MLB

Cora touts roster flexibility as Yoshida latest to IL

Injuries continue to pile up for the Red Sox, with designated hitter Masataka Yoshida becoming the 13th Boston player to hit the injured list this season. ... Continue Reading

Twins OF Buxton to get imaging on right knee

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Wednesday's game against the White Sox in the second inning after an unsuccessful attempt to steal second base. ... Continue Reading

Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl

Three Milwaukee Brewers, including manager Pat Murphy, along with Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri, received suspensions for their roles that led to a bench-clearing incident. ... Continue Reading

Orioles put RHP Rodriguez on IL, recall Means

The Orioles placed right-hander Grayson Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with shoulder inflammation. ... Continue Reading

Family of Microsoft exec joins Mariners ownership

Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith and wife Kathy Surace-Smith have purchased a stake in the Mariners, becoming just the third additions to the team's ownership group since 1992. ... Continue Reading

Sources: Ohtani money went to bookie via casino

The payments Ippei Mizuhara sent from Shohei Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation were forwarded to casinos, where the money was deposited in gambling accounts, converted to chips and cashed out to pay the bookie, multiple sources told ESPN. ... Continue Reading

Twins' Buxton leaves game with knee soreness

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton left Wednesday's game against the White Sox in the second inning after an unsuccessful attempt to steal second base. ... Continue Reading

Angels star Trout needs knee surgery: 'Frustrating'

Mike Trout, after being beset by injuries the past three seasons, now needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. ... Continue Reading

D-backs crowd abuzz as beekeeper clears swarm

The start of Tuesday night's game at Chase Field between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks was delayed after bees swarmed the top of the protective netting directly behind home plate. ... Continue Reading

Why the Astros believe they're about to start playing like the Astros again

Did a trip to Mexico City turn the season around? Houston thinks so. ... Continue Reading

Punches fly, benches empty during Rays-Brewers

The Rays' Jose Siri and Brewers' Abner Uribe sparked a brawl in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game, with the two exchanging words near first base before things got heated. ... Continue Reading

'Frustrated' Scherzer scratched from rehab start

Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer, coming off back surgery, missed Tuesday's rehab start because of thumb soreness. "I'm frustrated," he said. ... Continue Reading

Astros to option 1B Abreu to spring training facility

The Houston Astros announced on Tuesday their plans to option slumping first baseman Jose Abreu, 37, to their spring training facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, to try to get the 2020 American League MVP back on track. ... Continue Reading

Yordan Alvarez and other need-to-have slow staters

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at the final April stats and passes judgment on which slow-starting fantasy players need to be traded for. ... Continue Reading

Alex Verdugo leads waiver wire picks

Who are the players you should be claiming off the fantasy baseball waiver wire this week? ... Continue Reading