MLB News, Videos, Fantasy, Injury Updates and More: April 20, 2014

POSTS FROM SPORTS UNBIASED AND OUTSIDE PITCH SPORTS NETWORK KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AROUND THE LEAGUE!!

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Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights: 4/20/14

• Yankees' Starter Ivan Nova Has Torn UCL - SU**
• Bobby Abreu to join Mets - OPSN
• Farnsworth in, Valverde out as Mets Closer - SU
• Nationals' Harper Benched During Game - OPSN**

Feature Articles:

• Who is to Blame for Pirates/Brewers Brawl? - OPSN
• Mets Shake Things Up - OPSN
• "The Mick" - Mickey Mantle - OPSN
• 2014: Life as a MLB Season Ticket Holder: When the team is away, the fans ...? - SU**
• Best Second Baseman in Baseball: S.U. Best of MLB Debate Series Part 2 - SU**

Fantasy Baseball: 

• Week 3 Stock Up/Down - OPSN
• Five Buy Low Candidates - OPSN
• Three Starting Pitchers Fantasy Owners Should Be Worried About - OPSN

Daily Scores:

• Astros 1 @ Athletics 4
• Reds 8 @ Cubs 2
• Blue Jays 4 @ Indians 6
• Cardinals 2 @ Nationals 3
• Angels 1 @ Tigers 2
• Brewers 3 @ Pirates 2 
• Orioles 5  @ Red Sox 6
• Braves 3 @ Mets 4
• Yankees 5 @ Rays 1
• Mariners 2 @ Marlins 3
• White Sox 16 @ Rangers 2
• Phillies 10 @ Rockies 9
• Twins 8 @ Royals 3
• Diamondbacks 1 @ Dodgers 4
• Giants 4 @ Padres 3

Videos:

• Astros Rookie Springer Robs A's Crisp - OPSN**
• Red Sox Honor Marathon Bombing Victims - MLB.com
• Ryan Braun's Game Tying Homer - MLB.com
• Williams discusses benching Harper - OPSN**
• A's, Reddick Walk-Off vs Astros (Saturday) - OPSN

Podcasts:

• AL West Discussion - TruLuv Sports Talk: 4/15/14 The AL West (featuring me!**)
• The Ultimate Sports Talk Show: 3/27/14 The Oakland A's (featuring me!**@about 45 min in)

Other MLB Highlights and Transactions:

• *Tigers Released SS Alex Gonzalez. Selected the contract of INF Danny Worth from Toledo (IL).
• *Brewers Placed OF Logan Schafer on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Reinstated 1B Lyle Overbay from paternity leave.
• *Twins Designated OF Darin Mastroianni for assignment. Claimed OF Sam Fuld off waivers from Oakland.
• *Yankees Placed RHP Ivan Nova on the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Scott Sizemore from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated RHP Matt Daley for assignment. Reinstated 1B Mark Teixeira from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHPs Preston Claiborne from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Bryan Mitchell from Trenton (EL).
• *Mariners Optioned OF James Jones to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Brandon Maurer from Tacoma.

*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com

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