MLB News, Videos, Fantasy, Injury Updates and More: April 26, 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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 NEW: Baseball Informer Digital Magazine - BBST**

Links to News Articles & the Day's Highlights: 

• Tigers' Anibal Sanchez goes on DL - OPSN**
• Is Bryce Harper a Candidate for the DL? - OPSN
• Machado Shines in First Rehab Game  - OPSN
• DBacks' Mark Trumbo to the DL. What's next for the OF? - OPSN**
• Conflicting Reports make A's Griffin's Fate Uncertain - SU**
• Pablo Sandoval's Contract Talks - OPSN
• 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**
• Sammy Sosa, Cubs Ready to Make Amends - SU

Feature Articles:

• Vince Lombardi's Week 4 Power Rankings - OPSN
• Five Interesting Stats from Early 2014 - OPSN
• Red Sox back to Full Strength and Playing Like it! - OPSN
• Top Ten Baseball Movies According to SU Senior Editor Adam Solowei - SU
• Chris Colabello's Resilience Paying Off in 2014 - OPSN

Fantasy Baseball: 

• Three Trades You Need to Make Right Now - OPSN
• What Do You Do with Charlie Blackmon? - OPSN
• Five Buy Low Candidates - OPSN
• Three Starting Pitchers Fantasy Owners Should Be Worried About - OPSN

Daily Scores:

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

Videos:

• Why you don't run on A's Reddick - OPSN**
• Machado gets third hit in First Rehab Start - OPSN
• Machado Triples in the 3rd Inning - OPSN
• Machado hit first inning double - 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:

• *Braves Released 1B Ernesto Mejia.
• *Cubs Placed RHP Jose Veras on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Brian Schlitter from Iowa (PCL)
• *White Sox Placed 3B Conor Gillaspie on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 22. Activated RHP Hector Noesi.
• *Reds Placed C Devin Mesoraco on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tucker Barnhart from Louisville (IL).
• *Yankees Signed RHP Chris Leroux and selected him from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned RHP Shane Greene to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Released LHP Nik Turley.
• *Pirates Placed RHP Jason Grilli on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 21, and C Russell Martin on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tony Sanchez and RHP Jared Hughes from Indianapolis (IL).

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*Information regarding player transactions are courtesy of ESPN.com