The Tampa Bay Rays have put a timetable on the return of their ace, Scott Kazmir. Kazmir is set to throw three to four innings tomorrow and progress to a return to the majors on May 3 against the Red Sox.
Kazmir will throw 45 pitches in his first game tomorrow and will then keep […]
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Marlon Byrd’s sore knee is going to land him on the disabled list. To replace him on the roster, the Rangers have called up German Duran from Triple-A. The Rangers will have to make another move to make room for Duran on the 40-man roster before tonight’s game.
Duran will be in the lineup […]
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Before yesterday’s game in Florida, the Braves had two key bullpen sessions to keep a close eye on. Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton were throwing bullpen sessions for different reasons, but neither was less important than the other.
Glavine was throwing a bullpen session to test the hamstring he strained in his last start and […]
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J.J. Putz threw a 41 pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, though he won’t be activated despite being eligible to come off the disabled list today.
“For me, I’m comfortable that he could pitch now,” pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre said. “But he needs to reach that comfort level himself, and he’s not there yet.”
Putz will throw on […]
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