NL notebook: Beware right field: Sosa, Grieve injured
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Sammy Sosa was out of the lineup against the Montreal Expos yesterday because of bursitis in his right hip. And his replacement, Ben Grieve, was injured while making a catch.
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CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa appears to have found his swing, and the timing couldn&#39;t be better for the Chicago Cubs. Sosa hit his first grand slam in more than two years, and also had a solo homer as the Cubs hit
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Paul Lo Duca, after a two-week stint on the disabled list, rejoined the Metsâ lineup for Mondayâs game against the Phillies. Luis Castillo also returned.
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Sammy Sosa sounds a little annoyed that anyone ever doubted him. The former slugger got two more hits Tuesday, and his comeback with the Texas Rangers is going exceedingly well &#151; at least in exhibition games.
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With one grand stroke, Sammy Sosa took another little hop toward history. Sosa hit his 599th homer Friday night, a game-turning grand slam that sent the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and left Slammin' Sammy looking for much more.
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Three days after his gaffe on the basepaths, the outfielder drops a fly ball in the 12th that leads to a loss. By Tim Casey -- Bee Staff Writer.
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Cincinnati Reds center fielder Ryan Freel was injured after colliding with right fielder Norris Hopper on Monday and placed on a stretcher before taken by ambulance to a hospital.
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Sammy Sosa stepped into the batter's box against live pitching for the first time Sunday. The slugger didn't even swing the bat. Neither did Michael Young, Mark Teixeira or any of the other Texas Rangers hitters.
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The Mets lost for the sixth time in eight games, but that seems to be irrelevant. There are two goals for the rest of the regular season: avoid injuries and nurse players like Pedro MartÃ­nez back to full strength.
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Sammy Sosa is back in baseball &#151; and back to fielding the same steroids questions that dogged him when he left the game more than a year ago.
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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan EncarnaciÃ³n will miss the remainder of the season, and his career is in jeopardy after he sustained multiple fractures of his left eye socket when struck by a foul ball Friday night.The 31-year-old EncarnaciÃ³n was hospitalized for continued observation, evaluation and treatment. The team said in a statement that the long-term prognosis was âundetermined at this time.â.
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CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa  has reportedly been fined $87,400, equal to his salary for one  game, by the team for his decision to leave Sunday's season  finale early.
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Texas Rangers star Alfonso Soriano left Thursday's game against Oakland in the eighth inning after injuring his left leg on a headfirst slide, putting the rest of his season in doubt.
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Sammy Sosa went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk Friday in his spring debut in a "B" game for the Texas Rangers.
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Orlando HernÃ¡ndez injured his right calf while jogging in the outfield on Tuesday, an almost eerie replication of the ailment that began Pedro MartÃ­nezÂs physical breakdown.
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CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa&#39;s agent said Thursday he likely will file a grievance after the Chicago Cubs star was fined $87,400 - one day&#39;s salary - for arriving late and leaving early at the season finale.
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Sammy Sosa is expected to take a physical in Baltimore over the next couple of days as the deal that would send the Chicago Cubs slugger to the Baltimore Orioles moves closer to reality, according to MLB.com.