Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Sept 3 (The Sports Xchange) - San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum underwent hip surgery on Thursday and will miss the rest of the season, general manager Bobby Evans said. Lincecum, 31, went on the disabled list in July and had sought several opinions. The Giants had referred to it as a "degenerative" condition. It was believed to have been the source of Lincecum's decreased pitching velocity. - - The Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly called up infielder Corey Seager -- the franchise's top prospect and the No. 2 prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. Seager, 21, is expected to join the Dodgers in time for Friday night's game at the San Diego Padres. - - Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins told reporters that he "can barely walk" while suffering back spasms. Perkins will not travel with the team for a three-game series beginning Friday at Houston, and the timetable for his return is unknown. - - The New York Yankees sent infielder Cole Figueroa to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Figueroa had been designated for assignment Tuesday. - - ESPN will keep baseball analyst Curt Schilling off the air for the remainder of the season after he made a controversial remark on Twitter last month. In a tweet last month, Schilling compared Muslim extremists with Nazis in Germany. (Editing by Frank Pingue)