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Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is expected to be activated from the 60-day injured list to start for the Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland on Wednesday.

The Mets have demoted struggling starting catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse.

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman will be out through the All-Star break due to the left oblique strain that landed him on the injured list for the first time in his career, interim manager Tony Mansolino told reporters.

The Yankees' pitching took another hit as Ryan Yarbrough was put on the 15-day injured list with a strained right oblique.

Chase Burns, 22, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft who has excelled at three levels of the minor leagues this season, will be promoted so that he can make his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday against the New York Yankees.

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz and Mariners reliever Trent Thornton fell ill while playing in temperatures that exceeded 90 degrees.

Rafael Devers hit his first home run as a Giant on Saturday, taking Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello deep for a two-run shot.

The San Francisco Giants said Major League Baseball is looking into allegations of abuse made by the wife of reliever Sean Hjelle.

Clarke Schmidt pitched seven hitless innings and the New York Yankees held the Baltimore Orioles to one hit in a 9-0 rout on Saturday.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Kutter Crawford is being shut down due to a wrist injury.

The Braves placed reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a fractured left rib cage.

The Rangers have placed first baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list after he suffered a strained left oblique on a swing.

Left-hander Shota Imanaga will rejoin the Cubs early next week in St. Louis following a sharp Triple-A start as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the injured list for the first time in his career due to an oblique strain.

Luis Gil faced hitters for the first time since straining his right lat in spring training, throwing about 20 pitches in a session Yankees manager Aaron Boone described as "free and easy."

Cardinals catcher/designated hitter Ivan Herrera is expected to be sidelined two to six weeks with a Grade 2 strain in his left hamstring.

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Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorowski took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his second career start Friday night, becoming the first pitcher to start his big league career with 11 consecutive hitless innings as a starter since 1900.

Major League Baseball has suspended Padres reliever Robert Suarez for three games (pending appeal) and managers Mike Shildt and Dave Roberts for one each, the aftermath of a feud between the teams that boiled over Thursday night in L.A.