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A's designate reliever Rodney for assignment
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Saturday, 25 May 2019 11:31
The Oakland Athletics have designated relief pitcher Fernando Rodney for assignment, the team announced Saturday.Rodney, 42, has seen his ERA balloon to a career-worst 9.42 this season. He had returned to Oakland for 2019 after the A's exercised a $5.25 million club option.Rodney has pitched for 10 teams in a 17-year career and ranks 18th in MLB history with 325…
Astros' Springer put on IL with hamstring strain
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Saturday, 25 May 2019 13:34
Astros right fielder George Springer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain after he hurt himself chasing a pop foul during Friday's game.Springer exited the 4-3 win over the Red Sox when he sprinted in from right field while trying to catch Xander Bogaerts' pop foul in the top of the eighth inning. He…
Yaz's grandson makes MLB debut with Giants
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Saturday, 25 May 2019 11:01
After more than six years in the minor leagues, Mike Yastrzemski -- the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski -- made his major league debut Saturday after being called up for the first time.Yastrzemski started in left field for the San Francisco Giants and is batting seventh against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Yastrzemski, 28, was traded to the Giants in March…
Backups bid to equal 2018 Yankees' historic HR pace
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Saturday, 25 May 2019 06:01
BALTIMORE -- As he angrily picked himself up off his belly in the ninth inning Thursday, Aaron Hicks put a scowl on his face and took his mind to one place: over the fence."I wanted to get up and hit a homer," the New York Yankees center fielder said.About 100 feet away in his dugout, other Bronx Bombers shared that…
D-backs bust slump with 18-2 rout after meeting
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Saturday, 25 May 2019 01:14
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Arizona Diamondbacks took out a week of frustrations on San Francisco's pitching staff.Ildemaro Vargas had five hits and a home run, Adam Jones added four hits and a homer, and the Diamondbacks broke out of a slump in a big way, beating the Giants 18-2 on Friday night in the highest-scoring game in 20 seasons at…
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