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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Designate John Danks For Assignment — The White Sox are set to designate starter John Danks for assignment, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago reports on Twitter. The 31-year-old left-hander is in the final season of a five-year, $65MM contract and is set to earn $15.75MM this season …
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Cubs' Jake Arrieta Moves to 6-0, Shackling the Pirates Again — Jake Arrieta dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates yet again, scattering two hits in seven shutout innings Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates, 7-1 in Pittsburgh. — Seven months after shutting down the Pirates …
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White Sox to cut left-hander John Danks after 10 years — CHICAGO (AP) The AL-leading Chicago White Sox plan to cut John Danks on Thursday, ending the left-hander's 10-year run with the team. — Danks has never been the same since he had shoulder surgery in 2012.
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Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Source: Pablo Sandoval set to miss rest of year after shoulder surgery
Source: Pablo Sandoval set to miss rest of year after shoulder surgery
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OTL: More PED busts coming from Major League Baseball — Major League Baseball is expected to announce in the next few days that another player has tested positive for the steroid Turinabol, a drug that was commonly used by East German athletes in the 1970s.
Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Matt Harvey says struggles ‘frustrating,’ cites mechanics — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Matt Harvey is still searching for answers to his sluggish start to the season. — “I'm giving up more hits, more runs — kind of everything — more than I ever have,” Harvey said after Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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Source: Bryce Harper signs biggest endorsement deal for MLB player — Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has signed a 10-year extension with Under Armour that is believed to be the largest endorsement deal in history for a baseball player, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Suspend Erisbel Arruebarrena For Season — The Dodgers have suspended minor league shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the season without pay, according to Barry Lewis of the Tulsa World (via Twitter). — Team director of player development Gabe Kapler …
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Cameron DaSilva / Fox Sports:
The Atlanta Braves are playing like one of the worst teams in MLB history — And they're on pace to become one. — Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images — The Atlanta Braves are bad. Really bad. They're in the basement of the NL East after just 25 games and sit 12 games back of the first-place Washington Nationals.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Jason Heyward out vs. Pirates with wrist injury — PITTSBURGH — Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward is nursing a sore right wrist that prevented him from starting Monday and might keep him out of the lineup for a day or two, according to manager Joe Maddon.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hope Jason Heyward can return Wednesday from sore wrist
Cubs hope Jason Heyward can return Wednesday from sore wrist
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Jay Paris / MLB.com:
Facing Rockies, Cashner looks to bounce back — Coming off his worst start of the season, Padres righty Andrew Cashner looks to rebound as he takes the mound against the Rockies on Tuesday night. — “I expect him to pitch better. I expect him to pitch well,” San Diego manager Andy Green said.
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Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Bears college scouting director could be headed to Eagles — Three days after the end of a draft that Bears general manager Ryan Pace praised as being “really smooth,” the franchise is bracing to lose college scouting director Joe Douglas. — Two league sources told the Tribune …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers reacquire catcher Bobby Wilson, re-starting catching carousel — TORONTO - Give them all the extra Detroit catchers. — On Tuesday, the Rangers traded for a Tigers catcher for the second time in five weeks. The difference: The last time around, they traded the guy they acquired Tuesday for the catching.
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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets notes: Josh Edgin making progress — NEW YORK — Reliever Josh Edgin threw a perfect inning Monday for Class AAA Las Vegas in his first appearance with the team's highest affiliate during his rehab stint. — Edgin, a lefty, last pitched in the majors in 2014, before undergoing Tommy John surgery last year.
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