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Josh Hamilton Out For Season; Shin-Soo Choo Back To DL — Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton will not suit up for the club this year, GM Jon Daniels told reporters including Jared Sandler of the Rangers Radio Network (Twitter link). He'll undergo surgery in early June that will sideline him the rest of the way.
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Pujols Hits 569th Homer, Angels Beat Rangers 2-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 23, 2016, 11:15 P.M. E.D.T. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Albert Pujols hit a two-run home run, the 569th of his career, and Nick Tropeano threw 6 2/3 strong innings to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Monday night.
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Pirates' Ryan Vogelsong hit in head by pitch — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ryan Vogelsong left PNC Park in an ambulance Monday after being struck in the head by a pitch. — Batting with the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, Vogelsong had an -2 count when a pitch …
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Hill Wins Again, A's End Skid With 5-0 Victory vs Mariners — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 24, 2016, 1:09 A.M. E.D.T. — SEATTLE — Rich Hill pitched eight innings to win his fourth straight start, Stephen Vogt hit a leadoff homer in the seventh inning to snap a scoreless tie …
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Pence's Bloop Double in 9th Lifts Giants Past Padres 1-0 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 24, 2016, 1:30 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt scored from first base when pinch-hitter Hunter Pence's bloop double to short right field fell between two San Diego Padres players with two outs …
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Kershaw Tosses 2-Hitter in Dodgers' 1-0 Win Over Reds — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 24, 2016, 12:45 A.M. E.D.T. — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw tossed a two-hitter for his third shutout of the season, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers past Cincinnati 1-0 Monday night for their eighth straight win over the Reds.
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No Duda, no problem: Mets find power stroke, beat Nationals … WASHINGTON — Bartolo Colon's back was bothering him enough that he told New York Mets manager Terry Collins he wouldn't be able to hit another memorable home run. The heart of the lineup took care of that.
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Ramirez Hits 2 of Indians' 6 HRs in DH Split With White Sox — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 24, 2016, 12:03 A.M. E.D.T. — CHICAGO — Rajai Davis' two-run homer in the fifth inning put Cleveland ahead to stay, Jose Ramirez hit his second long ball of the day and Juan Uribe also went deep …
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Braves Acquire Brian Matusz, Draft Pick From Orioles — The Orioles and Braves have struck a deal that sends lefty Brian Matusz and the 76th overall draft pick from Baltimore to Atlanta. Minor league pitchers Brandon Barker and Trevor Belicek are headed to the O's in the swap.
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Alex Gordon To DL With Broken Bone In Hand — Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has suffered a broken scaphoid bone in his right hand, Rustin Dodd of the Kansas City Star was among those to report on Twitter. Gordon is expected to miss between three and four weeks as a result of the injury …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Tony Gwynn's Family Sues Tobacco Industry, Seeking Recourse Over Fatal Habit — The family of Tony Gwynn, a baseball Hall of Famer who died of salivary gland cancer in 2014, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against the tobacco industry, charging that Gwynn had been manipulated …
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Suzuki's 4 Hits Help Marlins Rally Past Rays 7-6 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 23, 2016, 10:36 P.M. E.D.T. — MIAMI — Ichiro Suzuki had four hits, including a single in Miami's two-run eighth inning, and the Marlins rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 Monday night.
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Kevin Kiermaier Likely Out Eight To Ten Weeks Due To Hand Surgery — Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier will require surgery to repair a pair of fractures in his left hand and will miss the next eight to 10 weeks of action as a result, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (links to Twitter).
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Bob McManaman / USA Today:
How does that Jean Segura trade by Diamondbacks look now? — The Arizona Diamondbacks knew exactly what they were getting when they signed Zack Greinke. Who didn't? — They reassured everyone they knew what they were doing, too, when they traded for Shelby Miller. — Would they be able to count on Paul Goldschmidt?
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