Angels boost rotation, acquire Haren from Arizona (The Canadian Press)

Anaheim Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders(notes) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Friday, July 23, 2010.

PHOENIX - The Los Angeles Angels were looking to make a counter move after rival Texas landed Cliff Lee.


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Selig gives no sign MLB moving 2011 All-Star game (AP)

Bud Selig considers Arizona's new immigration law a political issue and is showing no signs that Major League Baseball will shift next year's All-Star game out of the state. A day after Milwaukee pitcher Yovani Gallardo and other All-Stars said they could envision boycotting the 2011 game at Phoenix in protest, the commissioner never mentioned a possible shift.

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Gallardo would skip All-Stars in Arizona over law (AP)

Yovani Gallardo is firm. Even if he's fortunate enough to make the All-Star team again next summer, he'll skip it. "If the game is in Arizona, I will totally boycott," the Milwaukee Brewers pitcher said Monday. A year before Phoenix is set to host baseball's big event, the state's new immigration law kept drawing the attention of major leaguers.

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