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Jarrod Parker’s bid to return to the major leagues after his second Tommy John surgery took a turn for the worse Friday night when the pitcher suffered a scary-looking injury in a minor league rehab game. Pitching for the Nashville Sounds Friday night against the Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate, the right-hander released a wild pitch, then immediately hit the ground and began writhing in pain. MORE: Strasburg dealing with tight back | Nelson Cruz dumps trash on Logan Morrison after homer SFGate.com reported that scouts and medical professionals who had seen the disturbing video mentioned the possibility of the injury being a fracture. The 26-year-old Parker burst on the scene for the A’s in 2012 with a 13-8 mark and 3.47 ERA. He followed that up with a solid 2013 campaign (12-8, 3.97 ERA and 1.223 WHIP). But after struggling in spring training in 2014, he underwent his second Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2014 season. He underwent his first such procedure in 2009 while with the...

Follow us at @CNNSport and like us on Facebook Nadal is aiming to become the first player in the Open Era to win a single major 10 times when he returns to Roland Garros, but preparations on his favored clay courts have not gone quite as planned. After failing to secure a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title earlier this month -- losing out to eventual winner Novak Djokovic in the semifinals -- he now has to go without a ninth Barcelona Open title after exiting the competition at the earliest hurdle since 2003. Nadal has just the one title to his name since landing his ninth French Open last June -- March's Argentina Open win. Fognini saw off Nadal for the second time this year with a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) victory on Thursday, having also beaten his compatriot in the Rio Open semifinals. After edging a tight first set, Fognini forced the second into a tie-break, eventually winning out on a fourth match point following a mistimed forehand from his opponent. The win takes Fognini, who had been ...