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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."

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.

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.

The Astros have placed ace Hunter Brown on the 15-day injured list with a strain in his pitching shoulder.

Umpire Ron Kulpa has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined for at least a week.

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

New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto was diagnosed with a right calf strain after undergoing an MRI.

The Blue Jays have placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list with a dislocated and broken left thumb.

Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday's split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness.

Plate umpire Ron Kulpa left Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees with two outs in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask.

The Milwaukee Brewers have inherited a "rally tortoise" after manager Pat Murphy had his "pocket pancakes" banned by a local reporter.

Mets slugger Juan Soto left Friday night's win over the Giants in the first inning because of right calf tightness.

Twins All-Star outfielder Byron Buxton exited Friday's 10-4 home-opener win over the Rays because of a right forearm contusion.

Aaron Judge's pregame text, home run set the tone for the Yankees in their home opener, an 8-2 win over the Marlins.

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk was struck on the thumb of his glove hand on a foul tip off the bat of Chicago's Austin Hays in the 10th inning on Friday and left the game. Kirk, a two-time All-Star, was going for X-rays after the game.

Diamondbacks outfielder Jordan Lawlar was placed on the injured list Friday with a fractured right wrist after getting hit with a pitch against the Braves.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will go on the injured list and undergo further testing after leaving the second inning of Friday's game against the Cleveland Guardians due to right forearm discomfort.

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in the third inning against the Nationals for his first RBIs of the season.

Former White Sox shortstop and manager Ozzie Guillén will get his No. 13 jersey retired by the club at a ceremony in August.

White Sox GM Chris Getz says the team has no intention of rushing its top pitching prospects to the major leagues despite the rotation's struggles early this season.