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The Chicago Cubs placed catcher Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, one day after he suffered a right hamstring strain while running out a fly ball against the Milwaukee Brewers. Contreras was hurt in the seventh inning of Saturday's 4-1 victory. Manager Joe Maddon said afterward that Contreras would undergo an MRI exam on Monday. Continue to Article

August 04, 2019 12:28:pm EST

Two days after the non-waiver trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates did their own roster reshaping, as infielder Jung Ho Kang was designated for assignment Friday. Kang, 32, was batting .169 with 10 home runs and 24 RBIs in 65 games this season. After the 2016 season, Kang was arrested in his native South Korea for driving under the influence and missed nearly all of the next two seasons when he could not secure a visa to return to the United States. Continue to Article

August 02, 2019 11:16:pm EST

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon is tentatively expected to undergo surgery to repair his elbow flexor tendon in the next few weeks, according to The Athletic. The Pirates placed Taillon on the injured list in early May for what was described as a right elbow flexor strain. Taillon, 27, compiled a 2-3 record with a 4.10 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings over seven starts in 2019. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 7:51:pm EST

Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Josh Hader in the eighth inning, delivering the host Oakland Athletics a 5-3 victory in the interleague game Thursday afternoon. The homer was the A's second of the series off Hader (1-5), after Matt Olson had ended Tuesday's series opener with a walk-off shot in the 10th inning for a 3-2 win. With the A's down 3-2, Robbie Grossman started off the eighth by drawing a full-count walk from Hader, who worked in all three games of the tightly contested series. Continue to Article

August 01, 2019 7:09:pm EST

The Phils' only move in the hours leading up to the deadline was to acquire outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for international signing bonus money and a player to be named later. In the days before the deadline, the Phils picked up left-handed starting pitchers Drew Smyly and Jason Vargas. All of these acquisitions - and several others that the club made earlier this month - were low-risk. Continue to Article

July 31, 2019 7:20:pm EST

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