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| Florida Marlins |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
03/17/2009 |
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| Returned pitcher Zack Kroenke to the New York Yankees; optioned pitcher Dallas Trahern to New Orleans (PCL) and pitcher Chris Leroux to Jacksonville (Southern League); assigned pitcher Aaron Thompson to their minor league camp; released pitcher Harvey Garcia. |
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| A-Rod has surgery on hip |
MLB Baseball |
03/09/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip on Monday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon at Vail Valley Surgery Center in Colorado. Also addressed during the one-hour, 20-minute surgery was cartilage from a paralabral cyst that had dated back to last season. The projected timetable for recovery remains six-to-nine weeks, meaning Rodriguez should be back on the field sometime in May. |
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| Canada, Italy engage in Pool C elimination contest at WBC |
WBC |
03/09/2009 |
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| s four-inning start. Getting the call for the Canadians tonight will be 27-year-old righty Vince Perkins, who is currently in the Chicago Cubs system. Left-hander Scott Diamond, an Atlanta Braves prospect who tossed two scoreless innings against the New York Yankees last week, will likely follow Perkins. Italy, meanwhile, was overwhelmed by Venezuela on Saturday, falling 7-0. Frank Catalanotto and Giuseppe Mazzanti had two hits apiece for Italy, which finished 10th at the inaugural Classic. Tonight's loser will |
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| A-Rod to have surgery on hip |
MLB Baseball |
03/09/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has opted for hip surgery after all. The team had initially decided against surgery, instead choosing rest and rehab. However, it was revealed Sunday that Rodriguez will have surgery on his torn right hip labrum Monday. Rodriguez will have less invasive surgery to repair the labrum, try to play and then have a full repair after the season. Rodriguez has an impingement, meaning bone is striking bone. The initial surgery will fix the labr |
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| Panama, Puerto Rico square off in San Juan |
WBC |
03/07/2009 |
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| 's starter for Saturday, right-hander Javier Vazquez. Panama, meanwhile, lost all three of its WBC contests in 2006, but played a couple of nailbiters to start the tournament before getting routed 10-0 by the Netherlands in its final contest. Former New York Yankees outfielder Hector Lopez will manage a Panama squad that is short on big league talent. Reliever Mariano Rivera again opted to skip the tournament, leaving the bullpen in the capable hands of Manny Corpas. Lopez will have one big bat in his lineup in |
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| Torn hip labrum, but no surgery for A-Rod |
MLB Baseball |
03/06/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a torn hip labrum and a cyst, but the team is opting against surgery for the moment. The course of action is going to be rest and rehab and the hope is that the 12-time All-Star will keep playing. However, Rodriguez will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Having the cyst, which was brought on by the torn labrum, drained will hopefully lessen the stiffness Rodriguez felt. Rodriguez will likely need surgery at some point, but t |
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| Report: Torn hip labrum, but no surgery for A-Rod |
MLB Baseball |
03/05/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a torn hip labrum and a cyst, but the team is opting against surgery for the moment. According to several reports, the course of action is going to be rest and rehab and the hope is that he will keep playing. However, he will miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic. "There are two courses of action," General manager Brian Cashman told the New York Daily News. "Treat it conservative with rest and rehab, or surgery. We're treating it |
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| Chinese Taipei, Korea continue Pool A action at the Tokyo Dome |
WBC |
03/05/2009 |
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| ing first baseman Seung Yeop Lee, who tied Ken Griffey Jr. for the 2006 Classic lead in RBI with 10. Long one of Asia's preeminent baseball powers, Chinese Taipei enters this tournament as a heavy underdog. Not helping its cause any is the fact that New York Yankees right-hander and favorite son Chien-Ming Wang will miss the event, as he recovers from a foot injury that sidelined him for most of the 2008 major league season. Chinese Taipei will be managed by Chih-Hsien Yeh, who served as third-base coach during |
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| A-Rod to see hip specialist |
MLB Baseball |
03/03/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will fly to Vail, Colo., on Wednesday to see hip specialist Dr. Marc Phillipon at Steadman-Hawkins Clinic. After experiencing right hip tightness at Spring Training, Rodriguez was examined by team physician Dr. Chris Ahmad on Saturday. An MRI revealed the formation of a cyst in the hip, and Dr. Ahmad suggested a follow-up with a hip specialist. "We felt it was in everyone's best interest - for the team and the player - to send Alex to D |
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| A-Rod cooperative with MLB officials on Sunday |
MLB Baseball |
03/01/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez met with officials from Major League Baseball's Department of Investigations and Labor Relations Department on Sunday. The nature of the meeting was not disclosed, but Rodriguez was cooperative through the two-hour discussion, which was reported by various sources earlier in the week to pertain to his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez played in the Yankees' spring training game against the Reds prior to the meeting, hitti |
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