Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine underwent surgery on his left elbow and shoulder Thursday.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine underwent surgery on his left elbow and shoulder Thursday. And is expected be ready for spring training.Glavine's partially torn tendon in his elbow was repaired by Dr. James Andrews, who also cleaned up Glavine's shoulder. The Braves said the 42-year-old left-hander should be able to start a throwing program by January."We were pleased by the report that there was not a significant injury to the elbow or shoulder that would prevent Tom from pitching in the future," Atlanta general manager Frank Wren said in a statement.Glavine isn't under contract for next season and only wants to p...
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Carl Pavano, written off by New York Yankees fans, will return and start for the team on Saturday at Baltimore.

Carl Pavano, written off by New York Yankees fans, will return and start for the team on Saturday at Baltimore.The Yankees chose the right-handed Pavano over fellow righty Phil Hughes, who is working his way back from a fractured rib."We liked the way (Pavano) was throwing the ball and we felt that Hughes needed some more work," manager Joe Girardi said before Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.The 32-year-old Pavano signed a $39.95 million, four-year contract with the Yankees before the 2005 season but injuries to his shoulder, back, buttocks, elbow and ribs have limited him to 19 appearances for New York, and only two sinc...
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All-star right-hander Justin Duchscherer went back on the disabled list Thursday because of a strained hip.

All-star right-hander Justin Duchscherer went back on the disabled list Thursday because of a strained hip. The latest in an epidemic of injuries for the fallen Oakland Athletics.Duchscherer was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, because of a pain in the same hip on which he had surgery last summer. A's manager Bob Geren said inflammation in the joint is why Duchscherer left his last start in the third inning at Minnesota on Monday.Oakland also placed right-handed starter Sean Gallagher on the 15-day DL, also retroactive to Wednesday, due to shoulder fatigue.The A's, who entered Thursday's series open...
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Ryan Church could be back in the New York Mets outfield.

Ryan Church could be back in the New York Mets outfield. For the opener of a four-game series against the Houston Astros on Friday night.Church has been sidelined by post-concussion syndrome since he left a game on July 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies due to dizziness - six days after he came off the DL. He missed most of June following a May 20 concussion, his second in less than three months.Church went 0-for-4 and played nine innings in right field in a rehab game with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday night."He's healthy, playing well, obviously getting the at-bats that he needs," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said before New...
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Utilityman Jose Bautista was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Utilityman Jose Bautista was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays. From the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday for a player to be named."It's just a guy we've liked for a long time," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said. "Since we've got a month to go, we'll just get as many bats in there as we can get."The 27-year-old Bautista hit .242 with 12 homers and 44 RBIs in 107 games for Pittsburgh this season, then was sent to Triple-A this month.Despite his demotion, Bautista has already homered more times this year than any player for the Blue Jays, whose 87 home runs are the fewest in the American League....
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