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Kansas City Royals left-hander Jason Vargas has landed on the disabled list for the second time this season due to an elbow injury. 

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Vargas Strains Flexor Muscle

Saturday, June 13

According to the Royals' official Twitter feed, Vargas has a left flexor strain, and the team will bring up Brandon Finnegan from Triple-A to take his spot:

Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts sustained a back injury after crashing into the wall while fielding a ball hit by Justin Smoak in the second inning of Friday's contest against the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Betts Out of Lineup vs. Blue Jays

Saturday, June 13

The Red Sox announced that Betts is absent from their lineup for Saturday's game vs. Toronto.

The New York Yankees called up Mason Williams less than 24 hours ago, and the young kid wasted no time making an impact. 

During the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, Williams hit a monster two-run home run to cut the Orioles' lead to two. It was the outfielder's first career hit.

Aroldis Chapman may be one of the best closers in baseball, but his value isn't all that high if he's not playing for a winning team. With the 27-year-old set to be a free agent after 2016, the Cincinnati Reds may soon be faced with a major dilemma regarding his future with the franchise.

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Torii Hunter certainly got his money's worth as he argued a call and was subsequently ejected during the Minnesota Twins' 7-2 defeat to the Kansas Royals on Wednesday night. Now, it's really going to cost him.

Oakland Athletics switch-pitcher Pat Venditte has fallen victim to the injury bug that has forced him to be placed on the 15-day disabled list. 

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Venditte Has Shoulder Strain

Friday, June 12

According to the A's official Twitter, Venditte has a strained right shoulder that will keep him out for at least the next 15 days:

The hits keep coming for the St. Louis Cardinals, as Lance Lynn will be out for at least two weeks with a forearm injury. 

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Lynn Placed on DL

Friday, June 12

The Cardinals announced that Lynn was placed on the 15-day-disabled list, retroactive to June 8, and recalled Tyler Lyons to replace him.  

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols achieved yet another milestone (or two) in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, taking sole possession of 16th place on the all-time home runs list and tying Manny Ramirez for 14th place (1,122) on the all-time extra-base hits list, per Sportsnet Stats.