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 [December 20, 2017]
(The Sports Xchange) - Texas
Rangers left-hander Martin Perez is expected to miss the start of
the 2018 season after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his
non-pitching elbow.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas Diliberti in Dallas, with
Perez expected to be able to start throwing in three to four weeks,
the team announced Tuesday.
Perez is in line to be sidelined from game action for approximately
four months, which would be a few weeks into the season. Perez
posted a 13-12 mark with a 4.82 ERA in 32 starts last season.
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Free-agent catcher Nick Hundley agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million
contract to remain with the San Francisco Giants, the team
announced.
Hundley, 34, batted .244 with nine homers and 35 RBIs last season
while serving as Buster Posey's backup.
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Free-agent right-hander Yu Darvish posted on social media that he
met with representatives from the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
Darvish, who is a four-time All-Star, tweeted a statement in
Japanese confirming the meeting amid reports that Cubs president of
baseball operations Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer were
in Dallas to speak with him.
Darvish posted a 10-12 mark with a 3.86 ERA in 31 starts combined
last season for the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers. The
31-year-old struck out 209 batters over 186 2/3 innings.
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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Martin Perez (33) delivers to the New
York Yankees during a baseball game
at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA
TODAY Sports
Texas Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, have
embraced the generous mood of the holidays.
The couple announced that it is donating a mansion located in
southwest Missouri -- which is worth $9,418,400, according to
Realtor.com, -- and the accompanying 100 acres of land to a charity
that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic
illnesses.
The donation of the 10-bedroom, 32,000-square foot home was to Camp
Barnabas. The mansion is located in Branson, Mo., and offers views
of Table Rock Lake. It resides approximately 85 miles away from
where Heidi Hamels grew up in Buffalo.
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