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11:15 PM ET, May 21, 2012

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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Cody Ross out indefinitely with fractured bone in left foot  —  Cody Ross, who's been playing every day in the Red Sox's outfield because of injuries to Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury, is now joining them on the disabled list with a fractured bone in his left foot.
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Broken foot for Sox' Cody Ross  —  BALTIMORE — Cody Ross' sore left foot took a turn for the worse last night.  And now, he's headed to the disabled list.  —  Ross, who fouled a pitch off his foot Friday night, returned to Boston to undergo an MRI exam that revealed a fracture of the navicular bone …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Matsuzaka shut down with another injury
T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com:
Texas ponders options as Feliz goes on DL  —  Sprained elbow ligament to shelve righty through All-Star break  —  SEATTLE — Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz is expected to be sidelined at least through the All-Star break and perhaps longer after being diagnosed with a sprained ligament in his right elbow.
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Star-Telegram / Foul Territory:
Rangers place Neftali Feliz on DL with elbow inflammation  —  Right-hander Neftali Feliz, who battled command issues over 4 2/3 innings Friday night, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with elbow inflammation.  —  He was in Arlington this morning for an MRI exam …
Discussion: HardballTalk and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Mike Leake homers, pitches 8 strong innings to lead Reds … CINCINNATI — Right-hander Mike Leake hit his first career homer — part of three solo shots in a row by the Cincinnati Reds — and allowed only two hits over eight innings Monday night for a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Harper on Phillies: 'Hopefully they don't throw batteries'  —  PHILADELPHIA - Starter Cole Hamels hopes he hasn't created a monster, and beginning today at Citizens Bank Park, his Philadelphia Phillies might discover if they've spawned a rivalry with the Washington Nationals.
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Elbow surgery to end Luebke's season  —  San Diego lefty opts against rehab due to severity of injury  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Cory Luebke told reporters Monday that he will have reconstructive surgery on his left elbow this week, ending his season.  —  Luebke, who last pitched on April 27 …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Berkman suspects injury is serious  —  LOS ANGELES  • Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman found sleep difficult Saturday night.  He said the resulting pain from a right knee injury sustained in that night's second inning was less distracting than the potential outcomes he weighed based on an MRI to be performed today.
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Roger Clemens trial: Brian McNamee testifies that he gave HGH to Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton  —  WASHINGTON—The key witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial testified Monday about three other baseball players who he said took human growth hormone.
Discussion: Associated Press
Brian McTaggart / Tag's Lines:
Astros sign Armando Galarraga  —  Armando Galarraga, the pitcher who was denied a perfect game two years ago when umpire Jim Joyce missed a call at first base that would have been the final out, has signed a Minor League contract with the Astros, general manager Jeff Luhnow said Monday.
R.B. Fallstrom / Associated Press:
Berkman out at least 6-8 weeks with knee injury  —  ST. LOUIS—Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals will be sidelined at least six to eight weeks with an injured right knee.  —  The team said Monday that Berkman will have an arthroscopic procedure later this week in Vail, Colo.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Hall of Famer Gwynn Joins Tull in Padres Bid  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is joining with movie producer Thomas Tull in an attempt to buy the San Diego Padres.  —  Gwynn said Monday that it's too early to say what his role will be, beyond offering advice and insight …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Dejan Kovacevic / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Will GM ever address Pirates' hitting?  —  DETROIT — Give it up for these Pirates.  They've got to be the only team in Major League Baseball that strikes out 15 times against a pitcher with a 6.29 ERA — all swinging! — and still somehow stays in the game.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and MLB Rumors
Alden Gonzalez / Gonzo and ‘The Show’:
Wells, Langerhans expected to head to DL  —  The Angels didn't just lose a frustrating extra-inning game to the Padres on Sunday.  —  They're also expecting to lose two of their outfielders to the disabled list, with Vernon Wells suffering a right thumb injury and Ryan Langerhans nursing a separated shoulder.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Wells, Langerhans likely headed to DL
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