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Jon Paul Morosi / Fox Sports:
Yankees can't afford to wait six weeks for Tanaka to (hopefully) return — After Thursday's revelation that Masahiro Tanaka has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, I offer the following three statements: — 1. Even though it's only a “partial” tear, there's a very real chance we've seen …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tanaka Has Slightly Torn Ulnar Collateral Ligament — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman gave reporters devastating news today, as he revealed that Masahiro Tanaka has a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and Tommy John surgery is possible (All Twitter links to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News).
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Pinstripe Alley, HardballTalk and Minnesota Twins News …
Associated Press:
Harang shuts down Mets; Braves avert 4-game sweep — NEW YORK — Aaron Harang and the rest of the Atlanta Braves knew they couldn't let this one slip away. — Not after dropping the first three of a four-game series with the New York Mets, and losing four in a row overall.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Talking Chop, Faith and Fear in Flushing, ESPN and MLB
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John Jeansonne / Newsday:
Bartolo Colon struggles early, Mets denied four-game sweep of Braves
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Bartolo Colon has another shaky first inning as Mets fall to Braves, 3-1
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New York Post, ESPN and Metsblog
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Jeff Francis — 1:50pm: The A's have now released a correction that lines up with the Yankees' announcement (hat tip: MLB.com's Jane Lee). Francis and cash considerations are indeed heading to the Yankees for a player to be named later. — 1:17pm: The Yankees, however …
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MLB Daily Dish, HardballTalk and Pinstripe Alley
csnphilly.com:
Marlon Byrd reveals 4-team no-trade clause — As baseball's trade season heats up, Marlon Byrd will be connected to any team looking for a bat. — The Phillies' rightfielder is having an excellent season. He leads the team in homers (18) and slugging (.481) and is second in RBIs (52).
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MLB Trade Rumors, Lookout Landing, HardballTalk and Phillies Nation
Tasha Tsiaperas / Crime Blog:
Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto arrested Wednesday on marijuana possession charge — This post has been updated. — Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto was arrested Wednesday night in Grapevine on a marijuana possession charge. — Soto, 31, was pulled over for speeding around 10 p.m …
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HardballTalk, Texas Rangers Blog, CBSSports.com and Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Claim George Kottaras — The Cardinals have claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Indians, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (on Twitter). Kottaras was recently designated for assignment by Cleveland. — It's not surprising to see St. Louis pursuing catching depth …
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Viva El Birdos
Doug Padilla / ESPN:
White Sox sign Carlos Rodon — The Chicago White Sox signed first-round pick Carlos Rodon on Wednesday for $6.582 million signing bonus, the team announced on Friday. — The left-hander out of North Carolina State was the third overall selection in the 2014 first-year player draft.
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Let's Go Tribe, CBSSports.com and Associated Press
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Price is right: Mariners should step up and trade for Tampa ace — Heaven knows, the Mariners' biggest need is a right-handed slugger. — They passed on Nelson Cruz. They failed to sign switch hitter Kendrys Morales. They're 12th in the American League in runs, last by a considerable margin in OPS against left-handed pitching.
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Matthewjbuettner / CBS Denver:
Rockies Owner: 'Maybe Denver Doesn't Deserve A Franchise' — DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort suggested to an unhappy fan Denver perhaps no longer deserves a baseball franchise and the Rockies should move. — CBS4 has obtained a series of emails between the long …
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Denver Post, HardballTalk, Purple Row, CBSSports.com and Deadspin
TSN.ca:
Blue Jays try to right themselves, open big series vs Rays — The Sports Network — The Toronto Blue Jays will try to right the ship Friday night when they enter Tropicana Field to kick off a three-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. — Toronto shared the American League East lead …
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Minor League Ball and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Volquez Leads Pirates to 9-1 Win Over Cardinals — ST. LOUIS — Edinson Volquez tossed a complete game six-hitter to win his fourth straight start and the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Thursday night. — Neil Walker, Josh Harrison, Russell Martin and Andrew McCutchen …
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Viva El Birdos and Canadian Press
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yadier Molina Out Eight To Twelve Weeks With Torn Thumb Ligament
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MLB Daily Dish, Viva El Birdos and Bucs Dugout
Canadian Press:
Streak ends, Kershaw tosses gem as Dodgers beat Padres — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw's scoreless streak ended at 41 innings when he gave up a home run to Chase Headley, but the Los Angeles ace pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Thursday night.
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True Blue LA, baseballmusings.com, CBSSports.com and ESPN
