Edith maintains that Cingolani was unjustly convicted, saying he is "a guy who would not hurt a fly".

BBC: Latin America & Caribbean

Notes: Closer Mariano Rivera could throw batting practice for the first time Friday since getting hurt while shagging fly balls during batting practice last season.

WSJ: Hughes could be out 2 weeks due to bulging disk

Baseball's career saves leader was hurt while shagging fly balls during batting practice in Kansas City on May and had surgery June 12 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

WSJ: Yanks pitcher Hughes sidelined by back stiffness

Tejada limped off the field with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday after getting hurt chasing a foul fly down the left-field line.

WSJ: Niese to miss start; Tejada on DL with quad injury

Black fly bites, itch and hurt and ooze and are just plain awful.

NPR: Waging a One-Woman War Against Black Flies

Losing Mr. Crawford will hurt, but the Rays still have 1-2 years of fight in them before their studs fly north to greener pastures and thicker wallets.

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