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With his energetic play and lively personality, sure-handed shortstop Munenori Kawasaki is giving the struggling Blue Jays a lift while Jose Reyes recuperates from an ankle injury.

Anthony Rizzo, the lone Grade A prospect on Team Italy's roster, could soon lead the Cubs back to respectability with his smooth approach to the game.

Coming off an injury-filled season in 2012, Brian McCann knows that he could be facing his final year with the hometown Braves.

Losing Derek Jeter for the remainder of the postseason is a major hit to a suddenly fragile Yankees team.

Despite injuries to key players like Nick Markakis and Jason Hammel (again), the O's find ways to win.

Ben Sheets thought his career was over after having arm surgery in July 2010. After two years, he's back in the majors and the Braves couldn't be happier.

Buster Posey is confident he'll return to the player he was before he suffered a season-ending knee injury last year.

The Tigers continue to lose players and close games as they try to find a winning formula before falling much further behind in the ALCS.

Phillies closer Brad Lidge doesn't expect to pitch again until sometime before the All-Star break as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jonny Gomes said Thursday that he has "reached out" to the St. Louis Cardinals to squash any potential hard feelings over a report that he was singing and celebrating in response to news of Adam Wainwright's elbow injury.

Chipper Jones is returning to a whole new world this year as he comes back from a season-ending ACL injury, from Bobby Cox's exit to Dan Uggla's arrival to a complete makeover of the NL East.

Playoff-contending teams are trying to delicately deal with short-term goals and long-range thinking in managing the workloads of their young pitchers.

Stephen Strasburg's impact on the Washington Nationals' present and future is so profound, the team has grown accustomed to treating every twitch, flinch or hiccup with the urgency befitting a three-alarm fire.

The Philadelphia Phillies placed second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the disabled list Tuesday.

Sure, the Mets have a host of key players coming back from injuries, but the keys to the team won't be in the lineup. Its fate lies in the middle of the rotation.

After suffering through an injury-filled season last year, Grady Sizemore seeks better times as he moves to the second spot in the Indians' lineup.