St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte began the 2013 season on the disabled list, and it's starting to look like he may end it that way. 

According to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, Motte underwent an MRI on Tuesday that showed a tear in his ailing elbow ligament and could have to undergo Tommy John surgery:

With the first series of the 2013 Minor League Baseball season now in the books, it’s time to reflect on some of the best and worst pitching performances thus far.

Because most of this year’s Opening Day starters are set to toe the slab either Tuesday or Wednesday, all stats in this first installment only reflect each pitcher’s inaugural start. Similarly, this series will focus primarily on minor league starters until relief pitchers log a sizable number of innings.

The Pittsburgh Pirates' difficult start to the 2013 season encountered another obstacle Monday night, as starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez left the Bucs' 5-3 victory in the third inning with a tight left hamstring.

The 2013 major league regular season is barely a week old, but the Boston Red Sox are already facing their first major question. Should Jose Iglesias or Stephen Drew be the team’s starting shortstop?

It's pretty clear that the Chicago Cubs have bullpen issues. For the third-straight outing, closer Carlos Marmol struggled in relief and the Cubbies lost a heartbreaker, 6-5, to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

Despite leading 5-1 heading into the last two innings, the Cubs bullpen imploded to give this one away. The collapse culminated in home runs off the bats of B.J. and Justin Upton in the bottom of the ninth.

Josh Hamilton’s wife Katie had some problems at the Rangers game on Friday.

According to Scott Miller of CBSSports.com, Katie had to call for security at the Ballpark in Arlington as Hamilton's new team, the Los Angeles Angels, took on his old one, the Texas Rangers. It continues:

John Lackey was taken out of the game in his first start of the season for the Boston Red Sox after an apparent arm injury. 

UPDATE: Saturday, April 6, 3:35 p.m. ET by Sam Westmoreland

According to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, Lackey is only suffering from a simple bicep strain, rather than the more serious injury many had feared:

Barry Zito seems to have discovered a dominance over the St. Louis Cardinals recently.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have started 2013 in a very similar manner to 2012, struggling to get anything going at the plate. Despite four solid pitching performances in a row, the Bucs are 1-3 heading into Saturday night's tilt with Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers.

It's taken exactly three days for the 2013 Major League Baseball season to nearly etch its place in history, as Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish came within one out of recording the 24th perfect game in league history in a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros Tuesday night.