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Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to remove loose bodies in his right elbow, the team announced Monday, and the expectation is that he could miss around three months, a source told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell thinks that a Major League Baseball rule that allows the Los Angeles Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers because of Shohei Ohtani is “bizarre,” adding that the defending National League MVP is getting “special consideration.”

The Braves said X-rays were negative and that Ronald Acuna Jr. was day-to-day.

A mechanical issue with their charter plane forced the Blue Jays to bus from Phoenix to Orange County on Sunday night.

Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler said he and his family have received threats ahead of his start vs. the Red Sox, but he’s “excited” to be making his Fenway Park debut.

Nico Hoerner hit a sacrifice fly off Craig Kimbrel in the 10th inning as the Cubs extended the Mets’ losing streak to 11 games by rallying for a 2-1 victory.

Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll left Sunday’s game against the Blue Jays before the fifth inning because of low back tightness, but manager Torey Lovullo is confident the issue isn’t serious.

Austin Hedges scored the first run of the game for the Guardians but had a bigger moment after the final out.

Salvador Perez and Royals manager Matt Quatraro said they were back on the same page Sunday after the catcher’s social media post on Saturday generated drama.

The Houston Astros placed outfielder Joey Loperfido on the 10-day injured list on Sunday because of a right quad strain.

The Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list because of a strained left oblique, manager Rob Thomson said.

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole said he had a “solid” rehab outing Friday night, but manager Aaron Boone said the veteran right-hander will need “several more” starts before rejoining the big league club.

The Mets lost their 10th straight game Saturday, the team’s longest skid since 2004. Only three teams have made the postseason after a losing streak that long.

Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was activated from the injured list Saturday, less than eight months after he suffered a torn right ACL.

The Boston Red Sox, who lost to the Tigers 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park, pushed back the start of Sunday’s game against Detroit by three hours because of a forecast of rain, with first pitch now scheduled for 4:35 p.m.

As the Bucs build for the future, the youngest player in MLB has his teammates singing his praises.

Ryan McMahon spent most of Friday’s game in the batting cage, but summoned as a defensive replacement, he delivered a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Yankees a 4-2 win.

Outfielder Garret Anderson, who played 15 of his 17 major league seasons with the Angels and is a member of the team’s hall of fame, has died at the age of 53.

The Padres are on the verge of being sold for a record price of $3.9 billion, a source confirmed to ESPN.

The Dodgers and Rockies were greeted by 3 inches of snow thanks to a mid-April storm that blanketed Coors Field as their four-game series got off to a frigid start Friday.