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Albert Pujols' bothersome left foot injury is about to cost the Los Angeles Angels slugger significant time out of the lineup.

According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Pujols has left the team and returned to Southern California to have his foot evaluated after suffering another setback Friday night:

The hits just keep on coming for Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun in the wake of his 65-game suspension for involvement with a Miami Biogenesis clinic.

On Friday against the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Randall Delgado picked up the first complete-game shutout of his brief career.

He can thank teammate Gerardo Parra for helping him achieve that feat.

Edwin Encarnacion showed just how much power he has when he blasted a pair of home runs in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros on Friday.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp doesn't want any revisionist historians giving him the 2011 NL MVP award, won by now-disgraced Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun. 

He just doesn't think Braun deserves to have it, either. Asked by reporters before Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Kemp acknowledged that he feels Braun should be stripped of the award.

The Baltimore Orioles have filled one of their biggest needs, acquiring former All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for infield prospect Nick Delmonico. The Orioles announced this via their official Twitter feed:

Francisco Rodriguez, arguably the most sought-after reliever of the 2013 MLB trade deadline, is officially off the market.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp had a stellar 2011 season.  He hit .324 with 39 home runs, 126 RBI and 40 stolen bases.  Along with winning the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, Kemp was runner-up in the National League Most Valuable Player voting to Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, despite having more home runs, RBI and stolen bases.&n

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun has lost a great deal of credibility as well as more than one-third of a season in the wake of his 65-game suspension for a violation of Major League Baseball's joint drug prevention and treatment program.

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $100 million contract extension with superstar second baseman Dustin Pedroia.

Rob Bradford of WEEI.com broke the news on Tuesday:

Pedroia and Red Sox have agreed in principle on extension. Starts in 2015 goes to '21. Comes down to approximatey 7 years for $100 million