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Jose Abreu's battle with an ankle injury continues as the Chicago White Sox's star rookie hits at an amazing pace to start the 2014 season.

The San Diego Padres placed pitcher Andrew Cashner on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with what the team is calling "right elbow soreness," per the Padres' official Twitter account.

Corey Brock of MLB.com provided more details:

For the first time since 2010, Prince Fielder is going to miss a game. 

Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish struck out 11 batters in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, thus notching his 22nd double-digit strikeout performance through 69 career starts.

Prince Fielder is out of the Texas Rangers' starting lineup on Saturday with a herniated disk in his neck, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. The loss of Fielder is just another blow to a Rangers team who have already seen the likes of Derek Holland, Jurickson Profar, Matt Harrison and others

Over the last few seasons, we have seen the emergence of a number of young pitching prospects in Major League Baseball.  

Unfortunately, 2014 has been the year of torn ulnar collateral ligaments, resulting in season-ending Tommy John surgery for a lot of those young stars.  

Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is currently on the disabled list with a broken thumb, but when he comes back, he may no longer be "Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals third baseman."

It has been a nightmarish start to the season for 25-year-old Will Middlebrooks, and it's about to get even worse. 

According WEEI.com's Alex Speier, the Red Sox have placed the third baseman on the disabled list with a fractured finger:

As the Arizona Diamondbacks desperately search for answers amid a frustrating start, the team thinks it has found the man who can provide them. The Diamondbacks announced Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa will join the team in a newly created Chief Baseball Officer position.