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 A week after being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a bone
bruise in his right shin, Teixeira was ruled out for the rest of the
season, including the postseason, after the latest MRI and CT scans
discovered a fracture.
"Actually not surprised," Teixeira said. "It was really just kind of
wishful thinking. It's been really painful. I know the difference
between pain and soreness. It's been painful since Day One. We were
just kind of trying to figure out why it wasn't healing and today we
figured it out."
The results of the tests mean Teixeira will be shut down for at
least three months and his next appearance against live pitching
will be in spring training when he enters the final season of an
eight-year, $180 million contract signed after the 2008 season.
The news ends what had been a renaissance season for Teixeira, who
had been limited by two wrist injuries. Last year, he batted .216 in
his first full season back from the injury. This year, he made the
All-Star team and finished with a .255 average to go along with 31
home runs and 79 RBIs.
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Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus is expected to be fired by owner
Mike Ilitch after the season, according to multiple reports.
"I haven't been told anything," Ausmus, who has one year remaining
on his three-year deal, told the Detroit News in a text message late
Thursday night when asked about the reports.
Ausmus, 46, guided the Tigers to their fourth consecutive American
League Central title last season and has a 154-148 record with
Detroit. The Tigers were again expected to contend coming into 2015,
but reside in last place with a 64-76 record -- 19 1/2 games behind
first-place Kansas City.
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Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was handed a two-game
suspension and fined an undisclosed amount Friday by Major League
Baseball for his actions during Wednesday night's game against the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Votto appealed the suspension and will continue to play until he
receives a hearing with the league.
Votto was ejected in the eighth inning on Wednesday after a heated
argument with home-plate umpire Bill Welke.
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The St. Louis Cardinals recalled catcher Ed Easley from Triple-A
Memphis.
Easley, 29, joins the Cardinals for the second time this season.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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