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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Why MLB must act now on alarming rate of pitching injuries — It's all so ugly. Every day, it seems, another ulnar collateral ligament falls prey to the mere act of throwing a baseball. In a recent 48-hour period, Eury Perez, Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider — the best young pitcher in baseball …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees Gerrit Cole ‘disheartened’ by pitching injury discourse — NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole threw a baseball for the first time in four weeks Monday. He threw it 25 times from 60 feet. He noted 22 of the 25 tosses hit his target. — The catch session, the first of three scheduled this week …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB's elbow injury problem ‘getting worse’ as aces Shane Bieber, Spencer Strider fall victim — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It was perhaps the most costly 24-hour span for pitchers in Major League Baseball history. — It began Saturday with the Cleveland Guardians announcing that ace …
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MLBPA says pitch clock to blame for injuries; league counters — MLB, Cleveland Guardians, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins — NEW YORK — The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias charged with five misdemeanors — Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has been charged with five misdemeanors in the wake of his September arrest on suspicion of felony domestic violence. — The charges, filed to Los Angeles Superior Court …
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Fernando Tatis Jr. HR caps Padres comeback from 8-run deficit — MLB, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs — SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth — two innings after the Padres scored seven runs — and San Diego stunned the Chicago Cubs 9-8 Monday night.
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Framber Valdez (elbow) scratched from start, as Astros win — ARLINGTON, Texas — The Houston Astros scratched All-Star left-hander Framber Valdez from his scheduled start Monday night against the Texas Rangers because of left elbow soreness. — Manager Joe Espada said Valdez played catch Sunday and reported soreness in the elbow.
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Nationals star pitcher Stephen Strasburg officially retires at 35 — Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 World Series MVP whose pitching career was derailed by injuries, has officially retired from baseball. — Strasburg, 35, was a hard-throwing right-hander who was the No. 1 overall pick …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Stephen Strasburg retires, will be paid remainder of contract after standoff with Nationals — This time, Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg's retirement is official. — Strasburg, who planned to retire last September with a lavish press conference at Nationals Park …
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Tim Kelly / Phillies Nation:
Edmundo Sosa's big day not enough as Phillies drop series finale to Nationals — Final Score: Nationals 3, Phillies 2 — While Phillies fans typically aren't happy when second baseman Bryson Stott isn't in the starting lineup against tough left-handed pitchers, Edmundo Sosa did his job …
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Red Sox put Trevor Story on 10-day IL with dislocated shoulder — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story has been placed on the 10-day injured list after dislocating his left shoulder while making a diving stop on Mike Trout's hit Friday night.
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Anthony Volpe focused on how (and when) he swings — NEW YORK — All eyes at Yankee Stadium were on Anthony Volpe a year ago. That's what happens when a 21-year-old hometown kid breaks camp as the New York Yankees' starting shortstop. On Friday, one week into his sophomore season …
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