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[April 17, 2015]
April 16 (The Sports Xchange) -
Washington Nationals right-hander Craig Stammen, who went on the
disabled list Wednesday with right forearm tightness, received bad news
from test results.
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 "He's got a torn flexor that will require surgery," manager Matt
Williams said Thursday before the Nationals played the Philadelphia
Phillies.
There was no date for the surgery or timetable for his return, but
Williams said Stammen could miss the rest of the season.
The 31-year-old Stammen has pitched in five games and not given up
an earned run in four innings of work.
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Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez returned to Milwaukee on
Thursday to undergo further tests on his injured hamstring, with a
stint on the disabled list looming as a possibility.
Gomez limped off the field Wednesday after beating out a potential
double play in the top of the ninth inning of the Brewers' 4-2 loss
to the Cardinals in St. Louis.
Manager Ron Roenicke said Gomez will not play for at least the next
two games. The Brewers finished their series against the Cardinals
on Thursday and face the Pittsburgh Pirates this weekend.
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The Tampa Bay Rays reached a minor-league contract agreement with
catcher J.P. Arencibia.
Arencibia, who was released last week by the Baltimore Orioles, will
report to Triple-A Durham.
The 29-year-old veteran batted .177 with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs in
62 games last year for the Texas Rangers.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers plan to erect a statue in honor of legendary
trail blazer Jackie Robinson.
The team announced the plan Wednesday on Jackie Robinson Day, saying
the statue would be set on the grounds of Dodger Stadium.
"I've been waiting 20 years," Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson,
said Wednesday. "It's the fulfillment of a dream."
Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947, when he signed with
the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played with the Dodgers for 10 seasons and
was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1962.
The Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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