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Former All-Star closer Derrick Turnbow accepted a minor league assignment from the Milwaukee Brewers and will report to Triple-A Nashville on Monday. Turnbow had 39 saves in 2005 and 24 the following year, when he was picked for the NL All-Star team, but lost his form in July 2006. After converting 51 of 55 save chances at the start of his career, he went 0-6 with a 13.06 ERA from July 1 on in 2006…

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez completed a successful rehabilitation workout Friday at the team’s minor league complex.

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Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time. Instead of throwing a tantrum on the mound, Lilly led the Chicago Cubs over Arizona 3-1 Friday in the first meeting between the teams since the Diamondbacks’ first-round sweep in last year’s playoffs.

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The Texas Rangers traded outfielder Kevin Mench to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday for cash.
The 30-year-old Mench has spent the season with Triple-A Oklahoma after failing to make the Rangers as a non-roster invitee in spring training. He was hitting .282 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 29 games for Oklahoma.
Mench was drafted by the Rangers in 1999 and hit at least 25 home runs in consecutive seasons in 2004-05 before getting traded to Milwaukee in a deadline deal for Carlos Lee in 2006.

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Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was named the National League Rookie of the Month for April on Friday.

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Dear Chicago Cubs , I am asking you to please consider a new rule at the corner of Clark and Addison: Unless…

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The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench.

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Reliever Kent Mercker was put on the 15-day disabled list Friday by the Cincinnati Reds because of lower back pain. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday, before the start of its series at the New York Mets. The Reds recalled left-hander Bill Bray from Triple-A Louisville. Bray didn’t allow a run in four appearances for the Reds from April 28-May 4.

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MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Struggling Milwaukee Brewers reliever Derrick Turnbow has apparently accepted his demotion.

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Oakland seems to have a knack for letting its superstar pitchers go at exactly the right time … or maybe it’s by design.

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