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Rangers place Volquez on IL due to elbow sprain
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Friday, 05 April 2019 18:53
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers have put pitcher Edinson Volquez on the 10-day injured list because of a sprained right elbow.The Rangers made the move before Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels and called up pitcher Kyle Bird from Triple-A Nashville.Volquez missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2017. The right-hander went 3…
Jorge Polanco hits for 11th cycle in Twins history
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Friday, 05 April 2019 20:24
Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats of a 10-4 loss to the host Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.Polanco hit a triple in the first inning, a single in the third, a home run in the fifth and a double in the seventh. He added a single in the ninth for his first five-hit…
Why the Rays are the most exciting team in baseball
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Wednesday, 03 April 2019 21:56
Let's begin with Blake Snell. He's a good place to start when talking about the most exciting organization in the majors for 2019, given that he's the reigning American League Cy Young winner and owner of a Millennium Falcon fastball and wipeout curveball. Maybe you don't know much about Snell other than the impressive stat line: 21-5, 1.89 ERA, 221…
How long would the Dodgers keep winning if they never made another move?
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Thursday, 04 April 2019 11:48
LOS ANGELES -- What if Andrew Friedman retired now, at 42? What if his organization was somehow left unattended, which meant no draft picks, no trades and no free-agent signings? How much longer would the Los Angeles Dodgers continue winning 90-plus games, a mark they reached every year from 2013 to 2018?Friedman, in his fifth season as the team's president…
Orioles' Davis booed often as drought continues
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Thursday, 04 April 2019 19:32
BALTIMORE -- The boo birds were out in Birdland.At the Baltimore Orioles' home opener on Thursday afternoon, slugger Chris Davis was repeatedly booed."It's not something I was really expecting," said Davis, who struck out in all three of his at-bats before getting lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning. "It was tough. At the same time,…
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