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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers To Place Clayton Kershaw On Disabled List — 4:47pm: Kershaw has been diagnosed with a “mild disc herniation” in his back, the team announced. He is not expected to require surgery, per the announcement, but his recovery timeline remains unclear. — 11:23am: Dodgers ace Clayton …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Bud Norris — The Dodgers on Thursday officially acquired right-hander Bud Norris, minor league outfielder Dian Toscano, a player to be named later and cash considerations from the Braves in exchange for minor league right-hander Caleb Dirks and minor league lefty Phil Pfeifer.
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Doug PadillaESPN / ESPN:
Dodgers trade for Bud Norris after placing Clayton Kershaw on DL — MILWAUKEE — After losing staff ace Clayton Kershaw to the disabled list with a lower back injury, the Los Angeles Dodgers moved quickly to shore up a depleted pitching staff, by acquiring right-hander Bud Norris from the Atlanta Braves.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Fernando Rodney — Declaring their intentions to push for the postseason in 2016, the Marlins have struck a deal to acquire veteran right-hander Fernando Rodney from the Padres. Miami parted with interesting young righty Chris Paddack in the swap, which ESPN's Keith Law first reported (Twitter links).
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Associated Press:
Shuck's RBI Single in 8th Lifts White Sox Over Twins 6-5 — CHICAGO — J.B. Shuck's two-out single scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Todd Frazier hit his 23rd home run and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Thursday. — Fernando Abad (1-2) …
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Tim Bontemps / Washington Post:
Joakim Noah expected to sign with New York Knicks for $18 million a year — By all accounts, Joakim Noah is about to reunite with Derrick Rose and return to his hometown. — Multiple sources have told The Washington Post that Noah will almost certainly be joining the New York Knicks …
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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
No DH for Bumgarner: Ace to bat vs. A's — OAKLAND — Madison Bumgarner will strike a blow, at least the Giants expect him to, for pitchers everywhere on Thursday when manager Bruce Bochy will place him in the batting order against the Oakland A's. — The Giants thus will become the first team …
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USA Today:
Relentless Orioles hammering home runs at a record pace — SAN DIEGO — Two weeks ago in Fenway Park, in a game between the best teams in the American League East, a remarkable event occurred. — A Baltimore Oriole stole a base. — His name was Joey Rickard. It came in the sixth inning of a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Looking For A Match In A Ryan Braun Trade — Ryan Braun was already into the fourth year of an eight-year, $45MM extension with the Brewers when he signed another extension that theoretically made him a Brewer for life. That deal, signed in April 2011, only just began this season …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Athletics Place Sean Doolittle On 15-Day DL — The Athletics have placed left-handed reliever Sean Doolittle on the 15-day DL with a shoulder strain, per a club announcement. It had been hoped that he'd avoid a trip off of the active roster, but evidently Doolittle wasn't progressing as hoped.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Resurgent Matt Moore could help Rays here or as trade chip — Matt Moore gave the Rays the kind of start in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Red Sox that they have been so desperately seeking. — He pitched well enough, most vital of all, to win the game, just their second in the past 14 tries.
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Neil Weinberg / The Hardball Times:
It's Time for the Sabermetric Revolution to be Televised — From the pastime's earliest days, the media have played a critical role in delivering baseball to the masses. It dates all the way back to fedora-clad newspapermen weaving game stories onto ink stained pages …