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| Friday, July 18 Tweaked shoulder in opening round Associated Press |
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Edmonds reportedly suffered the injury during the contest's first round. He was eliminated by Angels outfielder Garret Anderson in round two. Edmonds started in center field in the All-Star Game Tuesday, but was seen wearing a heavy wrap on his shoulder after leaving the game. He was lifted from Thursday's lineup after feeling more pain during batting practice, according to the Post Dispatch. Also, pitcher Rick Ankiel, still in the minors trying to recover from devastating control problems that sidelined his budding major league career, had "Tommy John" surgery Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for at least a year. Orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum transplanted a tendon from Ankiel's right forearm and transplanted it to his left elbow. "At least the problem's corrected and I'm ready to move forward," Ankiel said. "I'm staying positive about it." Ankiel, who turns 24 on Saturday, had been pitching well in Double-A for the last month when he felt pain after throwing a curveball in a recent start. "It happened on one pitch," he told the Post Dispatch. "There was some pain right away."
Manager Jack McKeon said the medical examinations were being conducted as a precaution in hopes that Lowell's nagging groin problems don't become worse. "We'd rather have him out for a few days than for a long time," McKeon said. McKeon said he did not know how long Lowell had been bothered by the injury nor how serious it was. Going into the All-Star break, Lowell's 28 home runs were tied for second in the National League. He is batting .275 with 76 RBI. Rookie Miguel Cabrera -- who has played most of his 21 major-league games in left field -- will move back to the infield to fill in for as long as Lowell is out of the lineup, McKeon said.
Allison went 8-0 and didn't allow an earned run in 63 1/3 innings this season as a high school senior in Peabody, Mass. He was the 16th player taken in last month's draft. Allison went 24-3 in his high school career with 378 strikeouts walks in 199 1/3 innings. He's scheduled to take a physical Tuesday in South Florida and to attend the Marlins' game against Montreal that night.
Duquette joined the team in Atlanta, in part to soothe the nerves of other veteran players such as Mike Stanton and Steve Trachsel, who may have been worried about being dealt before the July 31 trading deadline. "We're still open to making trades, but at this point we'd have to be overwhelmed," Duquette said to The Times. The Times reported that Duquette said during a Mets/Braves television broadcast Thursday night that the team would look to acquire some veteran free agents in the offseason to improve the club.
Almonte came to New York as part of the trade that sent second baseman Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox. In five games with Norfolk, he had four saves and a 1.35 ERA. The Mets traded closer Armando Benitez to the New York Yankees on Wednesday, opening up a spot in the bullpen.
Shinjo must sit out for 10 days. He can be claimed by another team for $20,000 plus the amount owed on his contract. Assuming Shinjo clears waivers, the Mets intend to keep him at Norfolk.
Reclamation project Jose Lima, now 6-0 since his arrival in Kansas City, tweaked his right groin last night in the sixth inning of the Royals' game against Seattle, the Kansas City Star reported. Lima will be re-examined today to see if further tightness or swelling develops overnight. If not, he expects to make his next scheduled start. "It was just a little tightening in the muscle," Lima said to the Star. "It would be stupid to stay on the mound and really injure that groin and be out for three weeks."
Randa last played July 2, when he drove in four runs in Kansas City's 6-3 win over Cleveland. He complained of tightness underneath his rib cage following the game. The 33-year-old is batting .248 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI in 71 games. The Royals also purchased the contract of Travis Dawkins from Triple-A Omaha.
Hardin, 9-4 at Triple-A Sacramento, got the promotion call at the airport in Memphis, where he was slated to start the Triple-A All-Star Game. "It's been pretty exciting ever since I got the phone call," said the 21-year old, who was activated on Thursday. Hardin will join Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder in one of the best rotations in baseball.
Workers began installing a space-age aluminum honeycomb material on the batter's eye backdrop in center field Thursday. The team expects work to continue until Monday. The change is one the Seattle Mariners hope will cut down the ballpark's infamous glare for day and early evening games. Mariners hitters have complained about that glare, particularly during day games, since the ballpark opened on July 15th, 1999. Some have even campaigned to have the team keep Safeco's retractable roof closed for day games because they felt it would solve the problem. Since Safeco opened, the Mariners have repainted their center-field wall several times, changed game times, adjusted the angle of the wall and moved center field 20 feet toward left field. In 2002, the team had trees planted in center field, but removed them after Mariners hitters complained trees only made the glare worse. Information from the Associated Press and SportsTicker was used in this report
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