Mariano Rivera’s injury puts career in jeopardy (Yahoo! Sports)

It had to end eventually for the greatest closer of all-time, but nobody pictured the scene from Kansas City on Thursday.

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Power Rankings: Rays like view from catwalk (Yahoo! Sports)

Empty seats don't seem to bother the Rays, who have ridden an 11-1 home record to the top of the Power Rankings.

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AccuScore: Reality bites for Marlins, Angels (Yahoo! Sports)

The depth of the NL East laves the Marlins in deep trouble in their first season at a new ballpark.

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Brandon Inge couldn’t hit, but he deserved better from Detroit Tigers fans before his release (Yahoo! Sports)

Especially in light of the horrific charges against Tigers OF Delmon Young, it's worth noting Inge was a class act.

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Michael Pineda’s injury will test Yankees’ mettle (Yahoo! Sports)

Baseball has a way of testing the resilience of teams and players, as the Yankees are learning with Michael Pineda.

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Closer Carousel: April 24 (Yahoo! Sports)

On Saturday, after Brad Lidge blew his second save in four chances this season, he offered a few candid comments about the quality of his stuff...

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AccuScore: White Sox enter the playoff picture (Yahoo! Sports)

It's not just Philip Humber. The White Sox have the arms to stick around the playoff race for a long while.

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Power Rankings: Surging Rangers rule the roost (Yahoo! Sports)

The two-time defending AL champs knocked Tampa Bay from the top spot as the Angels and Red Sox also tumble.

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Would Tim Tebow Get Booed at Citi Field? Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow was roundly booed by New York baseball fans on Apr. 15 when he was shown on the video screen at Yankee Stadium.

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Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Phil Hughes had been looking forward to his first start of 2012 since the end of last season, eager to put his dismal 2011 season in the rear-view mirror.

Hughes didn't deliver the type of performance he had hoped for, but given the way his season started a year ago, it was certainly not a bad day for the 25-year-old. Hughes allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings on Sunday as the Rays beat the Yankees, 3-0, taking his first loss of the season.

"I felt good physically," Hughes said. "Early on I felt like I had good stuff, it was just a lot of long, drawn-out at-bats that kind of killed my pitch count today."

Hughes threw 24 pitches in the first, his pitch count swelling to 69 after only three innings.

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