Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:08:32 -0800

Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports the Toronto Blue Jays signed free-agent P Wade Townsend (Rangers) to a minor league deal.

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Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:06:16 -0700

The St. Petersburg Times' Joe Smith reports the Tampa Bay Rays released former first-round pick SP Wade Townsend.

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Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:35:55 -0800

Joe Smith, in "The Heater" blog at tampabay.com, reports Tampa Bay Rays P Wade Townsend (shoulder) has undergone surgery on his right shoulder and is considered doubtful to pitch in 2009, according to director of minor league operations Mitch Lukevics. He has a history of injuries, including Tommy John surgery, and had been shut down after making three starts in the Arizona Fall League this year.

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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:01:38 -0700

Tampa Bay Rays first-round pick in 2005, RP Wade Townsend, is struggling in his transition to a relief pitcher at Double-A Montgomery. He has allowed eight runs (6.55 ERA) on 11 hits in 11 innings and has walked eight batters.

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Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:51:51 -0700

Updating an earlier item, Carter Gaddis, of The Tampa Tribune, reports Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league P Wade Townsend (elbow), who was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow after injuring it while pitching in the Arizona Fall League, is due to be examined by the team's orthopedist next week to determine if or when Tommy John surgery would be performed.

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Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:22:15 -0700

DevilRays.MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports Tampa Bay Devil Rays SP Wade Townsend (elbow) tore his ulnar collateral ligament in his right arm. Townsend, the team's first-round draft pick in 2005, is likely going to undergo Tommy John surgery.

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Sat, 08 Oct 2005 15:24:21 -0700

Zack Hample, of Devilrays.MLB.com, reports Tampa Bay Devil Rays SP Wade Townsend will play for the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.

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Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:25:28 -0700

The Tampa Tribune's Scott Carter reports the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have reached a contract agreement with P Wade Townsend, the eighth overall pick in the 2005 first-year player draft. The Devil Rays are expected to announce the signing of Townsend at a news conference June 10. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:12:06 -0700

Orioles.MLB.com's Gary Washburn reports Baltimore Orioles first-round pick P Wade Townsend has reenrolled at Rice University and Orioles executive vice president Jim Beattie said that the club is assuming he will reenter the 2005 draft. Townsend has taken the unprecedented step of sending a letter to Major League Baseball, hoping to renounce his final year of college eligibility.

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Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:11:16 -0700

With the No. 8 pick in the 2004 First-Year Entry Draft, the Baltimore Orioles select P Wade Townsend (Rice).

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