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Cubs' Zobrist starts monthlong rehab after leave
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Friday, 02 August 2019 12:06
CHICAGO -- Cubs veteran Ben Zobrist is finally returning to baseball after leaving the team for personal reasons in May.Zobrist, 38, will join Class A South Bend on Friday, beginning a monthlong rehab process before returning to the big league team."The plan is for him to play rehab games on and off for the month of August," Cubs president Theo…
Pitcher hits 90s in viral video, gets A's contract
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Friday, 02 August 2019 14:38
Just a few weeks after lighting up the radar gun at a Coors Field speed pitch cage during a Colorado Rockies game, 23-year-old Nathan Patterson is getting his shot to play for a major league team.The Oakland Athletics, who had been keeping track of the righty for some time, recently signed Patterson to a minor league contract.Patterson went viral after…
Groin injury lands Indians' Salazar back on IL
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Friday, 02 August 2019 14:15
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Indians pitcher Danny Salazar returned to the injured list with a strained right groin, one day after appearing in his first game in two years.Salazar, troubled by injuries to his right arm the last two seasons, pitched Thursday for the first time since the 2017 American League Division Series. He allowed two runs in four innings against…
Angels designate Lucroy two days after return
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Friday, 02 August 2019 12:58
The Los Angeles Angels designated catcher Jonathan Lucroy for assignment, the team announced Friday.The move comes as catcher Max Stassi reported to the team after being acquired from the Houston Astros at the trade deadline Wednesday.A two-time All-Star, Lucroy was hitting .242 with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 74 games this season. He joined the Angels in December after…
MLB Weekend Watch: Fallout for teams that dealt -- and didn't -- at deadline
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Thursday, 01 August 2019 21:36
The dust from the trade deadline has finally settled, and we're ready to turn our full attention back to the diamond, where things will be heating up as we move into August.Here's what we'll be watching this weekend:The Red Sox and Yankees meet again on Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET). Which team took a bigger hit by standing…
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