Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup
July 27 (The Sports Xchange) - The Washington Nationals placed infielder Stephen Drew on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with vertigo-like symptoms.
The move is retroactive to July 24. Drew has played just once in the past week, sitting out several days with dizziness.
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Major League Baseball has threatened to fine Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig if he wears customized cleats again.
The fine could be as much as $5,000 for a violation.
Puig first wore shoes with an American flag theme on the Fourth of July and later wore shoes, designed by a local artist, with a Cuban flag theme, according to ESPN.com.
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San Francisco Giants second baseman Ramiro Pena was a late scratch from Bruce Bochy's original starting lineup after reporting continuing soreness from the testicular contusion he suffered in Tuesday's game.
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The San Diego Padres recalled pitcher Buddy Baumann and utility man Alexi Amarista from Triple-A El Paso. Infielder Yangervis Solarte was put on the family leave list.
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Detroit Tigers pitcher Drew VerHagen, who started the season in the majors before being optioned to Triple-A Toledo, is out for the season. He is scheduled to undergo surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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