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Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, outfielder Michael Morse, starting pitcher Jason Hammel, catcher Chris Snyder, starting pitcher Scott Feldman, relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez and outfielder Nate McLouth have filed for free agency.

Roberts and McLouth were both regulars down the stretch in 2013 and are possibilities to return in 2014.

Tigers starter Justin Verlander will become the first active major league player to be recognized with the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, MLB.com reports Monday. He'll be honored Wednesday.

The award was created to honor the legacy of Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, who enlisted in the Navy for World War II immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Verlander's award recognizes the work he's done to honor veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.

"They face challenges when they return that most people don't understand," Verlander said at the time. "The thing is, these men and women are taught to be brave and strong, and when they come home, they're not going to be the first ones to raise their hands and say, 'Hey, I need help.' We need to go out there and extend our arm to try to help these men and women."

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey and Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals each took home Gold Glove awards Tuesday night in their respective leagues. 

Dickey went 14-13 this season over 34 starts for Toronto with a 4.21 ERA. It was his first season in the American League since pitching with Minnesota back in 2009. Dickey won the National League Cy Young in 2012 as a 20-game winner. 

Wainwright went 19-9 as the ace of the St. Louis staff this season. He had a 2.94 ERA on his way to earning the Gold Glove in the field as well. 

Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray underwent successful surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb Friday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Gray suffered the injury during the American League Division Series against the Tigers. His thumb is expected to be fully healed in time for spring training next year.

Gray finished the season 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP over 12 appearances (10 starts).

Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander turned a dominating performance but failed to receive any run support from the offense as he was pegged with a tough-luck loss in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Verlander allowed a solo home run to Mike Napoli in the seventh inning for his only blemish of the night. He struck out 10 and allowed only one run on four hits and one walk over eight innings of a 1-0 defeat. He became the second pitcher to strikeout 10 or more and allow one run or fewer in three straight postseason starts.

Verlander is on track to pitch Game 7, if necessary.

According to MLB.com, Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray will have surgery to repair the torn UCL on his left (non-pitching) thumb. Gray sustained the injury in Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Tigers.

A date for the surgery has not yet been scheduled.

Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray, who fractured his left thumb on a Prince Fielder comebacker in the fifth inning of Thursday's ALDS loss to the Tigers, believes he could have pitched in the American League Championship Series if the A's had gotten that far, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. 

"I have no doubt I could have," Gray said. 

Gray hopes to avoid surgery on his non-throwing thumb. That said, he won't know for sure until the results of his Friday MRI are released. He's expected to be at full strength by spring training. 

The 23-year-old Gray went 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA over 12 appearances and 10 starts during the regular season with 67 strikeouts over 64 innings. He was excellent in the postseason as well for the A's. 

The Tigers have set their rotation for the American League Championship Series against the Red Sox, the Detroit Free Press reports. Anibal Sanchez will start Game 1, followed by Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Doug Fister for Games 2-4, respectively. 

Athletics starter Sonny Gray suffered a broken left (non-throwing) thumb when he was hit with a Prince Fielder comebacker in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the ALDS on Thursday, CSN Bay Area reports. 

Gray will undergo more tests to determine the severity of the injury. However, Gray is expected to be fine for spring training barrring something unforeseen. He allowed a 2.67 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 10 starts for Oakland.

Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray suffered a broken left thumb fielding a comebacker in his Game 5 loss to the Tigers and is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left hand, Comcast SportsNet reports.

Gray threw 98 pitches in five-plus innings Thursday, giving up three earned runs on six hits and four walks in a 3-0 loss that eliminated the A's from the playoffs.