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Ramirez was added to the 40-man roster Friday.

Ramirez had a very impressive campaign with High-A Bradenton at just 20 years old for most of the season, slashing .337/.399/.458 in 80 games. He figures to keep moving up the organizational ladder in 2016 and will now be protected from the Rule 5 draft.

Harper was named the 2015 NL MVP by the Baseball Writers' Association of America on Thursday, MLB.com reports.

Most fans saw Harper as the only logical winner, and that was reflected in the voting, as Harper was the unanimous choice with all 30 first-place votes. Harper exploded with a .330/.460/.649 slash line in 2015, leading the NL with 42 homers and finishing second with 124 walks. A case can be made to take Harper, who is younger than NL Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant, with the first overall pick in drafts in 2016.

Harper was named an NL Silver Slugger on Thursday, the first time in his career that he's won the award, the Nationals' website reports. "I just think I was healthy this year," Harper said. "I think that's the main thing. I was able to stay on the field this year and not have those little nagging injuries, like sliding into third base and [hurting] my thumb or running into a wall in Dodger Stadium. Just trying to be as smart as I could out there and just play the game the right way. It just comes with the experience of knowing when to go hard, when not to go hard, and just being able to be smart about everything I do."

The 23-year-old joins Andrew McCutchen and Carlos Gonzalez among the NL outfield winners and he could add to his hardware this offseason, as he's one of three finalists for the NL MVP award thanks to a .330/.460/.649 slash line and 42 home runs, 99 RBI and 118 runs in 153 games. Harper's 2015 season was historic for any number of reasons, ranking him alongside names like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire in various metrics and categories, and if he avoids the injuries that limited him earlier in his career, he could just be scratching the surface.

Turner revealed last weekend that his recent knee surgery included a microfracture procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Speaking at Adrian Gonzalez's charity softball game, Turner said that a piece of cartilage had been torn off on the outside part of his knee, necessitating the microfracture surgery. He dealt with a bruised knee throughout much of the second half, but Turner believes the cartilage damage happened in the postseason. While Turner won't be able to run at full strength for approximately three months, he is confident he will be a full go at the start of spring training.

Cespedes (shoulder) is in the lineup for Game 1 of the World Series against the Royals on Tuesday.

A bout of left shoulder soreness forced Cespedes from Game 4 of the NLCS, but he was treated with a cortisone shot last Thursday, and reported Monday that the shoulder felt "110 percent." Cespedes will occupy his usual spots in center field and the cleanup spot in the order against right-hander Edinson Volquez in Kansas City.

Cespedes' said his injured left shoulder, which received a cortisone shot Thursday, is "110 percent," the NY Post reports.

Cespedes had some discomfort is his shoulder while taking batting practice Sunday. But that discomfort subsided overnight and is not expected to be an issue moving forward. Cespedes will be in the lineup and in center field for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.

Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (shoulder) believes that he'll be ready for Game 1 of the World Series at Kansas City on Tuesday, Adam Rubin of ESPN reports.

During the Mets' team workout Saturday, Cespedes was contained to leg work, likely due to the recent cortisone shot in his left shoulder. However, he relayed that the shoulder feels "a lot better" than it did at the time of his departure from Wednesday's NLCS clincher against the Cubs. In nine postseason games to date, Cespedes has managed a .265/.286/.471 line with two homers, seven RBI, six runs, and one stolen base across 34 at-bats.

Contrary to a previous report, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes did in fact get a cortisone shot Thursday and is expected to be at the workout Saturday, per MLB.com.

It was reported that he did not get a cortisone shot, but now there is new information about how the Mets are treating the shoulder issue. The thinking is that Cespedes should be good to go after 24 hours, meaning he will likely be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the World Series.

Cespedes did not appear at Friday's optional workout and did not receive a cortisone injection on his injured shoulder, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports.

This injury has been baffling so far. Cespedes exited Game 4 of the NLCS in the second inning with left shoulder soreness and it was later reported the 30-year-old injured his shoulder while golfing the day before. That report was quickly shot down by Terry Collins, but it wasn't entirely explained how the Cuban slugger sustained the injury. Cespedes was then expected to receive a cortisone shot to numb the pain, but that apparently never happened. Even with everything that has happened (or not happened) this seems to be much much ado about nothing considering Cespedes should be ready to play in Game 1 of World Series. Still, stay tuned for more "information" regarding his availability in the days to come.

Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left Wednesday's game in the second inning due to left shoulder soreness, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

Cespedes exited following a second-inning strikeout in his second plate appearance of the game. It was likely too early to pull him for defensive reasons, but it's now known that shoulder soreness is to blame. His availability will be worth monitoring if the Cubs manage to force a Game 5.