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Rehab timelines aren't very flexible. Physical therapists work through a protocol and when an athlete can do all the necessary tasks, they move on to the next one. If they can't, they repeat. Where things get a bit more flexible is once an athlete is past the rehab timeline and into the return timeline.

Forty-three games into the 2014 season, and the New York Yankees are sitting just above mediocrity with a 23-20 record, giving analysts and fans alike a big enough sample to be able to draw some takeaways from the first quarter of the season.

With his next home run, Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols will break a tie with Hall of Famer Eddie Murray to take sole possession of 25th place on MLB's all-time home runs list. Pujols hit career homers No.

Don Mattingly had a pretty stellar mustache during his playing days with the New York Yankees. As manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, though, he opts for a cleaner look.

Thanks to Jimmy Fallon, Donnie Baseball was reunited with his iconic mustache when the Dodgers were in town to take on the New York Mets.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander is 9-10 with a 5.26 ERA in 20 career road starts against the Cleveland Indians, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, when the two teams face off at Progressive Field.

Sports bettors will find that the Tigers are minus-145 favorites in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 7.5 in the market.

We are only through the first quarter of the 2014 season, but some pitchers are already making strong cases for the Cy Young Award.

The Cardinals' Adam Wainwright is almost always in early-season discussions for the Cy Young. Is this the year he finally finishes the season strong and takes home the coveted National League award? 

Watch Scott Miller break down his favorites to win the 2014 AL and NL Cy Young Awards. 

All statistics accurate as of May 19.

The Cincinnati Reds are the best fielding team in Major League Baseball, and they showed just how good they can be during extra innings against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.

Twice in extra innings, it looked like the Nationals had come up with a two-out walk-off hit. Twice, they were denied by Reds defenders.

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Khris Davis found himself looking for some help after he tried to rob Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman of a home run on Monday.

Not only did Davis fail to come down with the ball, but he also lost his glove in the process:

Luckily, one Braves fan quickly gave Davis his glove back.

The Atlanta Braves will look to bolster their farm system and find future help at the MLB level in a few weeks when the 2014 MLB draft gets underway.

The Braves could go a number of different directions with the No. 32 overall pick in the compensation round acquired from the Brian McCann deal.

Who wants to see grown men lay waste to a field of children with a volley of rubber balls?

Yep, it was dodgeball time in the city for Drew Butera and Dee Gordon. The two Los Angeles Dodgers were in New York on Monday when they took the business to a crowd of students from the Grace Church School.