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Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
Posada will need surgery after season — Jorge Posada is on the Yankees active roster tonight, but not in the lineup; he is scheduled to catch tomorrow. — And he said today he will need surgery after the season to repair his labrum. — “There's no discomfort,” said Posada …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Posada returns to Yankees' roster — Veteran catcher likely to require surgery after season ends — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada knows that something still isn't 100 percent in his right shoulder, and it's that lingering uncertainty that prompts him to believe he will require surgery at season's end.
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Associated Press:
Posada activated, available off bench vs. Jays — NEW YORK — Jorge Posada was activated from the disabled list Wednesday by the New York Yankees and was available off the bench against Toronto. — The All-Star catcher wasn't in the starting lineup because he caught the previous two days …
Justin Terranova / New York Post:
ON DECK: BLUE JAYS AT YANKEES — Joba Chamberlain officially became a starter last night. The question for the Yankees now becomes, can Kyle Farnsworth or anyone else step up and be successful in the vacated eighth-inning role? — Farnsworth likely will be the choice again tonight …
John Manuel / Baseball America Draft Blog:
Draft Eve News & Rumors — Jim Callis is still making his list and checking it twice for his final mock draft prior to the beginning Thursday of the 2008 Draft. We still are pinching ourselves at BA World Headquarters that the draft is on TV and happy to be part of ESPN's show. …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Smoltz may be facing shoulder surgery — Braves expected to discuss veteran's future at news conference — ATLANTA — John Smoltz has said that he'll be content if he never throws another pitch. Now, just two days after he attempted to alleviate stress on his shoulder with a move to the bullpen …
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ESPN:
Smoltz to have season-ending shoulder surgery — Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, who spent five weeks on the disabled list with an inflamed rotator cuff, will have season-ending shoulder surgery. — The report first appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
MLB.com:
White Sox sign pitcher Esteban Loaiza to one-year contract and option Ehren Wassermann to Triple-A Charlotte — Dewayne Wise accepts outright assignment to Charlotte — CHICAGO — Prior to tonight's game vs. Kansas City, the Chicago White Sox signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Esteban Loaiza …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Legends to make history in Bronx — More than 40 Hall of Famers to be honored at All-Star Game — NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is not done creating history. Not quite yet. — The largest group of Hall of Famers at a Major League event in history will gather before this summer's All-Star …
Howard Ulman / Associated Press:
BoSox run home streak to 12, beat Rays — BOSTON (AP)—Josh Beckett allowed a run in six strong innings and the Boston Red Sox won their 12th straight home game to take the AL East lead from Tampa Bay with a 5-1 win over the Rays on Wednesday night. — The scariest moment for Beckett came …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Schilling throws off mound; Sox lineup — Curt Schilling threw 25 pitches off the mound for the first time. According to Sox manager Terry Francona, Schilling said he was annoyed that he only threw 22 for strikes. Schilling will gradually increase his pitches and intensity over time.
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Associated Press
Associated Press:
Injured Pujols, Ankiel out vs. Nationals — WASHINGTON (AP)—St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols and outfielder Rick Ankiel were out of the starting lineup Wednesday night against Washington because of injuries. — Pujols, who left Tuesday night's game with tightness in his left calf, was unavailable.
Terry Pluto / WaitingForNextYear:
Exclusive: WFNY Sits Down With Terry Pluto — It isn't every day that a blogger gets to talk with a member of the mainstream media. I'd like to think that the odds are even slimmer if said member has been twice honored with the award of Nation's Top Sports Columnist; not to mention …
