7:12 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Corey Kluber took another step in his comeback from a broken right forearm by throwing a simulated game Saturday. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner could begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment Thursday as he continues to make progress in his recovery after being struck
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6:47 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Edwin Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list with a broken right wrist, the team announced before the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of the Boston Red Sox. Moments after sweeping the doubleheader, the Yankees began holding out hope a second player would avoid joining
5:21 PM ET ESPN News Services CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras left Saturday’s game against the Brewers in the seventh inning with a right hamstring injury. He will get an MRI on Monday, said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Contreras, who was replaced behind the plate by Victor Caratini, pulled up and grabbed
4:45 PM ET ESPN News Services The Colorado Rockies have placed outfielder David Dahl on the 10-day injured list with a high right ankle sprain. Dahl was carted off the field after planting his feet awkwardly while trying to catch a line drive in the top of the sixth inning of Friday’s 5-4 win over
4:17 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics have activated outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the injured list and claimed catcher Dustin Garneau off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels. Piscotty had been out since June 30 with a sprained right knee. He played five games in the minors while rehabbing and batted
3:06 PM ET Chicago White Sox right-hander Carson Fulmer has been placed on the 10-day injured list after he hurt himself batting for the first time in his career. Fulmer was called to bat during Friday night’s 4-3, 15-inning win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He suffered a strained right hamstring while running to first base
12:41 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia, on the injured list for the third time this season, says the pain in his surgically repaired right knee has been constant for five years. “It’s always the same. If I had to scale it on a scale of one to 10, it’s
6:39 AM ET ESPN News Services Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon needs surgery to repair a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm and has been shut down for the season. Taillon (2-3, 4.10 ERA) last pitched on May 1. The 27-year-old, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014, was on the injured list for
3:09 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez did everything he could playing in the field for the first time since he was a kid and it still wasn’t enough. Jose Abreu hit an RBI single off outfielder Roman Quinn in the 15th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3
4:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Fifth Third Field, home to the Cincinnati Reds‘ Class A affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, is among the most electric venues in the minor league circuit, with more than 1,300 consecutive sellouts and counting. Now picture, if you will, that crowd, on a Saturday night in April, catching a glimpse