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Grant Balfour Released By Rays - RealGM Wiretap
The Tampa Bay Rays have released Grant Balfour.


The reliever was designated for assignment last week.


Balfour looked to be signing with the Baltimore Orioles last offseason air jordan cool grey 4 for sale , but the club balked after looking at the results of his physical. He went on to sign with the Rays.


In 66 23 innings over the past two seasons, Balfour worked to a 5.00 ERA with 57 strikeouts against 45 walks.

A Rod Gives Home Run Bat To Young Fan At Fenway Park - RealGM Wiretap

Alex Rodriguez gave his bat to a young fan at Fenway Park after hitting a home run for the New York Yankees on Friday night.


David Moss, 8, attended the game with his mother and sister and was welcomed at Fenway by multiple members of the Boston Red Sox. Moss' father died in September before the pair could meet David Ortiz in person.


"I got to meet them just last night. I even took a photo with them," Ortiz said. "When I heard about [the death of Moss' father], I asked their mom to take a photo of me with the kids air jordan 4 fire red for sale , and she was crying when she was taking it.


"Alex saw the whole thing at the beginning, when the ceremony before the first pitch happened. There's not one player that faces a situation like that and doesn't feel humble about it. I haven't met that one player."


Rodriguez said that he never spoke to Ortiz and had no idea of the backstory when David asked him for his batting gloves before his first at-bat of the game in the top of the second inning.


"I asked [Rodriguez] if I could have his bat," Moss said. "He said, 'If I hit a home run, you can have my bat.'"


"I told him, I need my gloves right now air jordan 4 retro womens sale ," Rodriguez said. "But if I hit a home run, I'll give you the bat."


Rodriguez said people in the section got excited and starting rooting for him to hit a home run. His response: "Don't get too excited. I'm 40."

Hinch Scolds Correa For Tackling Altuve In Celebration - RealGM Wiretap

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch called Carlos Correa into his office for a little talk after the rookie tackled Jose Altuve in postgame celebration after Altuve's game-winning single with two outs in the ninth inning of Sunday's 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers.


Hinch did not appreciate seeing the 6-foot-4 Correa take down the much smaller second baseman.


"You're about to give me a heart attack to see those two rolling around on the field," Hinch said. "It was pretty good form, but we have to find a different way."


"I love the win and walk-offs, but the rolling around has to be replaced. What happened to the high five?"


Correa insisted he knew what he was doing when he chased down Altuve. He pointed to the teammates' close relationship and said they are "like brothers." Still, he agreed air jordan 4 retro for sale , at Hinch's behest, to not do it again.


"I said I knew what I was doing, and I tackled him before, so it was not a first," Correa said. "It was a fun time. He was like, 'If he got hurt jordan 4 retro for sale , I will hurt you too.' Just joking, you know?"

Pittsburghs Morton Has Surgery Out Six Months - RealGM Wiretap Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton will be out about six months after having hip surgery. Morton had the surgery Monday to repair a torn labrum, and is not expected to be ready for the start of spring training. Zambrano Asks Forgiveness After Starting Brawl - RealGM Wiretap

Carlos Zambrano has apologized for starting a brawl during Venezuela's winter league series final.


The fight occurred Saturday during the third game of the series. Zambrano struck pitcher Mayckol Guaipe of the rival Caribes de Anzoategui after teammate Ezequiel Carrera of the Navegantes del Magallanes had been hit by a pitch.


Zambrano asked forgiveness of Venezuelans and the Caribes organization for the "very embarrassing incident." The Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball is investigating.

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