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Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will have season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, manager Craig Counsell said.

Angels DH Jorge Soler charged the mound after Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez threw a high inside pitch, as both players threw punches amid a bench-clearing brawl in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game.

Blue Jays All-Star catcher Alejandro Kirk had surgery on his fractured left thumb and is expected to miss about six weeks, manager John Schneider told reporters Tuesday.

Angels DH Jorge Soler charged the mound after Braves starter Reynaldo Lopez threw a high inside pitch, as both players threw punches amid a bench-clearing brawl in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game.

Houston Astros ace Hunter Brown has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right shoulder strain and will be kept from throwing “for a few weeks,” the team said Tuesday.

Pittsburgh is optimistic about reaching a long-term contract with rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, 19, who was promoted last week in time for the home opener, but Pirates general manager Ben Cherington cautioned that they’re not at the finish line yet.

Pittsburgh is optimistic about reaching a long-term contract with rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, 19, who was promoted last week in time for the home opener, but Pirates general manager Ben Cherington cautioned that they’re not at the finish line yet.

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Willson Contreras had a warning for the Brewers after he was hit by a pitch for the 24th time by the team Monday. “… Next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out. That’s a message.”

The Mets placed Juan Soto on the injured list after the left fielder suffered a minor right calf strain running the bases Friday against the Giants.

Jose Ramirez became Cleveland’s franchise leader for games played on Monday night with 1,620.

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh, who led the major leagues with 60 homers last year, hit his first of the season Monday after a 10-game drought, as the Mariners opened up a series against two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom of the Texas Rangers.

The Boston Red Sox fell to a major league-worst 2-7 on Sunday, tying the worst start through nine games in the franchise’s long history.

Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as the Padres rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Los Angeles center fielder Mike Trout left his team’s 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday after being hit by a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning. Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said in his postgame news conference, “It’s just a contusion.”

First-year manager Tony Vitello, 47, was ejected for the first time in his major league career Sunday afternoon, during the San Francisco Giants’ 5-2 loss to the New York Mets, his team’s third straight defeat and its sixth this season at Oracle Park.

Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning in his team’s 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees.

Reds rookie pitcher Rhett Lowder lowered his career ERA to 1.30, the lowest for a Reds pitcher through eight career starts since 1913.

Angels outfielder Jo Adell robbed the Mariners of three home runs Saturday night, including a ninth-inning grab in which he crashed into the seats in the right-field corner to help preserve a 1-0 win.

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