St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Boston Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino underwent season-ending back surgery Tuesday. The Red Sox said Victorino had a procedure known as successful lumbar disectomy surgery. It was performed by Dr. Robert Watkins at Marina Del […]
Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Milwaukee Brewers placed pitcher Matt Garza on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain on Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Aug. 4. Garza started and threw six scoreless innings against the St. […]
San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – San Diego Padres assistant general manager A.J. Hinch has decided to leave the organization. Hinch, a former manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is departing to pursue other opportunities in baseball, effective immediately. “I want to […]
Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – A year after Major League Baseball handed down suspensions related to the Biogenesis steroid scandal, Tony Bosch, the defunct Florida clinic’s founder, was taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration officials. United States attorney Wilfredo A. […]
Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers shortstop Eugenio Suarez left Monday night’s game against the Yankees with a sprained left knee, the team said. Suarez was hurt sliding into second base on a successful steal in the fifth inning. He […]
Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was scratched from the lineup for Monday night’s game against Detroit because of lightheadedness. Third baseman Chase Headley made his first career start at first in Teixeira’s place. The […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers placed reliever Chris Perez on the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Perez has been dealing with bone spurs in his right ankle. Since the All-Star break, the right-hander has allowed five […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim activated outfielder Collin Cowgill from the 15-day disabled list prior to Monday’s game against the Dodgers. In a corresponding roster move, the Angels placed pitcher Mike Morin on the […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was named Monday as the National League Rookie of the Month for July. DeGrom lost his first start of the month, then won the next four and posted a […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was named Monday as the National League Pitcher of the Month for July. No surprise there. Kershaw, who also earned the title after throwing his first career no-hitter in […]