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Stephen Strasburg struck out four and allowed a home run Sunday
in his first competitive game since undergoing Tommy John surgery
last year.
Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny
Dykstra has pleaded not guilty in a federal case where he's accused
of embezzling money from a bankruptcy estate.
The Yankees are being sued by Champ, a former minor league mascot.
Reliever Tom Henke, early major leaguer George 'Dandy' Wood
and Baseball America founder Allan Simpson have been chosen for
induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Prince Fielder, AL MVP Josh Hamilton, major league home run
champion Jose Bautista and Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon headed
119 players who filed for salary arbitration Friday.
Source: No deal yet between Beltre, Rangers.
Jenks joins Red Sox, Ordonez stays with Tigers
Posted on 2010 under Baseball | Comments are off16 Dec
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial and Boston
Celtics legend Bill Russell are among the 2010 winners of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
A fan has been banned for life from Richmond Flying Squirrels
home games after a foul ball he threw back onto the field hit the
opposing team's pitcher.
Mike Ilitch, the owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red
Wings says he wants to buy the NBA's Detroit Pistons.
Koby Clemens chasing big leagues in Rocket’s glare
Posted on 2010 under Baseball | Comments are off24 Jul
Five more players have been suspended for positive drug tests
under baseball's minor league program.
Authorities say malfunctioning fireworks sent errant rockets into a minor-league baseball stadium in New York, injuring two spectators.
Bourn's return close
Center fielder Michael Bourn, out since March 19, could be back
to action as early as Friday, when the
Astros host the Orioles, after a
favorable progress report regarding his oblique strain,
Astros manager Brad Mills said.
Lance Berkman took longer than expected to heal from a bruised left knee, and when team physician David Lintner examined the joint, he called for surgery to remove loose particles.
The procedure was performed Saturday, and Berkman was expected to miss two to four weeks. That left him questionable for opening day.
"It's not a sharp pain," Berkman said before the operation. "It's just an achy, constant thing."
With the soreness not going away, the Astros decided to go ahead with the surgery in the hopes that they could get it out of the way and have him ready for the season opener April 5.
"I felt like there was a pretty good chance from the first episode that we might have to get this done," Berkman said.
Berkman injured the knee in a baserunning drill early in spring training and was forced to miss the Grapefruit League opener. He played five games after the injury, getting the knee drained twice as it continued to swell up.
"When it was diagnosed as a contusion, the hope was that it would resolve non-surgically," general manager Ed Wade said. But that was not the case.
In Berkman's absence, utility infielders Geoff Blum and Jeff Keppinger will see time at first base, as will non-roster invitee Chris Shelton. Blum had already started once before the call for surgery. He was expected to play all over the infield this year.
