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 Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols will be paired against
Chicago Cubs rookie Kris Bryant in the opening round on Monday night
in Cincinnati.
The other half of the same bracket has Baltimore Orioles third
baseman Manny Machado against Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Joc
Pederson.
In the opposite bracket, Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier
will oppose Texas Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder and
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson goes against Cubs
first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
The four first-round winners will advance to the semifinals and the
two who prevail in the semis will advance to the final.
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Back spasms will keep Washington Nationals center fielder Denard
Span on the bench through the All-Star break.
Span, 31, won't be placed on the disabled list for the time being,
manager Matt Williams said Wednesday. But Washington's leadoff
hitter will see a specialist Thursday to review results of an
earlier MRI.
Span, who is batting .304 with five home runs and 22 RBIs and leads
the team with 11 stolen bases in 11 attempts, started having back
issues during a June 7 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He has missed 25
games during the first half of the season because of injuries.
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The New York Yankees activated center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and
left-handed closer Andrew Miller from the disabled list Wednesday.
Ellsbury had been sidelined since mid-May with a sprained right
knee. Miller had been out for a month with a strained forearm.
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Ellsbury, in his second season with the Yankees, was off to a solid
start before the injury. He was hitting .324 with a .412 on-base
percentage, 14 stolen bases and 29 runs scored in 37 games.
Miller had converted each of his 17 save opportunities in his first
season in New York.
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The St. Louis Cardinals called up first baseman Dan Johnson from
Triple-A Memphis.
The club also optioned left-hander Tyler Lyons (the 26th man for
Tuesday's doubleheader) and right-hander Marcus Hatley to Triple-A.
The 35-year-old Johnson, a veteran of nine seasons in the majors,
signed with the Cardinals as a minor league free agent in early May.
He was batting .265 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs in 61 games for
Memphis.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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