MLB News, Videos, Fantasy, Injury Updates and More: April 23, 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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Check it out: My articles are featured in a new digital magazine! Let me know what you think! I wrote a blog post about it with links and the first edition can be downloaded for free on itunes:
 NEW: Baseball Informer Digital Magazine - BBST**

Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights: 

• Yankees' Pineda Ejected for using Pine Tar - SU**
• Josh Johnson to Undergo Tommy John Surgery - OPSN
• Pujols Joins Elite 500 HR Club - SU**
• Tracey McGrady Makes Skeeters' Roster - SU**
• Suspensions Handed Out in Pirates/Brewers Brawl - SU
• Chris Sale to go on 15-day Disabled List - BBST**

Feature Articles:

• Evan Gattis' Clutch Home Run Sends Braves Home Winners - OPSN
• 100th Anniversary of Wrigley - OPSN
• Is White Sox Pitcher Chris Sale Actually One of the Lucky Ones? - SU**
• Fewest At-Bats to 500 HRs - OPSN
• The Forgotten Prospect: Mulling Over Mejia - OPSN
• Is Aaron Harang for Real? - OPSN
• Checking in on some of Baseball's Top Prospects - OPSN
• MLB Hitting Streaks as of April 22, 2014 - OPSN

Fantasy Baseball: 

• Three Trades You Need to Make Right Now - OPSN
• Five Buy Low Candidates - OPSN
• Three Starting Pitchers Fantasy Owners Should Be Worried About - OPSN

Daily Scores:

• Rangers 3 @ Athletics 0
• Reds 5 @ Pirates 2
• Orioles 10 @ Blue Jays 8
• Angels 4 @ Nationals 5
• Royals 3 @ Indians 5
• Marlins 1 @ Braves 3
• White Sox 6 @ Tigers 4
• Cardinals 2 @ Mets 3
• Yankees 1 @ Red Sox 5
• Astros 3 @ Mariners 5
• Diamondbacks 7 @ Cubs 5
• Twins 6 @ Rays 4 in 12
• Padres 2 @ Brewers 5
• Giants 12 @ Rockies 10 in 11
• Phillies 2 @ Dodgers 5

Videos:

• Pujols Hits #500 - BBST**
• Pineda's Ejection - OPSN
• What is "Blocking the Plate?" - 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:

• *Rangers Selected the contract of OF Dan Robertson from Round Rock (PCL). Placed LHP Pedro Figueroa on the 15-day DL.
• *Padres Traded OF Dan Robertson to Texas for cash considerations.
• *Pirates Announced 1B Travis Ishikawa declined outright assignment and elected free agency.
• *Phillies Activated LHP Cole Hamels from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP B.J. Rosenberg to Lehigh Valley (IL).
• *Marlins Optioned RHP Arquimedes Caminero to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Carter Capps from New Orleans. Sent RHP Jacob Turner to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment.
• *Astros Assigned RHP Lucas Harrell outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Collin McHugh from Oklahoma City. Loaned 1B Japhet Amador to Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexican League).
• *White Sox Optioned LHP Charlie Leesman to Charlotte (IL)
• *Red Sox Optioned OF Daniel Nava to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Alex Wilson from Pawtucket.
• *Braves Sent LHP Mike Minor to Mississippi (SL) for a rehab assignment.

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*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com