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Category: Baseball
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Scherzer ‘little rusty’ in return from thumb injury
Blue Jays ace Max Scherzer returned from a thumb injury, pitching five innings in his first appearance with Toronto since March.
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DeGrom flirts with no-no, leaving Rangers in awe
Jacob DeGrom flirted with a perfect game through six innings and a no-hitter through seven Wednesday night against Baltimore in another dominating performance in his return from Tommy John surgery in June 2023.
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Neto MRI clean as Angels breathe sigh of relief
An MRI test showed no structural damage in Zach Neto’s surgically repaired right shoulder. He is day-to-day.
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Segui, starting P in Mariners’ 1st game, dies at 87
Diego Segui, who pitched for the Seattle Pilots and Mariners in his 15-year career, died at age 87.
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Cards place Walker (appendicitis) on 10-day IL
The St. Louis Cardinals have placed outfielder Jordan Walker on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Monday with appendicitis, the team announced Wednesday.
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Braves’ Acuna commits to HR Derby in Atlanta
Braves slugger Ronald Acuna Jr. said Wednesday he’ll be competing in the Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park.
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Misiorowski shines vs. Skenes in fiery showdown
Jacob Misiorowski struck out eight and allowed two hits and two walks in five shutout innings as his Brewers defeated Skenes’ Pirates 4-2.
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Mets call up Pintaro, cut 2 LHPs in latest shuffle
The struggling Mets shuffled bullpen arms again Wednesday, calling up Jonathan Pintaro and Brandon Waddell.
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Red Sox’s Crawford out all of ’25 after accident
Kutter Crawford had an off-field “accident” that requires season-ending surgery on his right throwing wrist, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, adding that the 29-year-old wasn’t doing anything “irresponsible.”