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Keith Law / ESPN.com:
Sources: Nats' Harper to get thumb surgery — Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb and is expected to be out until at least early July, according to multiple sources.
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Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper lands on disabled list with thumb injury
Bryce Harper lands on disabled list with thumb injury
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notes: Wong, Robinson sent down — • By Rick Hummel rhummel@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8196 — Cardinals rookie second baseman Kolten Wong, after hitting four ground-ball outs Friday night, didn't play against a lefthanded pitcher Saturday and didn't play against righthander Edinson Volquez of Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards option Wong, Robinson to Memphis — Grichuk, Garcia join big league club for series against Brewers — ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals may have jump-started their offense on Sunday, but that apparently didn't stop the organization from adding two players on Monday as the club seeks a sustained spark.
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Justin Tasch / NY Daily News:
Dillon Gee mows down Marlins as Mets cruise to 4-0 win at Citi Field — Gee allowed just three hits and didn't let a runner get past second base while throwing a season-high eight strikeouts over eight innings of shutout ball. The Mets put the game away with a three-run fifth that was highlighted by Chris Young's two-run home run.
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Abreu sets rookie RBI mark for April — Cuban slugger drives in four runs on Sunday to give him 31 for the month — CHICAGO — Another day, another group of records for Jose Abreu. — The White Sox rookie first baseman, who started at designated hitter during Sunday's 9-2 victory over the Rays …
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Associated Press:
Jose Abreu, White Sox Power Past Rays 9-2
Jose Abreu, White Sox Power Past Rays 9-2
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Joe Lucia / Awful Announcing:
The MLB Local TV Announcer Rankings — Over the last two weeks, we polled the Awful Announcing readers on their opinions of each local broadcast team around the majors. The polls were broken down division by division to gain the perspective of both fans and rivals for each broadcast team.
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Peter Gammons / GammonsDaily.com:
Chris Colabello took road less travelled to chase major league dream — “I took the one less travelled by/and that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost — Chris Colabello is one of those players whose box score line one looks for before sunrise every morning …
Canadian Press:
Teixeira, Ellsbury lead comeback as Yankees beat Angels — NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira hit a tying homer and Jacoby Ellsbury scored the go-ahead run thanks to a passed ball and wild pitch in the eighth inning, sending the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.
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Rob Biertempfel / Bucco Blog:
Worst-kept secret: Polanco is very good at baseball — ST. LOUIS — It's like the final scene of “The Poseidon Adventure” this morning in the Lou, with the sun peeking over the Arch after a loud, stormy night. In a few hours, I'm off to Bawl'mer, where I hear it's gonna be even wetter, colder and blechy-er the next coupla days.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Difficult to figure out what Astros are doing these days — Brian Kenny, MLB Network's leading sabermetric crusader, calls the Astros the “team of the future.” Maybe Kenny's prophecy will come to pass, maybe not. But as the Astros wait for their prospects to develop, it's always something with them, isn't it?
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Dan Cichalski / MLB.com:
Mets-Phils rivalry adds dynamic to friendship — Two prospects poised to ascend professional ranks in opposing dugouts — LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Dominic Smith and J.P. Crawford grew up about 13 miles apart in Southern California. — Starting when they were 12, they played together …