St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angles Dodgers Highlight MLB Schedule for May 19, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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Wood announces retirement after game (The SportsXchange)

Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood's strikeout was thought to be the final batter he faced in his career.

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MLB: Cubs pitcher Wood announces retirement (The SportsXchange)

Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood's strikeout was thought to be the final batter he faced in his career.

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Cubs P Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons (The Associated Press)

CHICAGO (AP) Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.

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Baker has trouble getting into Yankee Stadium (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) After going to old Yankee Stadium for four decades, Dusty Baker had a slight delay on his first trip to the new ballpark.

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Key witness in Clemens trial says he mixed evidence (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key witness in former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens' perjury trial testified on Friday that evidence he turned over to federal investigators showed Clemens had used performance-enhancing drugs but that it also included items used by other players.

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Wood records strikeout, expected to retire (The SportsXchange)

Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood struck out was thought to be the final batter he faced in his career.

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Ballplayers say it’s their choice how to slide (The Associated Press)

Taking batting practice and infield practice are rituals in baseball.

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New York Yankees LHP Andy Pettitte Faces RHP Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds in Bronx (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Once again, the New York Yankees are relying on left-hander Andy Pettitte (0-1, 5.68 ERA) to stop a losing streak.

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Mets Face Tough Test in Toronto: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

For the last two days, the Toronto Blue have been my second-favorite Major League baseball team behind the New York Mets. But that's about to change, at least until Monday.

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