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It is a familiar story, but once again, injuries have derailed a season for Chris Carpenter.

St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak announced on Tuesday that the veteran is unlikely to pitch at all in the upcoming season.

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first reported the news on Twitter:

There's yet another wrinkle in the Alex Rodriguez PED scandal, reports Teri Thompson, Michael O'Keeffe and Christian Red of the New York Daily News.

In recent years, the Red Sox produced very few minor leaguers that were featured on Keith Law's annual list of the top 100 prospects.

Fool me once—shame on me. Fool me twice—get out of baseball forever.

With new allegations arising that Alex Rodriguez has been using performance-enhancing drugs (via Miami New Times), the New York Yankees are reportedly attempting to void the veteran slugger's remaining contract. 

In 2012, new MLB PED revelations alarmed the baseball world. Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon and Yasmani Grandal were all handed 50-game suspensions for testing positive for banned substances.

Two of those players were mentioned in a shocking exclusive report published by the Miami New Times.

Teddy Roosevelt may not be bringing up the rear for much longer in the Nationals' annual fourth-inning Presidents' race. 

According to Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post, the Nationals will be adding a fifth, portly member to the presidential sprint, the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft. 

The Boston Red Sox have brought back a familiar face, recently signing outfielder Ryan Sweeney to a minor-league deal, according to WEEI’s Rob Bradford.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended the contract for newly acquired infielder Cliff Pennington, keeping him in Phoenix on a two-year, $5 million deal. The signing was reported by Buster Olney of ESPN via his Twitter feed.

Sony PlayStation recently named Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen as the new cover player for the highly anticipated video game MLB 13 The Show set to release on March 5.

Did we mention McCutchen can do a mean Cleveland from Family Guy imitation?