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The New York Yankees have a starting rotation decimated with injuries, which has left them with only Masahiro Tanaka and Hiroki Kuroda remaining from the Opening Day roster. Ivan Nova is out for the season, and Michael Pineda is out until at least August and possibly longer. In addition, ace CC Sabathia will not return from the disabled list in…

The Los Angeles Dodgers sure do love the month of June. They use it to surge from a large early-season deficit to the division lead -- at least in each of the past two seasons. For the second straight year, June has proved itself a spring board from mediocrity to excellence for the Dodgers. In 2013, a June surge led to a N.L. West title and a…

With two of their three starting outfielders locked up for a while, the Pittsburgh Pirates have turned their attention to making sure that they will have newcomer Gregory Polanco patrolling right field at PNC Park for many years to come. CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that the Pirates have offered the fast-rising rookie sensation a ten-year, $75…

For most of the first two months of the 2014 season, it seemed like no team in the American League East cared to try to win the division. Near the end of May, though, it appeared that the Toronto Blue Jays started to take control. They went from an even .500 and 1.5 games out on May 15 to 5.5 games ahead on June 5. They maintained that lead for the…