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irish in the pros understands it's out of his hands. "Last year, I got called up for an injury," Pollock said. "The team had their own little thing going on, and I was just there to fill in. This year it's much different. I already know the guys and it's just a lot more comfortable. Last year I learned a lot; you get your feet wet and kind of get an understanding of what the big leagues are all about. You just try and relax a little bit more [this year] and have fun with it. "Whatever happens, happens with the front office stuff and the decisions those guys have to make. It's very cliché, but you really have to take it day to day and have faith that, if that's your approach, and if you have a good concentration level, things will take care of themselves." MLB Player Update Through May 20 • John Axford (Played at Notre Dame from 2002‑05), RHP, Milwaukee Brewers: Stood 1-3 with no saves and a 7.36 ERA in 21 relief appearances … Had 21 strikeouts in 181⁄3 innings, but also permitted 35 base runners (27 hits and eight walks) … Lost the closer role after surrendering nine earned runs over three and one-third innings in his first four appearances of the season … Has three blown saves and six holds while working as a middle reliever. • Jeff Manship (2004-06), RHP, Colorado Rock‑ ies: Signed with the Rockies after spending his first seven seasons in pro baseball with the Minnesota Twins … Opened the season with the Triple‑A Colorado Springs Sky Sox and was 2‑1 with a 6.82 ERA in 11 appearances (five starts). • David Phelps (2005-08), RHP, New York Yan‑ kees: Was 2-2 with a 3.83 ERA in 10 appearances … Has collected 46 strikeouts and walked 18 batters in 421⁄3 innings … Entered the Yankees' rotation in May, compiling a 1-1 mark with a 3.09 ERA and 24 whiffs in 251⁄3 innings over four starts. • Jeff Samardzija (2004-06), RHP, Chicago Cubs: Sported a 2-5 record with a 3.49 ERA in nine starts as the Cubs' No. 1 hurler … Had 64 strikeouts while allowing only 47 hits in his first 562⁄3 innings of work … Snapped a five-game losing streak May 15, hitting a two-run homer and tossing eight strong innings in a 6-3 victory over Colorado … The home run was his second in the big leagues and first since 2009. NBA Player Update Through May 20 • Ben Hansbrough (Played at Notre Dame from 2008‑11), G, Indiana Pacers: The rookie came off the bench for the Pacers 28 times during the regular season … Averaged 2.0 points, 0.8 assists and 0.6 assists in 7.1 minutes per game … Saw action in four of Indiana's first 12 playoff contests, and averaged 0.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 3.8 minutes per outing. • Chris Quinn (2002-06), G, Cleveland Cavaliers: The sixth-year guard got on the floor for seven games for the Cavaliers late in the season … Averaged 11.1 minutes, 1.4 points, 1.3 assists and 0.4 steals per contest. NHL Player Update Through May 20 • Ian Cole (Played at Notre Dame from 2007‑10), D, St. Louis Blues: Appeared in 15 games for the Blues … Tallied an assist for his only point and had a plus/minus of minus-4 in his third stint with the pro team. • Erik Condra (2005-09), RW, Ottawa Sena‑ tors: Was on the ice in 48 regular-season games … Notched four goals and eight assists for 12 points … Stood plus-3 with 73 shots on goal … Saw action in Ottawa's first eigth playoff games and posted seven points (one goal and six assists) … His marker in the third period of game five of the Senators' first-round playoff versus Montreal clinched a 4-1 series win.