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 Hazen, 39, has served in various capacities during the past decade
with the Red Sox. His duties have ranged from player acquisitions
and evaluations to contract negotiations and scouting. He replaces
Ben Cherington, who resigned in August
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Kansas City Royals reliever Greg Holland will miss the rest of the
season due to persistent arm troubles, the team announced.
Holland has been dealing with elbow issues all season and manager
Ned Yost told reporters before Thursday's game that Holland has a
significant tear in the ulnar collateral ligament.
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Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado referred to Washington
Nationals reliever Jonathan Papelbon as a coward after being plunked
by a pitch in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game.
Machado hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning off Washington's
Max Scherzer, a blast that gave Baltimore a 4-3 lead. When Machado
came up to bat in the ninth, Papelbon drilled him in his left
shoulder and both benches cleared.
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Washington Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa has a hamstring injury
that will keep him from playing for the remainder of the season.
Manager Matt Williams said Thursday that Espinosa, 28, has a slight
tear that usually needs about four weeks of recovery time and the
team didn't want to put him in danger of further injury.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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