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San Francisco Giants star catcher Buster Posey was removed from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox in order to deal with an inflamed nerve in his right thumb, per Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. 

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Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tim Lincecum is bound to make his debut with the club soon enough, but he said Tuesday he'll have one more outing for the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees before returning to the MLB level.

FanDuel's Jessica Kleinschmidt provided the update from Lincecum on his future:   

An MRI on Tuesday confirmed that Chicago Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler has suffered a strained hamstring and is headed to the disabled list, CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney reported. 

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Major League Baseball unveiled the second update for the leading vote-getters for this summer's All-Star Game, with the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox currently dominating the voting.

Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez is currently the top vote-getter. MLB Communications shared the updated results:  

Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story and Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager have both broken the MLB record for most home runs before the All-Star break by a rookie shortstop, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info).

Few events in sports feature as much mystery as the MLB draft, and that won't change in 2016.

The 2016 class has plenty of quality players from both college and high school, but none of them have separated themselves above the rest of the prospects. This could lead to plenty of surprises throughout the 40 rounds—and especially in the first round on Thursday.

Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, not a bad way to go through life….

1. Mariners Paddle Along with Healthy Cano

Robinson Cano, or, as Derek Jeter always teased him, Robinson Canoe, always did have two things: a great smile and a beautiful swing.

Except, uh, last year, when both disappeared. And Canoe, er, Cano, was left up a creek without a paddle.

There is often a consensus No. 1 overall pick ahead of the MLB draft, but since that isn't the case entering the 2016 edition, teams near the top of the first round will have difficult and potentially franchise-altering decisions to make.

Baseball players are human beings, not cyborgs sent from the future to destroy Sarah Connor.

As a result, they get injured—some more seriously than others—and it's that unfortunate reality that is the driving force behind some of the trade ideas we're about to take a look at.

For fans of a Seattle Mariners franchise that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2001, doubt is a part of daily life.