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Associated Press:
Rangers' Prince Fielder may need neck surgery; Shin-Soo Choo on DL — Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder is facing the prospect of season-ending surgery after an MRI revealed a herniation of disks in his neck just above an area that was repaired two years ago.
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Yahoo Sports:
Rangers' Fielder may need neck surgery; Choo also put on DL (Yahoo Sports) — Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder is facing the prospect of season-ending neck surgery after an MRI revealed a herniated disk just above an area that was repaired two years ago.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners, Cubs Swap Mike Montgomery, Dan Vogelbach In Four-Player Deal — The Cubs have long been tied to left-handed relief help, and they landed just such an asset today, although not one that many expected, announcing that they've acquired lefty Mike Montgomery and minor league right-hander Jordan Pries from the Mariners.
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Yahoo Sports, baseballmusings.com, MLB Daily Dish, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Lookout Landing
Associated Press:
Pineda Pitches 6 Innings, Yankees Beat Orioles 5-0 — NEW YORK — Michael Pineda pitched six innings, Mark Teixeira homered in his return from his latest injury, and the New York Yankees moved two games above .500 for the first time since April with a 5-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
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Yahoo Sports, Pinstripe Alley and Camden Chat
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians, Brewers Discussing Jonathan Lucroy — The Indians and Brewers are in trade talks pertaining to catcher Jonathan Lucroy, reports ESPN's Buster Olney (via Twitter). Olney notes that it's possible that yesterday's setback for Michael Brantley (and, presumably, the injury to Yan Gomes) has urged Cleveland to add a hitter.
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MLB Daily Dish, Brew Crew Ball, Let's Go Tribe and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Naquin, Carrasco Send Indians to 11-4 Romp Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the span of three innings, the Indians' Tyler Naquin homered to left field, sent a two-run double down the right-field line and connected on a three-run homer over the center-field wall. — Talk about using all fields.
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Royals Review and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Twins Homer Twice Off Rodriguez, Beat Tigers 4-1 — DETROIT — Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, and the Minnesota Twins scored three runs in the inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Wednesday. — Detroit wasted a fine start by Justin Verlander …
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Twinkie Town
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The potential bombshell Cubs trade that never materialized — Plus Jerry Manuel's new calling and more in Ken Rosenthal's latest notes. — Every year before the non-waiver deadline, I write that we should expect the unexpected. Something will happen to make our heads spin. Something always does.
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U.S.S. Mariner, ESPN, FanGraphs Baseball, Viva El Birdos, Bleacher Nation, MLB Daily Dish and CBS Chicago
Associated Press:
Martinez Shakes Off Nosebleed, Cardinals Beat Padres — ST. LOUIS — Carlos Martinez was dominant after a shaky first inning and a nosebleed in the second, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
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Lone Star Ball, Viva El Birdos and Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Reds Beat Braves 6-3, Take Series Between NL's Worst Teams — CINCINNATI — Anthony DeSclafani is giving the Reds what they've missed most of the season. — The right-hander remained unbeaten since his return from a spring training injury, and Cincinnati got a pair of two-run homers …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Outright Neil Ramirez — The Twins announced to the media following today's win over the Tigers that right-hander Neil Ramirez has been outrighted to Triple-A Rochester (Twitter link via Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press). Left-hander Buddy Boshers has been recalled in his place …
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Twinkie Town
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Alex Wood To Undergo Elbow Procedure — The Dodgers have announced that lefty Alex Wood will “undergo an arthroscopic debridement” of his pitching elbow. The southpaw is expected to miss eight weeks after the surgery is complete, per the announcement. — Doing the math, things don't look terribly promising for a return in 2016.
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True Blue LA and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Donaldson and Encarnacion Homer, Help Blue Jays Beat Arizona — PHOENIX — Josh Donaldson and Edwin Encarnacion each hit two-run homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Wednesday. — Donaldson's homer off Patrick Corbin landed in the Chase Field swimming pool in the first inning.
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Bluebird Banter and AZ Snake Pit
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