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2:44 AM ET BALTIMORE — Gleyber Torres simply owns the Baltimore Orioles. But the New York Yankees‘ 22-year-old shortstop is trying hard to avoid believing that. “I know a lot of things about how I hit very well in this series in Baltimore,” Torres said late Wednesday. “But I don’t think about that too much.
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12:20 AM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Very little has slowed the Minnesota Twins of late. A rare Southern California rain shower did the trick Wednesday night. The Twins had their series finale against the Los Angeles Angels postponed because of weather and unplayable field conditions. It has been rescheduled for Thursday. It is
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1:26 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Criticized for not running hard, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano got hurt hustling up the first-base line. The 36-year-old slugger left Wednesday night’s 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals after straining his left quadriceps. Cano got hurt when he grounded out in the third inning
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6:21 PM ET The New York Mets put outfielder Brandon Nimmo on the 10-day injured list with a stiff neck on Wedneday and called up journeyman Rajai Davis to take his spot on the roster. Nimmo, who has struggled at the plate all season, had an MRI on Wednesday after experiencing a sharp pain in
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5:39 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels have put backup catcher Kevan Smith on the seven-day concussion injured list. The Angels made the move Wednesday afternoon, hours ahead of their game against the Minnesota Twins. To fill the spot on the roster, they selected the contract of catcher Dustin Garneau from Triple-A Salt Lake. Smith
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2:49 PM ET The New York Mets have traded disgruntled outfielder Keon Broxton to the Baltimore Orioles for $500,000 in international bonus pool money. The trade comes five days after Broxton was designated for assignment by the Mets. Broxton told reporters last week that he was “surprised” by his lack of playing time with the
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1:48 PM ET Tim Heaney Sometimes, a pitcher only needs to make one small change to take a huge leap. One of the most frequent things hurlers use to try and generate better results is an alteration to their pitch mix. Such news is often written off as a minor happening in spring training, but
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11:43 AM ET The Indians on Wednesday designated Carlos Gonzalez for assignment after a five-week stint in Cleveland in which the outfielder hit .210. Gonzalez had started the season at Triple-A Columbus after signing a minor league contract with the Indians following 11 seasons with the Colorado Rockies. He was called up April 14, and
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