Report: Yankees Nova has strained forearm (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova, who was the starter in Thursday's Game 5 of the A.L. Division Series loss to Detroit, had an MRI performed Friday that revealed a Grade1 flexor strain of his right forearm, according to Pinstripe Posts.

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Yankees’ Nova to have arm examined (Yahoo! Sports)

Ivan Nova was as confident as he could be entering Thursday night's decisive Game 5 of the ALDS, but all the confidence in the world wouldn't help the New York Yankees right-hander once he felt tightness in his forearm.

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Forearm Tightness the Cause of Nova’s Game 5 Removal, Yanks Trail Tigers 3-1 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

NEW YORK--Ivan Nova tossed 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball in the New York Yankees' 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the ALDS last weekend, but his Game 5 outing Thursday night ended shortly after it started.

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Nova leaves Game 5 of ALDS with tight forearm (AP)

Ivan Nova has left his start for the New York Yankees in the deciding Game 5 of the AL division series Thursday night after just two innings because of a tight right forearm. The rookie right-hander gave up back-to-back homers in the first to Detroit's Don Kelly and Delmon Young and a leadoff double to Magglio Ordonez in the second.

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Twins RHP Blackburn leaves start in 2nd inning (AP)

Nick Blackburn's pitches were flying all over the place, and the sharp pain his in his right forearm made it impossible for him to do anything about it. So after walking the bases loaded with one out in the second inning, he summoned the Twins training staff and headed for the showers. Anthony Swarzak somehow wiggled out of the big-time jam, but Curtis Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run...

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Morrow to start season on the disabled list (The Canadian Press)

TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays expect Brandon Morrow to miss only one start of the regular season because of right forearm inflammation.

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Reyes allows 2 runs in six-plus innings (AP)

Jo-Jo Reyes allowed two runs and three hits in six-plus innings of the Toronto Blue Jays' 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Reyes, Kyle Drabek and Jesse Litsch had been contending for the final two open starting jobs until the team decided earlier Wednesday to have No. 2 starter Brandon Morrow open the regular season on the disabled list with right forearm inflammation.

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Yankees promote RHP Moseley, send down LHP Logan (AP)

The New York Yankees have promoted right-hander Dustin Moseley from Triple-A and sent down lefty reliever Boone Logan. The 28-year-old Moseley pitched in parts of the last four seasons with the Angels. He was limited last year by forearm and hip trouble. A clause in Moseley's contract would've let him become a free agent if the Yankees hadn't told him by July 1 that he was coming to the...

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