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[March 04, 2017] March 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price will dodge elbow surgery for the time being after two doctors determined seven to 10 days of rest and treatment is the initial way to treat the injury, according to multiple reports on Friday.

Price awoke with pain and swelling in the elbow on Wednesday after pitching in a simulated game the previous day. He flew to Indianapolis and was examined by surgeons James Andrews and Neal ElAttrache on Thursday at the NFL Combine.

An MRI exam proved inconclusive and manager John Farrell told reporters that the decision is a best-case scenario for Price.

"We got positive news after the exam by Dr. Andrews and Dr. ElAttrache," Farrell said. "No surgery. No PRP or any injection of any kind. The approach we're going to take with him is he'll receive treatment and medication for the next seven days, 7-to-10 days possible. We'll re-evaluate him at that time."

Price went 17-9 with a 3.99 ERA last season in his first year with the Red Sox after signing a seven-year, $217 million deal. He struck out 228 batters in an American League-leading 230 innings and served up a career-worst 30 homers.

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The New York Mets' Ed Kranepool is on the waiting list for a donor after it was revealed he has two failing kidneys.

Kranepool, who was a member of the inaugural Mets team in 1962 that lost 120 games under manager Casey Stengel and on the 1969 Miracle Mets team that won the World Series, told Newsday he needs a transplant.

The 72-year-old, a diabetic, recently had surgery to have his left big toe amputated after a months-long effort to treat an infection failed.

Kranepool remained with the Mets for his entire 18-year career and retired after the 1979 season. The first baseman hit .261 with 118 home runs and 614 RBIs and he is still the Mets' all-time leader in pinch hits (90) and games played (1,853).

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Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang received a suspended prison sentence in South Korea after leaving the scene of a DUI accident on Dec. 2 in Seoul.

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kang to eight months in prison, which will be suspended for two years, according to the Yonhap news agency. The suspended sentence will allow Kang to travel to the United States and join the Pirates in spring training in Bradenton, Florida.

The incident was Kang's third for driving under the influence, leading to his driver's license in South Korea to be canceled.

Kang finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2015, after batting .287 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs in 126 games. Last season, he hit 21 homers with 62 RBIs, along with a .255 batting average, in 103 games.

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The Chicago White Sox placed veteran infielder Brett Lawrie on waivers for the purpose of granting him his unconditional release.

Lawrie signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract in December. If Lawrie clears waivers, the White Sox will owe him $573,770 in termination pay.

Lawrie, 27, batted .248 with 12 homers and 36 RBIs in 94 games for the White Sox last season. He suffered a season-ending injury to his left leg in July.

(Editing by Gene Cherry)

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