Major League Baseball roundup

[June 14, 2017]  June 13 (The Sports Xchange) - Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Travis Shaw told reporters on Tuesday that his newborn daughter underwent open-heart surgery last week.

Shaw had been away from the team since Thursday to tend to his family situation. The 27-year-old was reinstated prior to the team's opener of a doubleheader versus the St. Louis Cardinals.

"(Ryann) was born with a severe heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome," Shaw said, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It's a pretty severe heart deformation. We knew this going in and I knew that she was going to have to have surgery.

"She had open-heart surgery on Friday. There were some complications and they had to go back in Saturday for a couple more surgeries. She's been stable ever since Saturday. She's making steady progress now."

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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis had arthroscopic surgery to clean up cartilage in his right knee.

He has been on the disabled list since June 6 with a bone bruise and a cartilage injury. There was no indication of how long he will be out.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers reinstated outfielder Joc Pederson from the seven-day concussion disabled list and placed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on the 10-day DL with lower back discomfort.

Pederson has been sidelined for 16 games due to a concussion that he likely sustained following a scary collision with right fielder Yasiel Puig on Sept. 23. The players slammed into each other at high speed and the momentum carried Pederson toward the wall and his head hit the base of the fence.

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The New York Mets placed shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb.

Utility man T.J. Rivera was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. The 28-year-old is batting .255 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 40 games this season with the Mets.

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Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman was back in the starting lineup for his team's contest against the visiting Atlanta Braves after missing the past three games with a back strain.

Zimmerman was batting fourth as the Nationals bid to snap a four-game home losing skid.

Zimmerman hurt his back while diving for a ball last Tuesday in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. He entered Tuesday's contest hitting a National League-best.365 with 19 doubles, 17 homers and 49 RBIs. He was third in the NL in doubles and tied for third in homers.

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Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff was scratched from his major league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals when he came down with right hamstring tightness while warming up in the bullpen.

Woodruff was replaced by left-hander Brent Suter. In four prior stints with Milwaukee this year, Suter was 0-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 7 1/3 innings.

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The Texas Rangers acquired left-hander Joely Rodriguez from the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named or cash considerations.

The Rangers promptly optioned Rodriguez to Triple-A Round Rock.

Rodriguez posted a 1-2 mark with a 6.33 ERA in 26 relief appearances this season with Philadelphia. (Editing by Andrew Both)

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