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As painful as it has been to watch at times, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg feels pretty good - "outstanding" actually - about his team.

Finally an off day and a chance to reflect on the season so far before heading to Boston to take on the Red Sox .

The Rays' Jeff Keppinger, being tagged out at the plate during a game against the Yankees this month, has a broken big toe on his right foot.

Every team has to deal with injuries over the course of the season - it is simply an inescapable truth when playing 162 games in a season.

Before the game, the Rays put outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list.

Boston Herald Sports Writer Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox.

Enough with the two-game series already, MLB. The Red Sox took two of two from the Seattle Mariners , but it didn't feel like a sweep, because the M's weren't in town long enough for us to mentally get to that point.

Injuries are a handy excuse to point to when a team is struggling, but the hard truth is that all teams have to deal with unfortunate injuries over the course of a season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 12, and recalled utilityman Stephen Vogt from Triple-A Durham.

It has been a week in the Year Without Rivera, and David Robertson's blown save has already sent the media into a frenzy of how he may not be able to handle the 9th inning , or whatever that narrative is.

The closer is the most glamourized and expensive relief pitcher on a baseball team.

The Yankees became the ninth team to have their closer sustain an injury when Mariano Rivera tore his ACL and meniscus in Kansas City last Thursday.

The Rays' Desmond Jennings suffered a left knee injury on this slide during Sunday's game against the A's. The Rays' Desmond Jennings suffered a left knee injury on this slide during Sunday's game against the A's. A knee brace and a few nights off appear to be the only lingering effects from the sprained left knee sustained by LF Desmond Jennings ... (more)

Raise your hand if your team has been hit by the injured closer epidemic spreading like wildfire around Major League Baseball this season.

Or at least short-sightedness. Look, I don't claim to know much about building a baseball team -- I'm just a fan living a Fantasy, after all -- but if, in the process of transitioning a reliever to the starting rotation, I stumbled upon what looked like a frontline starting pitcher, I wouldn't suddenly move him back to the bullpen.

He is out for the season with an ACL and meniscus tear. The Yankees can now feel Boston's pain.

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The club announced the deal on Wednesday. Analysis: The right-hander will earn $1.75 million next season.

Just when you think the closer position couldn't have sunk any lower, its 2012 struggles reach a sublime, legendary level.

That's really all I've been able to say since hearing that Mariano Rivera was carted off the field during batting practice tonight, having hurt his knee while shagging fly balls.