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The game between Minnesota and the Oakland Athletics scheduled for Monday night at the Coliseum has been postponed because of the Twins' continued COVID-19 problems.

Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 10-day IL with right shoulder inflammation. Strasburg was roughed up for seven earned runs in his last start.

Slugger Jay Bruce is retiring after 14 seasons in the majors. Bruce, 34, remains active Sunday, but he intends to retire after the Yankees' game against the Rays.

The second game of the Dodgers-Padres season series was again full of epic, intense moments.

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez's throwing hand was unprotected when Tampa Bay's Randy Arozarena tipped a pitch that appeared to hit Sanchez in the knuckles in the fourth inning.

Kershaw worked a walk off Yu Darvish that would be the winning run. Betts saved the game with an amazing play.

The Twins have had four positives tests in the past week, including OF Kyle Garlick, another unnamed Twins player and a team staff member.

Jacob deGrom fell one strikeout shy of matching Tom Seaver's major league record of 10 in a row in Saturday's win over the Rockies.

Twins outfielder Kyle Garlick and another player have tested positive for COVID-19, according to manager Rocco Baldelli.

— Sean Kazmar Jr. returned to the major leagues after an 13-year absence, pinch hitting for the Atlanta Braves and grounding into a double play on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs.

Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, who has missed four straight games because of a sore back, was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday.

The Braves placed Sean Kazmar Jr. on the active roster Saturday, a move that could allow the 36-year-old infielder to play in his first major league game since September 2008.

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez's throwing hand was unprotected when Tampa Bay's Randy Arozarena tipped a pitch that appeared to hit Sanchez in the knuckles in the fourth inning.

Masahiro Tanaka allowed Sho Nakata's two-run homer in the first inning of the pitcher's return to Japanese baseball, a 4-1 loss for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Rays activated Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier from the 10-day injured list prior to a game Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

Nick Heath, who had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, has been on the fringe of making the Royals' major league club the past several years.

The first of 19 highly anticipated regular-season matchups between the two NL West rivals ended with an L.A. win.

Dave Roberts didn't want to speculate on a return date for Cody Bellinger, but did call the injury "not a day-to-day thing."

As expected, the Padres activated shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (shoulder) off the 10-day injured list on Friday.

No matter the situation, the 2021 Chicago Cubs are having trouble hitting the ball -- and solutions might not be forthcoming.