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6:31 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season. Stanton was placed on the 10-day IL on Wednesday as the ailing Yankees made a flurry of roster moves less than an hour before their 2-0 victory over Baltimore in the series

8:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mass school shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley. The small community of about 16,000 people west of San Antonio is the left-hander’s hometown. He attended school in the building where the shooting occurred, and his parents

6:31 PM ET The New York Yankees placed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a right calf strain, a day after he left a game against the Baltimore Orioles in the seventh inning. Stanton had been replaced by pinch hitter Estevan Florial in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 7-6,

7:22 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup Wednesday because of right quadriceps tightness. The team announced about 90 minutes before first pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies that Acuna would sit. He awoke feeling sore and tested out his leg by running on the field

1:07 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed starting pitcher Joe Ryan on the COVID-19 injured list on Wednesday, bumping the surging rookie from his upcoming turn. Ryan was scheduled to pitch on Thursday against Kansas City. Manager Rocco Baldelli said Ryan was “doing OK.” The 25-year-old right-hander, who made five starts

2:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Miami Marlins defeated Pablo López in salary arbitration and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated Adrian Houser in a pair of cases involving right-handed pitchers, giving teams a 5-2 lead over players in decisions with 11 cases remaining. López will receive $2.45 million rather than the $3 million

12:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Kris Bryant‘s balky back has landed him back on the Colorado Rockies‘ injured list. The Rockies announced Wednesday that they placed the outfielder on the 10-day IL because of a lower-back strain. The move was made retroactive to Monday. He had just returned from the injured list on Saturday

2:22 AM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Joc Pederson homered three times and drove in a career-high eight runs, including a tying single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants outslugged the New York Mets 13-12 in a wild game Tuesday night. Brandon Crawford hit a game-ending single off

11:53 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings for Class A Fredericksburg Tuesday night during his first rehabilitation appearance since undergoing thoracic outlet surgery last year. The veteran right-hander struck out three batters while walking four. Earlier in the week, Nationals manager Dave Martinez said

10:39 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed outfielder Hunter Renfroe on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring and selected infielder-outfielder Mark Mathias from Triple-A Nashville. Renfroe was injured during Monday night’s 3-2, 10-inning loss to the San Diego Padres. He was hitting .266 with nine home

8:13 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners activated former American League Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis from the injured list Tuesday, nearly a year after he last played in a major league game. Lewis, the 2020 rookie of the year, missed most of last season because of a right knee injury, but

6:45 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Right-hander Zach Eflin and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Tuesday to a $5.7 million, one-year contract. Eflin gets a $5.55 million salary this year, and the deal includes a $15 million mutual option for 2023 with a $150,000 buyout. He can earn an additional $300,000 in performance bonuses this

6:36 PM ET CHICAGO — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson says there was no inside joke between he and New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson regarding Donaldson calling Anderson “Jackie” over the weekend, in reference to Jackie Robinson. Anderson, speaking publicly on Tuesday for the first time since Major League Baseball punished Donaldson with

5:45 PM ET ESPN News Services The New York Yankees have placed closer Aroldis Chapman on the 15-day injured list because of left Achilles tendinitis, while infielder DJ LeMahieu was a late scratch from Tuesday’s game with left wrist discomfort. Chapman had an MRI on the Achilles on Sunday night, and results were negative. Chapman

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3:50 PM ET Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, the team announced Tuesday. Robert leads the White Sox with six home runs and is batting .285 with 17 RBIs. In a related roster move, the White Sox recalled infielder Jake Burger from Triple-A Charlotte. He has played

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7:13 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Brewers placed right-hander Freddy Peralta on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain Monday and put closer Josh Hader on the family medical emergency list. Milwaukee filled their places on the roster by recalling right-handers Trevor Kelley and Miguel Sanchez from Triple-A Nashville. The moves