MLB News, Videos, Fantasy, Injury Updates and More: April 25, 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: 

• Machado Shines in First Rehab Game  - OPSN
• Conflicting Reports make A's Griffin's Fate Uncertain - SU**
• A's Cespedes Exits Game; A.J. Griffin Suffers Setback - OPSN**
• Rangers' Figueroa Just the Latest in Long Line of Pitchers set for TJ Surgery -OPSN**
• Mark Trumbo Headed to the DL - SU
• Sammy Sosa, Cubs Ready to Make Amends - SU
• 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**

Feature Articles:

• Top Ten Baseball Movies According to Adam Solowei - SU
• Chris Colabello's Resilience Paying Off in 2014 - OPSN
• 100th Anniversary of Wrigley - OPSN
• Is White Sox Pitcher Chris Sale Actually One of the Lucky Ones? - SU**
• Is Aaron Harang for Real? - OPSN
• Checking in on some of Baseball's Top Prospects - 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:

• Athletics 12 @ Astros 5
• Reds 4 @ Braves 4
• Royals 5 @ Orioles 7
• Marlins 3 @ Mets 4
• Tigers 10 @ Twins 6
• Cubs 2 @ Brewers 5
• Rays 6 @ White Sox 9
• Padres 1 @ Nationals 11
• Phillies 4 @ Diamondbacks 5
• Angels 13 @ Yankees 1
• Red Sox 8 @Blue Jays 1
• Pirates 0 @ Cardinals 1
• Rangers 5 @ Mariners 6
• Rockies 5 @ Dodgers 4 in 11
• Indians 1 @ Giants 5

Videos:

• Machado gets third hit in First Rehab Start - OPSN
• Machado Triples in the 3rd Inning - OPSN
• Machado hit first inning double - OPSN
• 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:

• *Orioles Sent 3B Manny Machado to Frederick (Carolina) for a rehab assignment.
• *Red Sox Optioned 3B Brock Holt to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day DL.
• *White Sox Claimed RHP Hector Noesi off waivers from Texas.
• *Rockies Sent RHP Jhoulys Chacin to Colorado Springs (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Betancourt on a minor league contract.
• *Astros Placed RHP Matt Albers on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jose Cisnero from Oklahoma City (PCL).
• *Athletics Sent SS Jake Elmore to Sacramento (PCL) for a rehab assignment.
• *Pirates Placed RHP Jason Grilli on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Jared Hughes from Indianapolis (IL).
• *Padres Placed 3B Chase Headley on the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Tommy Medica to El Paso (PCL). Designated OF Alex Castellanos for assignment. Transferred RHP Josh Johnson to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of SS Jace Peterson from San Antonio (TL) and RHP Kevin Quackenbush from El Paso.
• *Mariners Recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from Tacoma (PCL).
• * Rangers Placed 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Reinstated 3B Adrian Beltre from the 15-day DL.

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*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com