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Second baseman Jose Altuve is the player who makes the Houston Astros offense go, but the team may be without its spark plug for a period of time after he had to leave Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers with an oblique injury. 

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Forget shoulders—the Toronto Blue Jays' season rests squarely on Josh Donaldson's right hip.

The New York Yankees reportedly added another bat to their roster for the stretch run Wednesday.

Citing sources, Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball reported the Bronx Bombers signed Billy Butler to a deal. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports confirmed the news.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced the hiring of former Boston Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington as their new vice president of baseball operations Wednesday.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge suffered an oblique strain in his team's 3-0 win Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's been placed on the 15-day disabled list, per Jesse Spector of Sporting News.

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Fact: Seattle Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker pitched a complete-game shutout against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, the first of his career.

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Remember when touted young Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton was the butt of smarmy "Buston" jokes?

Yeah. About that.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson will miss his second straight game with a hip injury.

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Donaldson (Hip) Out of the Lineup

Tuesday, Sept. 13

Donaldson, 30, went down in Sunday's game and has not played either of the last two days, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. 

Vin Scully has one of the most familiar voices in sports, but it won't be heard in the 2016 MLB postseason.

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a move to bolster their pitching rotation on Tuesday as they cling to their fading postseason hopes.

The team announced it acquired left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc in a trade with the Seattle Mariners. Seattle received cash considerations or a player to be named later in exchange for the southpaw.