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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Joba leaves with stiff right shoulder — Right-hander to undergo tests Tuesday, may miss next start — ARLINGTON — The Yankees have invested a good chunk of their time and hinged a large part of their future on Joba Chamberlain's health. It began last year with his bullpen debut and the long list of …
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Chamberlain to go back to NY for tests — Joba Chamberlain will fly back to New York tomorrow for an MRI and other tests on his right shoulder. — Chamberlain said he was injured in the fifth inning while pitching. “It was something where it grabbed and popped and got stiff,” he said.
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Joba leaves with stiff right shoulder — Yankees starter exits after 4 2/3 innings against Rangers — ARLINGTON — Joba Chamberlain left his start against the Rangers after 4 2/3 innings Monday with what the Yankees are calling a stiff right shoulder. — Chamberlain appeared to strain …
Ed Price / New Jersey Online:
New York Yankees lose to Rangers, 9-5; Joba Chamberlain leaves game in fifth inning with stiff shoulder — ARLINGTON, Texas — The triple-digit temperatures in Texas this week are oppressive. But losing Joba Chamberlain for an extended period could really make the Yankees melt.
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Associated Press:
Angels beat Orioles on bases-loaded walk — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Francisco Rodriguez and George Sherrill were teammates in the All-Star game three weeks ago. Neither closer pitched like a star Monday night. — Sherrill walked Chone Figgins with two outs in the ninth inning to force in the winning run …
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Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Ailing foot holds up O's Jones — Center fielder unlikely to play in Angels series; Waters to make Tuesday start — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Orioles center fielder Adam Jones missed a second straight game tonight as the team awaited word on the severity of his foot injury.
Tony Massarotti / Boston Herald:
David Ortiz feels ‘click’ in bad wrist — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If the departure of Manny Ramirez [stats] didn't have him worried enough, David Ortiz [stats] sufficiently tweaked his ailing left wrist in the ninth inning of last night's 4-3 loss …
ESPN.com:
MLB bonus probe targeting ‘handful’ of teams — Major League Baseball investigators are looking into accusations that several New York Yankees prospects from the Dominican Republic were forced to kick back portions of their signing bonuses to one or more team employees, several sources told ESPN.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
MLB could punish White Sox's Ozzie Guillen for diatribe after fight — Manager Ozzie Guillen received an apology from umpire crew chief Gary Cederstrom after Sunday's tension-filled 14-3 loss at Kansas City. — Whether that apology supersedes strong comments made by Guillen will be determined …
Steve Silva / Boston Globe:
More Manny thoughts from Edes — In Saturday's Boston Globe, Gordon Edes reported that Manny Ramirez lobbied to remain in Boston after learning he had been traded to the Dodgers. Manny's agent, Scott Boras, denied the report. — In an interview today on Boston sports radio station WEEI …
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Alex Eisenberg / Hardball Times:
Why Jason Bay makes the Red Sox a better team — Let's start with this: — Hitting with runners in scoring position is not a repeatable skill. — In case you missed it, last Thursday Steve Phillips was challenged by Baseball Tonight host Steve Berthiaume when Berthiaume stated …
Joe Janish / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: Corner Outfield Concerns — After the Mets' loss against the Marlins on July 28 - a game in which Fernando Tatis went 2-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBI - Mets manager Jerry Manuel publicly announced that Tatis would be the starting left fielder, saying:
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Associated Press:
Young, Reynolds power Diamondbacks past Pirates — PHOENIX (AP) (AP) — Mark Reynolds homered and drove in three runs, Chris Young snapped an 0-for-18 skid with three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-7 on Monday night. — Reynolds finished 3-for-5 and Stephen Drew …
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Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Meche wins 4th straight, Royals hold off Red Sox — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This is the Gil Meche the Kansas City Royals thought they were getting with the biggest free-agent contract in team history. — The right-hander, who won nine games last season while getting little run support …
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Juan Pierre isn't happy about latest move — Though he endorses trade for Manny Ramirez, Pierre says moving from left field back to center isn't easy for him. He also worries his playing time may be cut if Andruw Jones starts hitting. — Juan Pierre reiterated Sunday that this has been the toughest season of his career.
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