Blue Jays veteran catcher Darrin Fletcher retires. Tom Wilson, with 68 major league games, is now the Jays’ most experienced backstop.

The Tigers shut out the Royals, 3 – 0, in one hour and 41 minutes – the fastest 9-inning game in the major leagues since 1984.

Damian Moss allows only a single safety in seven innings – Derrek Lee’s leadoff single in the 5th inning – as the Braves hold the Marlins to that one hit in a 10 – 0 victory.

The Reds obtain P Brian Moehler and IF Matt Boone from the Tigers in exchange for IF David Espinosa and two players to be named. Moehler, 1-1 with a 2.29 ERA, will go 2-4 with a 6.02 ERA as a Red.

The Dodgers get IF Tyler Houston from the Brewers in exchange for pitchers Ben Diggins and Shane Nance.

Over 20,000 Red Sox fans gather at Fenway for a tribute entitled, “Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero.” The two hour salute of the man many considered to be the greatest hitter in baseball history, a vet of World War II and the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, in addition to moving music and video, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted’s wing man during the Korean War.

Although the Los Angeles Times has reported MLB players had tentatively set a strike date of September 16, union leader Donald Fehr, through a memo sent to players, indicates no such decision has been made. It would be baseball’s ninth work stoppage since 1972.

Over 20,000 Red Sox fans gather at Fenway for a tribute entitled, “Ted Williams: A Celebration of an American Hero.” The two hour salute of the man many considered to be the greatest hitter in baseball history, a vet of World War II and the Korean War and a generous supporter of the Jimmy Fund, in addition to moving music and video, includes comments from present and former Red Sox players and broadcasters, historian Ken Burns, and former U.S. Senator John Glenn, who was Ted’s wing man during the Korean War.