3:41 PM ET The New York Mets activated closer Jeurys Familia from the disabled list on Sunday. Right-handed reliever Jacob Rhame was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Familia was placed on the DL June 8 with a sore right shoulder. He has 14 saves in 18 opportunities this season and is
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7:30 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A.J. Hinch wiped the sweat from his brow after watching his Houston Astros win their 10th straight game on Saturday, joking that he might get tossed early the next time out to avoid the Kansas City heat. The skipper hasn’t been sweating many outcomes lately. Houston’s
7:36 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria has elected to have surgery on his broken left hand, hoping that can speed his return to the field. Longoria was injured Thursday when he was hit in the hand by a pitch from Miami’s Dan Straily. Longoria underwent
3:16 PM ET Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons was activated from the 10-day disabled list and returned to the lineup Saturday after being sidelined with an ankle sprain. Simmons, who suffered the injury on June 5, will bat fifth in the Angels’ lineup against the Oakland Athletics. The three-time Gold Glove winner is batting
7:42 AM ET Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler has a fractured bone in his left foot and will undergo additional tests, the team announced Friday. Soler first injured his big toe after fouling a ball off his foot June 8. After two games as DH, Soler returned to right field on Friday night for
12:22 AM ET ESPN News Services San Diego Padres manager Andy Green was ejected from Friday night’s 9-3 win in Atlanta after arguing umpire Joe West’s changed call on an apparent strikeout by Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies. With two outs and the score tied in the fourth inning, Albies took an 0-2 fastball that
2:27 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Minnesota Twins reinstated first baseman Joe Mauer from the disabled list Friday after a 25-game absence. Mauer completed a rehab assignment after suffering a neck strain and concussion-like symptoms while diving for a foul ball. The move was made before Minnesota’s game at Cleveland. Third baseman Miguel
12:52 AM ET NEW YORK — The brighter the lights, the bigger the stage, the better rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar have been for the New York Yankees. And the better they’ve been, the better the Yankees believe their team has been overall. Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka went on the 10-day disabled list with
9:36 PM ET New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left his rehab appearance on Saturday with tightness in his right quad. He is expected to be reevaluated on Sunday. Cespedes was playing for Double-A Binghamton rehabbing a hip injury when he was pulled from the game. The right-handed slugger hit two doubles before exiting the
11:12 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Albert Pujols hit his 623rd career homer and passed Stan Musial to move into sixth on the career RBI list with 1,951 (per Elias), helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 after a four-hour rain delay Saturday. Pujols’ solo home run in the sixth