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It doesn’t mean much of anything and its not going to shake up the AL East standings at this point in the season, but the Orioles continue to win ballgames under new manager Buck Showalter. The O’s topped the Rays 8-4 on Saturday night…

Braves veteran Chipper Jones tore the ACL in his left knee in early August and was ruled out for the rest of the season.  But that doesn’t mean he’s taking a back seat as the Braves march toward their first playoff berth since 2005. According to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chipper was ejected…

The Rangers aren’t off to the best start here in September.  They’ve dropped two straight games to the Twins at Target Field and now center fielder Josh Hamilton is even more banged up, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hamilton, already battling a semi-serious knee injury and back soreness, collided with the…

From New York’s WFAN comes word that Mets left-hander Johan Santana was lifted from his Thursday start against the Braves due to a strained pectoral muscle. Santana threw only 65 pitches and lasted only five innings.  He was great while on the rubber, allowing just three hits and one earned run while racking up three…

Here’s an odd one. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Diamondbacks are planning to call up veteran left-hander Mike Hampton from Triple-A Reno before Friday’s game…

Major League Baseball is finally ready to levy a punishment on Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan for his various outbursts over the past few weeks. Morgan threw a ball at a fan in Philadelphia in mid-August, intentionally plowed…

Cubs left-hander Tom Gorzelanny was lifted from his Wednesday start against the Pirates after just 2 2/3 innings when he was nailed in the pitching hand by a comebacker.  An MRI was taken almost immediately but it showed nothing in the way of a fracture. Well, the news got worse Thursday.  According to Dave van…

Bad news for the Marlins tonight, but news they should have seen coming. According to Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald, Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco is going to be shut down for the rest of the season and will undergo…

In case anyone cares — OK, everyone cares — Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe is reporting that new White Sox designated hitter Manny Ramirez will trim his long-flowing dreadlocks on either Thursday or Friday of this week to comply with his new club’s rules about overgrown hair. How’d Cafardo get that information?  Manny’s barber. …

Andy Pettitte continues to make progress in his rehab from a strained left groin. According to Mike Mazzeo of the Newark Star-Ledger, the veteran left-hander threw a 55-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium and reported…

As Craig said earlier, rather than wait until Sept. 1 to make the move, the Reds announced that they’ll call up Aroldis Chapman on Tuesday to pitch out of their pen. The timing of the move suggests that the Reds see Chapman as part of their postseason roster, even though he’s yet to throw a…

The Red Sox claimed Mike Napoli off waivers from the Angels last week, but a deal was unable to be agreed to prior to the Monday afternoon deadline, WEEI’s Alex Speier reports. The only real surprise about the turn of events that gave Boston a chance to make an offer for Napoli was that the…

Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte was placed on the disabled list on July 20 with a Grade 1 strain of his left groin and told that he would miss four-to-five weeks.  Things haven’t run as smoothly with his rehab as the Yankees would have liked, but progress is being made now. According to Chad Jennings of…

According to the Nationals’ official Twitter page, Washington GM Mike Rizzo has announced a one-year contract extension for veteran right-hander Livan Hernandez…

This isn’t good. Or it might be fine. You know, one of those. Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports that Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez was lifted from Sunday’s game against the Braves due to lightheadedness. Hanley hit a single…

The search for Manny Ramirez is over.  Or something. Dodgers manager Joe Torre told Ken Gurnick of MLB.com on Sunday that Manny will be in the club’s starting lineup on Monday night against the Phillies. Torre gave no reason for Ramirez’s absence over the last four days, only telling reporters Friday that it was partly…

Worried that Nyjer Morgan might “get hit” because of his unnecessary shove of Cardinals catcher Bryan Anderson on Saturday night, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman has opted to keep the outfielder out of the lineup Sunday. Riggleman stood…

Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira was lifted from Saturday’s game in the third inning due to a bruised right thumb and has been scratched from the lineup Sunday…

This is getting downright weird. Dodgers manager Joe Torre has left outfielder Manny Ramirez out of his starting lineup for a fourth consecutive day, according to MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick.The Dodgers have been playing well…

Astros closer Matt Lindstrom was placed on the 15-day disabled list in mid-August with back spasms.  He was expected to miss the minimum and return to the back end of Houston’s bullpen by September 1.  Now it appears that won’t happen. Lindstrom is still dealing with back spasms, according to Zachary Levine of the Houston…

In this era of single-sport stadiums, it’s becoming rare to see the shadows of a baseball diamond on a football field. Or vice-versa. But that’s exactly what the Marlins and A’s go through every time summer turns to fall and it causes stress for at least one…