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 Manager John Farrell banished Sandoval to the bench after learning
that Sandoval, in his first year in Boston after signing during the
offseason, 'liked' photos posted by a woman that showed up on his
Instagram account during a 5-2 loss to the Braves.
"I let my teammates down. Ain't going to happen no more, so I
learned from that," Sandoval said. "I made a mistake. I learned from
that. I'm a human being. I made a mistake, so I apologize to my
teammates, to the team, to the organization, the fans' support.
"This is a thing that I pushed the button at the wrong time. I hit a
'like.'"
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Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Bourn was suspended for one
game and fined an undisclosed sum for making contact with an umpire
in a game earlier in the week.
Bourn is appealing the suspension and will continue to play until
the appeal is resolved.
Bourn was punished by Major League Baseball for making contact with
umpire Phil Cuzzi before the bottom of the fourth inning of the
Indians' game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
Bourn was ejected during the altercation.
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The Colorado Rockies put right-hander Brooks Brown on the 15-day
disabled list and recalled right-hander Christian Bergman from
Triple-A Albuquerque.
Brown is back on the DL with the same shoulder inflammation that
landed him there for three weeks in May. Brown is 0-2 with a 3.86
ERA in 24 games.
Bergman is 2-0 with a 4.18 ERA for Colorado this season.
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Hector Noesi was designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox,
who replaced him on the 25-man roster by right-hander Scott Carroll.
Carroll was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte and was with the White
Sox for one month earlier this season, posting a 1-1 record and 3.12
ERA in eight relief appearances.
Noesi was 0-4 with a 6.89 ERA in 10 games (five starts) this season
with the White Sox.
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The Philadelphia Phillies scratched left-hander Cole Hamels from his
scheduled start Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hamels (5-5, 2.96 ERA) has a mild right hamstring strain, the team
announced.
Right-hander Phillippe Aumont will be recalled from Triple-A Lehigh
Valley to make his first major-league start Friday.
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Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow denies using the same
passwords he had while with the St. Louis Cardinals after becoming
GM in Houston in 2011.
Luhnow and the Astros are claiming to be victims of a digital data
breach, which is the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation
centered on possible violations by former colleagues with the
Cardinals.
Luhnow said it's "absolutely false" that the Cardinals would have
known his login credentials to the sensitive data, which entailed
scouting reports, trade discussions and other evaluations.
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Minor-league pitchers Assael Aquino, Luiz Escanio and Daulin Ramirez
have been suspended 72 games each for violating the Minor League
Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
The penalties -- the result of positive tests for metabolites of
Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance -- were announced
Thursday by the commissioner's office.
Aquino and Escanio are right-handers pitching for the Chicago Cubs
in the Dominican Summer League. Ramirez is a right-hander for the
Minnesota Twins' Dominican Summer League squad. (Editing by Larry
Fine) ))
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