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1:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Carlos Carrasco could return to the New York Mets next week, potentially making whole a rotation that has been ravaged by injuries this season. Carrasco, who has been sidelined since April 16 because of right elbow inflammation, began throwing last week. Manager Buck Showalter said the 36-year-old

9:18 AM ET On this date 103 years ago, a kind of Boston marathon happened. It was your standard early May matchup between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers — or, as they were known at the time, the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins. Two future Hall of Famers would take the

9:31 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — San Francisco Giants center fielder Mike Yastrzemski is likely headed to the injured list after hurting his left hamstring in Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. The 32-year-old sprinted and dived for Matt Carpenter‘s eighth-inning bloop. The ball popped out of Yastrzemski’s glove for a

7:58 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper will have a follow-up appointment on his reconstructed right elbow Monday in Los Angeles, and if cleared, he is expected to make his season debut Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, according to manager Rob Thomson. The two-time National League MVP underwent Tommy John surgery

7:01 PM ET ESPN News Services MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will be shut down for at least four weeks after tests revealed a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain in his pitching elbow. Mahle left his most recent start last Thursday against Kansas City after four innings, showing diminished velocity. Mahle said

2:20 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Yankees captain Aaron Judge remains sidelined with a mild hip strain, and a decision on whether he requires a stint on the injured list likely won’t come until Monday, manager Aaron Boone said. “I know he came in feeling a little bit better today,” Boone said Sunday.

2:58 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers ace Jacob deGrom is “definitely frustrated” that he’s landed on the injured list with right forearm tightness. “I want to be out there,” deGrom said Sunday, speaking to the media for the first time since he was placed on the IL on Saturday. “There’s a little

2:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83. The Cardinals said he died Saturday night in St. Louis. The team did not cite the cause of death. “Mike’s unique connection to Cardinals fans and his teammates was

1:59 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. was out of the starting lineup Sunday, one day after he was pulled from a loss to Tampa Bay because he failed to hustle up the line on a grounder. Robert jogged to first after he bounced to pitcher Calvin Faucher

11:44 AM ET ESPN News Services The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired catcher Tyler Heineman from the Pittsburgh Pirates for infielder Vinny Capra. Heineman, 31, was added to the 40-man roster Sunday and optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. He was designated for assignment by the Pirates last Wednesday after batting .111 (1-for-9) with one walk in

11:51 PM ET CHICAGO — After jogging lightly to first base on a ground ball back to the pitcher, White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr was pulled from the team’s 12-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Leading off the bottom of the first inning, Robert hit a ground ball to the

10:51 PM ET ESPN News Services MEXICO CITY — Manny Machado put San Diego ahead in the seventh inning with his second homer and the 11th of the night, and the San Diego Padres outslugged the San Francisco Giants 16-11 Saturday night in Major League Baseball’s first game in Mexico City. Nelson Cruz, Juan Soto,

9:11 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Drew Maggi got his first major league hit Saturday night, three days after making his big league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates following 13 years in the minor leagues. The 33-year-old lined a 2-2 splitter from Hobie Harris into center field for an RBI single in the seventh

6:17 PM ET ESPN News Services ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge has a mild hip strain that manager Aaron Boone said the team will continue to evaluate through the weekend before determining whether the reigning AL MVP will go on the injured list. “In the grand scheme of things and big

5:29 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodríguez left Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of a sore lower back. He was replaced in center field by AJ Pollock. The 22-year-old Rodríguez won the AL Rookie of the Year award last season and was selected

4:04 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Cristian Pache was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a torn meniscus in his right knee. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Pache will need surgery, but the team did not have a scheduled date for the procedure and there was no immediate timetable

5:03 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom underwent tests Saturday after early exits in two of his past three starts because of tightness in his lower right forearm near his wrist. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said the “same thing cramped up on him again” on Friday night, when deGrom

2:09 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of rain. It will be made up Aug. 12 as part of a split doubleheader at Citi Field, with the opener starting at 1:10 p.m. ET and the nightcap at