1.5M in bonus allocation — BOSTON — The Red Sox traded minor league outfielder Lorenzo Cedrola to the Cincinnati Reds for $1.5 million in international amateur signing bonus pool allocation. — The 20-year-old Venezuelan hit .318 with 17 doubles …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
David Price on approach vs. Yankees: ‘Go back to that drawing board’ — NEW YORK — Another ragged start against the New York Yankees has Boston Red Sox starter David Price contemplating a new approach for the next time he faces them. — With the home runs and earned runs piling …
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Associated Press:
Aaron Hicks Launches Three Homers as Yankees Take Series From Red Sox
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Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Red Sox's Rick Porcello, Nationals' Max Scherzer look forward to ‘reunion’
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Select William Cuevas
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Nationals vs. Red Sox series preview: No more time to waste
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Toronto Sun:
Freeland, Rockies look to slow down Giants, Bumgarner — DENVER — The surging San Francisco Giants open a three-game series Monday at Coors Field, where they have fared poorly. But ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner, who is in vintage form, will start against the Colorado Rockies in a sequel of sorts.
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks … Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was named the National League's player of the month for June. — Goldschmidt ranked first among NL players in batting average (.364), hits (39) and runs scored (25) and finished in the top-three in home runs …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
D-Backs Activate A.J. Pollock, Select Joey Krehbiel, Release Troy Scribner
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers reportedly sign 2 top 20 international free agents … CONNECT — One month after the Detroit Tigers secured young talent in the MLB draft, they added more Monday. — The team opened the international signing period by agreeing to terms with six players, according to multiple reports.
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Larry Millson / UPI:
Relieved Detroit Tigers to finish series at Toronto Blue Jays — TORONTO — There was a sense of relief in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse after their 9-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon. — The victory, propelled by a grand slam from Nicholas Castellanos …
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David Murphy / Philly.com:
The Phillies think they are for real. Who are we to argue? | David Murphy — The seating bowl was like a floodplain, its patches of blue expanding steadily throughout the game until the playing surface looked like an island surrounded on all sides by a three-tiered wave.
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies have to clean up after surviving tough stretch | Extra Innings
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
John Ricco the hot name to replace Sandy Alderson but JP Ricciardi has support — John Ricco has been a constant in the Mets front office since he arrived in 2004. — He first served as the assistant general manager to Jim Duquette, and when Omar Minaya replaced Duquette, Ricco stayed on as the No. 2.
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Associated Press:
Indians' Danny Salazar done for season after shoulder surgery — CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians right-hander Danny Salazar will miss the remainder of the season after having shoulder surgery. — The team said Salazar had an arthroscopic debridement and bursectomy.
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Power Rankings: Who is on top at the halfway point? — Where things were tighter just a few weeks ago, the voters were unanimous this week in picking the Astros as baseball's No. 1 team after 13 weeks of regular-season baseball. But just because Houston is riding high doesn't mean clubs …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Red-hot Rays at Marlins, with a DH-less look — UPDATE, 3:18: Here is the Marlins lineup, with former Rays prospect Derek Dietrich (traded in the Dec. 2012 Yunel Escobar deal) batting leadoff: — Dietrich lf — Anderson rf — Realmuto c — Bour 1b — Castro 2b — Riddle ss
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KHOU-TV:
Astros 3B Alex Bregman earns AL Player of Month honors for June — Alex Bregman had an outstanding month, hitting .306 while tallying 11 home runs and 30 RBI in 26 games in June with nine doubles and 24 runs scored. — HOUSTON - Major League Baseball announced this afternoon …
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
How MLB's analytics revolution is getting to clubhouses — Before Sam Fuld appeared in 598 major league games and attracted a following as a scrappy outfielder, he earned an economics degree from Stanford University. A few years ago, he would have had two choices upon retirement …
Associated Press:
Contending teams take note: Barraclough's on a roll — MIAMI — Marlins closer Kyle Barraclough was the National League's best reliever in June, which makes him a trade target in July. — The hard-throwing right-hander was chosen NL reliever of the month, an honor that will assume …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Reinstate Jorge Polanco, Option Byron Buxton, Designate Ryan LaMarre — 2:56pm: In addition to the previously reported moves, the Twins announced that they've optioned lefty Adalberto Mejia to Triple-A. More interesting, though, is the fact that they've reinstated Byron Buxton …
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