The Yankees, in need of a catcher due to Jorge Posada’s season-ending surgery, obtain 13-time Gold Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. The 36 year-old All-Star backstop waives his no-trade clause to go to New York, which completes the deal a day before the trading deadline.

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The Yankees, in need of a catcher due to Jorge Posada’s season-ending surgery, obtain 13-time Gold Glove winner Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers in exchange for reliever Kyle Farnsworth. The 36 year-old All-Star backstop waives his no-trade clause to go to New York, which completes the deal a day before the trading deadline.

The White Sox top the Indians, 9 – 7, behind the potent bat of Nick Swisher. Swisher hits his second grand slam in four days and homers from both sides of the plate in the win.

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The White Sox top the Indians, 9 – 7, behind the potent bat of Nick Swisher. Swisher hits his second grand slam in four days and homers from both sides of the plate in the win.

The Pittsburgh Pirates bat a pitcher 8th for the first time in over 50 years when John Russell has Paul Maholm in the #8 slot and Jack Wilson batting last. The Pirates fall, 4 – 3, to the Reds, when Matt Capps blows the save, allowing a two-run bottom-of-the-9th homer to Ken Griffey Jr.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates bat a pitcher 8th for the first time in over 50 years when John Russell has Paul Maholm in the #8 slot and Jack Wilson batting last. The Pirates fall, 4 – 3, to the Reds, when Matt Capps blows the save, allowing a two-run bottom-of-the-9th homer to Ken Griffey Jr.

The Los Angeles Dodgers win a game without the benefit of a hit when they are thwarted by Angels pitchers Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo over 8 innings. In the 6th inning, Matt Kemp reaches first base on an error by Weaver, steals second and advances to third on a throwing error by catcher Jeff Mathis, then scores the game’s only run on a sacrifice fly by Blake DeWitt. The last team to win a game without registering a base hit were the Cleveland Indians who beat Boston’s Matt Young under similar circumstances on April 12, 1992. It is the fifth time since 1900 that a major league team has won a game without a hit.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers win a game without the benefit of a hit when they are thwarted by Angels pitchers Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo over 8 innings. In the 6th inning, Matt Kemp reaches first base on an error by Weaver, steals second and advances to third on a throwing error by catcher Jeff Mathis, then scores the game’s only run on a sacrifice fly by Blake DeWitt. The last team to win a game without registering a base hit were the Cleveland Indians who beat Boston’s Matt Young under similar circumstances on April 12, 1992. It is the fifth time since 1900 that a major league team has won a game without a hit.

Danny Rios of the Yakult Swallows is served with a one-year suspension for positive steroid tests in May and June. He is the third player to be suspended under Nippon Pro Baseball’s steroid policy (following Rick Guttormson and Luis A. Gonzalez) and the second to be suspended for a year. Rios was only 2-7 a year after having won the Korea Baseball Organization MVP award. The KBO never tested Rios for steroids when he pitched in that league. Rios, like Gonzalez, played in the majors before going to Japan.

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Danny Rios of the Yakult Swallows is served with a one-year suspension for positive steroid tests in May and June. He is the third player to be suspended under Nippon Pro Baseball’s steroid policy (following Rick Guttormson and Luis A. Gonzalez) and the second to be suspended for a year. Rios was only 2-7 a year after having won the Korea Baseball Organization MVP award. The KBO never tested Rios for steroids when he pitched in that league. Rios, like Gonzalez, played in the majors before going to Japan.

In a 15 – 6 Mets win in the first game of a doubleheader with the Yankees, Carlos Delgado drives in nine runs, setting a franchise record. Delgado hits a grand slam (the 12th of his career), a 3-run homer and a 2-run double.

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On June 27, 2008 In a 15 – 6 Mets win in the first game of a doubleheader with the Yankees, Carlos Delgado drives in nine runs, setting a franchise record. Delgado hits a grand slam (the 12th of his career), a 3-run homer and a 2-run double.

Dallas McPherson goes deep off Justin Berg; it is the 7th straight game in which the Albuquerque Isotopes star has homered. This ties the all-time minor league record.

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On June 27, 2008 Dallas McPherson goes deep off Justin Berg; it is the 7th straight game in which the Albuquerque Isotopes star has homered. This ties the all-time minor league record.

In a 15-6 Mets victory over the Yankees at the Stadium, Carlos Delgado, with a double, three-run homer, and a grand slam, establishes a new team record with 9 RBIs in one game. The first baseman, who breaks Dave Kingman’s 1976 club mark, also surpasses Sky King on the all-time home run list with the first of his two homers, moving into 34th place with his 443rd career round-tripper.

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In a 15-6 Mets victory over the Yankees at the Stadium, Carlos Delgado, with a double, three-run homer, and a grand slam, establishes a new team record with 9 RBIs in one game. The first baseman, who breaks Dave Kingman’s 1976 club mark, also surpasses Sky King on the all-time home run list with the first of his two homers, moving into 34th place with his 443rd career round-tripper.

41-year-old Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox top 44-year-old Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks, 5 – 0, with Wakefield allowing two hits and no runs in 7 innings. It had been 43 years since two pitchers with a higher cumulative age faced off in the majors; in the earlier contest, the hurlers were 59-year-old Satchel Paige and 29-year-old Bill Monbouquette.

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On June 25, 2008 41-year-old Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox top 44-year-old Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks, 5 – 0, with Wakefield allowing two hits and no runs in 7 innings. It had been 43 years since two pitchers with a higher cumulative age faced off in the majors; in the earlier contest, the hurlers were 59-year-old Satchel Paige and 29-year-old Bill Monbouquette.  …

The Astros suspend pitcher Shawn Chacon after he grabs GM Ed Wade by the neck and throws him to the ground in a dispute prior to today’s game. The Astros will void Chacon’s contract.

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On June 25, 2008 The Astros suspend pitcher Shawn Chacon after he grabs GM Ed Wade by the neck and throws him to the ground in a dispute prior to today’s game. The Astros will void Chacon’s contract.   Source Baseball Reference June 25