Major League Baseball roundup

[May 09, 2017]  May 8 (The Sports Xchange) - Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon underwent surgery for suspected testicular cancer at Allegheny General Hospital on Monday morning, the team announced.

Taillon, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a groin injury on Saturday, alerted the Pirates' medical staff of an abnormality. The 25-year-old consulted with Dr. John C. Lyne, who performed the surgery.

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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout underwent an MRI on his ailing left hamstring and the results were "clean and normal," general manager Billy Eppler told reporters.

Trout, who has been sidelined for back-to-back games with the injury, likely will sit out Monday's series opener against the Oakland Athletics.

The two-time American League MVP said he expects to play in Tuesday's second game of the three-game series.

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New York Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters that the team hopes to have suspended right-hander Matt Harvey ready to start Friday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Harvey was suspended for three days on Sunday for violation of team rules. Collins said Monday that Harvey "needs to address some guys" upon his return.

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Outfielder Bryce Harper will return from a three-game absence due to a groin injury when the Washington Nationals open a four-game, home-and-home interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

Harper, who will bat third in the lineup and start in right field, enters Monday's game with a majors-best 35 runs scored and .504 on-base percentage.

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Yet another back injury landed left-hander Brett Anderson on the disabled list, forcing the Chicago Cubs to look for options in their starting rotation.

The Cubs placed their No. 5 starter on the DL Sunday with a lower-back strain after consecutive rocky outings, including leaving the game Saturday night against the New York Yankees in the first inning.

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The Miami Marlins placed Martin Prado on the 10-day disabled list and recalled fellow infielder J.T. Riddle from Triple-A New Orleans.

Prado was diagnosed with a strained right hamstring after aggravating the injury during the seventh inning of Miami's 7-0 rout of the New York Mets on Sunday.

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The Toronto Blue Jays placed Russell Martin on the 10-day disabled list and recalled fellow catcher Mike Ohlman from Triple-A Buffalo.

Martin is being plagued by nerve irritation in his left shoulder.

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