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Sweeny Murti of WFAN New York reports that New York Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis will miss 10-12 weeks after recovering from surgery to repair a herniated disc on Thursday.

Old school baseball. It means no batting gloves, choking up on the bat and not being afraid to get your uniform dirty. Over the years, the game of baseball has lost some of that "tough-as-nails" mentality, as players hide behind body armor and pitch counts.

Everybody's favorite son had another big week for the big league team, including his first ever MLB-level heave-ho.

Cut open a baseball, and inside you'll find a glowing orb of happiness with a dash of hopes and dreams.

This according to my imagination, anyway, which is admittedly not the most accurate source.

According to actual, you know, reality, baseballs are made of much more mundane things: cork, rubber, yarn, hide, etc. Cut open a baseball, and you won't find anything worth bragging to your friends about.

Clayton Kershaw is not happy with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The St. Louis Cardinals are 8-2 as home favorites of -175 to -225 during the 2013 season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, as they continue their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium.

As baseball fans awoke to the MLB standings on Sunday, May 5, the Toronto Blue Jays, after an offseason of spending, roster improvements and high expectations, sat at 10-21, last place in the American League East, riddled with injuries and staring at a 6-12 record in front of their home fans.

Tonight's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to weather. 

Join us for the split doubleheader tomorrow with games at 1:05 PM and 7:10 PM. 

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have to be thinking that all they need to do is keep their heads above water until the All-Star break. The fear that another late-season collapse is impending can’t be weighing on their minds. 

Major League Baseball is being sued by the San Jose City Council for telling the Oakland Athletics that they cannot move to San Jose, according to ABC 7 News:

UPDATE: Tuesday, June 18, at 6:10 p.m. ET by Kyle Vassalo

Danny Knobler of CBS reveals this excerpt from MLB's statement on the lawsuit: