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September Call-Up News: Mets to recall Lucas Duda

According to Matt Cerone of metsblog.com, the Mets will bring OF Lucas Duda and P Jenyry Mejia up to join the big club today.  Both actually have the potential to make an impact before the year is out.
Mejia, who opened the season in the Mets bullpen, has been stretched out in the minors and returns [...]

September Call-Up News: Tampa Bay Rays To Recall Desmond Jennings

According to the Marc Topkin of the Tampa Tribune (click here for the post), the Tampa Bay Rays will be calling up the following players tomorrow when rosters expand:

OF Desmond Jennings
OF Rocco Baldelli
OF Brad Hawpe
C Dioner Navarro
P Jeremy Hellickson

The team needs to free up room on the 40-man roster for Hawpe & Baldelli.  J.P. Howell [...]

Strasburg Potentially Headed For Tommy John Surgery

Mark Zuckerman of Nats Insider is reporting that Stephen Strasburg is likely headed for Tommy John surgery after an enhanced MRI showed a “significant” tear in his ulnar collateral ligament.  It would mean a 12-to-18 month absence for Strasburg, meaning he is likely out for the entire 2011 season.
In post on CSN Washington from Zuckerman [...]

News & Notes: August 25: Lester, Morgan & More

Yesterday’s news was highlighted by Jon Lester being pushed back and a surprise suspension for Nyjer Morgan.  Let’s take a look at all the news and notes:

Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe (click here for the post) is reporting that “sore lower back” to Daisuke Matsuzaka has caused the Red Sox to shuffle their rotation. [...]

News & Notes: Ordonez, Kinsler & More

The Mets & Yankees have changed their rotations, two players have had their seasons ended and so much more.  Let’s take a look at some of the news from around the league:

According to Jason Beck of mlb.com (click here for the post), Magglio Ordonez’ season has come to an end.  The outfielder “will undergo surgery [...]

News & Notes: August 23: Strasburg, Sabathia & More

Stephen Strasburg’s second trip to the DL is the biggest story, but there is plenty of other news bits worth noting from yesterday:

According to Bill Ladson of mlb.com (via Twitter), Jordan Zimmerman will return to thw Nationals this Thursday, taking the rotation spot of Stephen Strasburg, who was placed on the DL.  Zimmerman is coming [...]

News & Notes: August 23: Liriano & More

There was a little bit of player movement, as well as some rotation reshuffling.  Let’s take a look at afew of the bigger stories from yesterday:

According to mlb.com (click here for the article), the Twins have pushed Francisco Liriano’s start back due to a “dead arm”.  Liriano, who was scheduled to start on Monday, will [...]

News & Notes: Strasburg, Rodriguez & More

There was some major news coming out of the baseball world yesterday, so let’s take a look:

Stephen Strasburg was forced to leave his start last night after just 4.1 innings due to a strain in his flexor tendon, according to Nats Insider’s Mark Zuckerman via Twitter.  This was just his third start since returning from [...]

News & Notes: Rodriguez, Pedroia & More

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest news and notes from around the league:

Francisco Rodriguez is expected to miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his right thumb, according to Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (click here for the article).  The injury is believed to have [...]

News & Notes: August 11: Rodriguez, Price & More

The Francisco Rodriguez fiasco isn’t the only news worth mentioning this morning…

Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault after a fight with his father-in-law, according to the New York Daily News (click here for the article).  This certainly isn’t good news, as he is almost certain to miss a few games due to the incident, [...]