10:43 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals on Friday placed right-hander Adam Wainwright on the injured list. In a tweet, the veteran starter said he tested positive for COVID-19 but has no symptoms. “Just so everyone knows, I feel great. 100%, with zero symptoms,” he wrote. “Out of an abundance of caution and following MLB

2:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia Phillies infielder Didi Gregorius has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left knee sprain. The move is retroactive to Thursday, a day after Gregorius and outfielder Kyle Schwarber collided on a single to short left in the seventh inning of an eventual 2-1 loss to

7:02 PM ET The Boston Red Sox on Friday placed left-handed pitcher Rich Hill and infielder/outfielder Kike Hernandez on the COVID-19-Related Injured List. Boston recalled outfielder Jarren Duran from Triple-A Worcester with Hernandez’s roster spot, and selected right-handed pitcher John Schreiber to the active major league roster from Worcester for Hill’s. Hill, 42, allowed one

May 5, 2022 Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, infielder Luis Arraez and right-hander Dylan Bundy have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Thursday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced. Bench coach Jayce Tingler will manage the Twins on Thursday in Baldelli’s absence. Arraez had been slated to play first base while Miguel Sano

5:24 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have avoided a scare with star shortstop Carlos Correa, whose right middle finger is not broken as initially feared following a hit-by-pitch in the previous game. The CT scan Friday confirmed that he did not suffer a fracture, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said.

7:00 AM ET It’s been a month of firsts for Seiya Suzuki. The Chicago Cubs rookie outfielder collected his first big league hit during his first big league game, on Opening Day. His first home run followed just 48 hours later. A day after that, he helped the Cubs to a win with his first

May 4, 2022 NEW YORK — The Mets announced that reliever Trevor May had a stress reaction on the lower portion of his right humerus that caused the triceps inflammation that landed him on the 15-day injured list. “The immediate prescription is for Trevor to discontinue throwing for approximately four weeks and then reimage the

7:49 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — The Mariners optioned young right-handed starter Matt Brash to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, with the plan to transition him to a bullpen role for the rest of the season. Seattle manager Scott Servais said the team thinks Brash can best contribute on the big league club from the

7:00 AM ET Four weeks into the MLB season, we’ve seen coast-to-coast domination — as New York and the Los Angeles area are each home to a pair of division leaders. Have the New York Yankees, New York Mets or Los Angeles Angels beaten out the Los Angeles Dodgers — who have sat at the

12:37 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Reliever Yusmeiro Petit and the San Diego Padres have agreed to a minor league contract. The right-hander from Venezuela would get a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues if added to the 40-man roster and would have the chance to earn $500,000 in performance bonuses for