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The Jacksonville Jaguars learned Tuesday that linebacker James Onwualu will be out for the season after he suffered a non-contact knee injury on Monday. Onwualu will miss the season leaving the team pretty thin at that position as the preseason begins on Thursday. Coach Doug Marrone called the injury that Onwualu suffered on Monday during joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens significant, but declined to elaborate on its exact nature. Onwualu was listed as the co-starter with Leon Jacobs at strongside linebacker on the team’s first unofficial depth chart. “It’s something that was a non-contact injury for the guys that have seen it and […]

This time it’s Aaron Hicks. An MRI taken Sunday revealed Hicks has a right flexor strain. The 29-year-old centerfielder will be shut down from throwing for the next 7-10 days. There is no exact timetable for his return. Flexor strains can be a precursor to Tommy John surgery — pitchers James Kaprielian and Jordan Montgomery are recent Yankee examples of this progression — but Yankees manager Aaron Boone believes that won’t be required in Hicks’ case. “We were fearing the worst,” Boone said. “The fact the ligament’s intact is a good thing.” Hicks, who missed the first 40 games of the 2019 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will promote Dustin May and have the right-hander make his MLB debut at Dodger Stadium on Friday against the San Diego Padres, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The 2016 third-rounder is the second-ranked prospect in the Dodgers’ organization, per MLB.com. He is the No. 35 prospect in baseball. May has quickly worked his way through the minors since beginning his professional career in 2016. He has excelled at each level, earning at least one promotion per year over the last three seasons. The right-hander is 6-5 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 20 starts between Double-A and Triple-A this season. Since being promoted […]

The Phillies announced the acquisition of pitcher Jason Vargas and some cash from the Mets. The Mets will receive minor league catcher Austin Bossart in return for Vargas, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. To make room for Vargas on the 40-man roster, the Phillies designated Yacksel Rios for assignment. The Phillies are also getting money from the Mets in the deal, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Jim Salisbury. Vargas, 36, put up a solid 4.01 ERA with 81 strikeouts and 39 walks across 94 1/3 innings for the Mets this season. The lefty is owed the remainder of his $8 million salary and has an $8 million club […]

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo has been placed on the 10-day injured list after undergoing surgery to remove a fractured hook of hamate bone in his right wrist Thursday. Texas executive vice president of communications John Blake noted Gallo is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks. Gallo had played through pain in the wrist all month. He departed the Rangers’ Tuesday road game against the Seattle Mariners after batting in the eighth inning due to soreness. X-rays on Tuesday night and an MRI exam on Wednesday prompted the Rangers to send Gallo home for the surgical procedure. “Joey plays through a lot of nagging […]