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- With Roberto Perez on the mend, the Indians have called up stud prospect Francisco Mejia to the major leagues. It may be a a short stint, but it will be fascinating to see what happens if Mejia plays well.
- The Red Sox added back one of the better hitters in the league to their lineup as they activated Mookie Betts from the disabled list.
- Boston wasn’t the only AL East team to start to get healthy as the Orioles got Zach Britton from the DL. It has been a tough year for the Orioles, but at least they got one of their better players back healthy.
- Bad news out of Washington D.C. The Nationals have placed both Stephen Strasburg and Brandon Kintzler on the disabled list.
- Fernando Abad has been tagged with an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.
- Brad Miller was having a relatively okay year for the Tampa Rays, but the Rays decided to give prospect Jake Bauers his shot as Miller was designated for assignment.
- Time to tune in on the potential next face of your franchise. Here’s how to follow every first round pick on social media.
- Unless they’re sending a sign to Buster Posey to pack it in, San Francisco made an interesting move on draft day. The Giants’ selection of Joey Bart could create an awkward situation much sooner than you think.
- Get your best ready now kids, because a dark horse is rising. Here is your weekly playoff odds tracker, with the Mariners and the Braves continuing to impress.
- Shohei Ohtani has been placed on the disabled list with a UCL sprainand while it doesn’t look like he’ll need Tommy John, the club is expected to make a full decision in the upcoming weeks.
- At what feels like not even breaking news at this point, the Mets have placed Jeurys Familia on the disabled list with shoulder soreness, because of course they did.
- Finally, some good, healthy news: the Nationals have activated Adam Eaton from the disabled list.
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