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New York Yankees slugger Edwin Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a fractured right wrist suffered in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Although initial X-rays were negative, a CT scan revealed the break, prompting Encarnacion to become the 24th Yankee to hit the injured list this season. Encarnacion, 36, was struck in the wrist by a slider from Boston reliever Josh A. Smith in the eighth inning of New York's 9-2 victory in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Continue to Article

August 03, 2019 11:31:pm EST

New York Yankees slugger Edwin Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a fractured right wrist suffered in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Although initial X-rays were negative, a CT scan revealed the break, prompting Encarnacion to become the 24th Yankee to hit the injured list this season. Encarnacion, 36, was struck in the wrist by a slider from Boston reliever Josh A. Smith in the eighth inning of New York's 9-2 victory in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Continue to Article

August 03, 2019 10:11:pm EST

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras suffered a right hamstring strain in the seventh inning of Saturday's game and will undergo an MRI exam on Monday, manager Joe Maddon said. Contreras, an All-Star starter in each of the past two seasons, grabbed the back of his right leg soon after running out of the box on a fly out to center. He was clearly upset as he met with a trainer and then headed to the dugout. Continue to Article

August 03, 2019 6:29:pm EST

Colorado Rockies reliever Wade Davis has been removed from his role as the team's closer, manager Bud Black said Friday. With Davis out, the closer role goes to right-hander Scott Oberg, a five-year big-league veteran who has compiled a 5-1 record with a sparkling 1.59 ERA this season, including a 1.63 ERA at Coors Field. In his last outing, Davis gave up five runs -- including two home runs -- in the ninth inning of a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Continue to Article

August 02, 2019 8:41:pm EST

Chicago Cubs veteran infielder-outfielder Ben Zobrist is officially back in the game after joining Class A South Bend on Friday for a monthlong rehab process. Zobrist, 38, who left the Cubs in May for personal reasons involving his family, expects to be back with the big-league club this season. "The plan is for him to play rehab games on and off for the month of August," Cubs president Theo Epstein said Friday morning. Continue to Article

August 02, 2019 8:02:pm EST