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[July 19, 2017] July 18 (The Sports Xchange) - The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right fielder J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday in exchange for three prospects.

Martinez provides a right-handed power bat for the Diamondbacks, who sent minor league infielders Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara and Jose King to the Tigers.

The 29-year-old Martinez missed nearly the first six weeks of the season after suffering a Lisfranc sprain in his right foot during spring training. He was batting .305 with 16 home runs and 39 RBIs in 57 games.

In his fourth year with Detroit, Martinez clubbed 83 homers in his previous three seasons, establishing career highs with 38 blasts and 102 RBIs in 2015.

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Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa will miss six to eight weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb.

Correa suffered the injury during Monday's game against the Seattle Mariners when he jammed the thumb on a swing.

The re-examination on Tuesday diagnosed the severity of the injury. Correa said he underwent an MRI exam and will undergo surgery on a yet to be determined date.

At 62-31, the Astros own the second-best record in the majors but will miss their 22-year-old star, who is batting .320 with 20 homers and 67 RBIs.

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Milwaukee Brewers catcher Stephen Vogt will miss at least one month due to a sprained MCL in his left knee, manager Craig Counsell said.

Vogt was injured in Monday's game during a collision at home plate with Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chad Kuhl. Vogt also took an inadvertent elbow in the head from Kuhl on the play and had to be helped off the field.

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Two-time All-Star Vogt is batting .250 with four homers in 28 at-bats for the Brewers since being claimed off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.

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Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Starling Marte was reinstated from Major League Baseball's restricted list after serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Nandrolone.

Marte was expected to be in the lineup Tuesday and bat leadoff as Pittsburgh (45-48) hosted the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers (52-43).

The 28-year-old Dominican made the National League All-Star team for the first time last season when he batted a career-best .311, set a personal high with 47 stolen bases and won a Gold Glove for the second straight season.

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First baseman James Loney signed a one-year, $350,000 contract with the LG Twins of the Korean Baseball Organization, the team announced.

Loney requested and received his release in May from the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate in Gwinnett.

The 33-year-old Loney batted .288 with 108 homers and 669 RBIs during his 11-year major league career. He batted .265 with nine homers and 34 RBIs in 100 games last season with the New York Mets. ))

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