BASEBALL ROUNDUP Frank Thomas Has Ankle Surgery and Prepares for a ...
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By The Associated Press. Frank Thomas, who played in only 74 games with the Chicago White Sox this season, had surgery yesterday on his left ankle and might not be ready for spring training.
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Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre have an interesting week ahead of them, as they try to sort out the Yankees&#39; starting rotation for the postseason.
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Will Curt Schilling&#39;s ankle, apparently held together with baling wire, hold up so he can make two starts? The Red Sox will want him to start Games 2 and 6 in Boston, where he won&#39;t have to bat or run the bases.
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Frank Thomas homered twice to raise his total to 503 and pull to one behind Eddie Murray for 20th place as the Toronto Blue Jays sent Johan Santana to a rare second-half loss, beating the visiting Minnesota Twins, 6-4, last night.
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St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter will undergo additional elbow surgery, ending his season and potentially causing him to miss a significant portion of next year.
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Philadelphia defensive tackle Hollis Thomas could miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season, this time with a dislocated elbow.
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The news comes fast and furious. Pedro Martinez goes to Tampa to visit George Steinbrenner. Theo Epstein and John Henry go to Florida for their turn with Pedro. Carl Pavano comes to Boston to visit Curt Schilling. Jason Varitek says he's not a goner. Derek Lowe is a goner, but he says he wishes it could be different. Orlando Cabrera ...
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The preliminary diagnosis on Gerut is a right knee injury, pending an MRI...DeJesus also stole a base, his eighth of the season...The Royals won for only the second time in seven meetings at Jacobs Field this year.
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Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas was surprised when he discovered that several major league players had declined to meet with George J. Mitchell for his investigation into the use of performance-enhancing substances in baseball. So Thomas made sure that Mitchell would not pitch a shutout.
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Frank Thomas&#39; decision to return to the Chicago White Sox wasn&#39;t nearly so dramatic this year. Thomas exercised his $8 million US option Thursday.
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Carlos Almanzar left the game with an apparent right forearm injury with two outs in the ninth...Texas beat the A&#39;s for only the seventh time in 18 outings this season, but have won three of four from Oakland...Mark Kotsay and Jermaine Dye had three hits
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Baseball Alex Rodriguez hasn't decided whether he will play in Tuesday's All-Star Game or use the three-day break to rest his strained hamstring. The New York Yankees slugger, who topped fan voting for the game in San Francisco with 3.89 million votes, hurt his left hamstring Monday night when he tripped over Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau's ankle while ...
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Saints defensive tackle Hollis Thomas was suspended for the final four games of the regular season yesterday for violating the league's steroid policy.
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Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Manny Ram&#xED;rez, and Jim Thome all could join the 500-home run club this season (with Gary Sheffield having an outside shot).
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The Chicago White Sox are optimistic Frank Thomas' latest surgery will clear up chronic problems with his feet, but said the slugger faces a long, slow rehabilitation.
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BOSTON -- It was another busy day on the medical front for the Red Sox, as a series of roster moves were announced prior to Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Blue Jays.
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Frank Thomas hit a walkoff two-run homer for the seventh home run of the game, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 7-5 victory Thursday night and snapping the Los Angeles Angels&#039; season-best five-game winning streak.