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Cincinnati Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman suffered a potentially career-threatening injury when he was struck by a line drive during spring training, but "The Cuban Missile" is now back in the majors after less than two months, according to the Reds' official Twitter feed:

C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer provides an update on how Chapman will be used initially:

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Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish has come close to throwing a perfect game in the past, and was on the cusp of the feat yet again Friday night against the Boston Red Sox. Unfortunately, a misplayed fly ball cost him another chance at joining the exclusive club.

The crowd was on its feet in Arlington, Texas on Friday, screaming "Yuuuu" with a no-hitter hanging in the balance. But for the third time in his MLB career, it was not meant to be for Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish.   

Darvish was just one out away from the feat after pitching 8.2 no-hit innings against the Boston Red Sox, but David Ortiz stepped up to the plate and ripped a single through the right side of the infield to break it up.

After singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at McCoy Stadium—home of the Pawtucket Red Sox—for the past 10 years, Michael Mullins finally made it to Fenway Park.

After belting a fourth-inning home run off Jorge De La Rosa in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers became the fifth player in MLB history to hit 100 home runs for three separate teams, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info). 

Following Wednesday night's first-inning RBI double, Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies extended his hit streak to 27 games, tying a franchise record, per The Denver Post. Michael Cuddyer—the defending National League batting champion—recently set the mark with his own 27-game streak last season.

Many baseball fans go to games hoping to leave with a baseball. The players know that, and some of the guys on the Oakland Athletics' roster took advantage of that fact.

A's pitcher Sonny Gray was one of the players who fooled fans with the old ball-on-a-string trick:

There's nothing worse than thinking that you are about to get a baseball and then just having it ripped away from you.

Major League Baseball expanded its use of instant replay for the 2014 season, and that element of America's pastime fostered an unforgettable walk-off end to the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.

Baseball fans in Detroit were in for a treat before Tuesday's Houston Astros-Detroit Tigers game.

From time to time, teams will bring in special performers to throw out the first pitch. It can be a robot, an Olympic athlete, or, in this case, a samurai.