Yankees lose top prospect until March
Ligament surgery for Torres on nonthrowing elbow.
Top Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres has a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow and will have Tommy John surgery that will sideline him until spring training.
Torres, who was the top player in the Arizona Fall League, was injured Saturday on a head-first slide into home plate for Triple-A Scranton.
He was examined Monday by team physicians, who discovered he had a torn left ulnar collateral ligament.
The infielder, 20, was batting .309 in 23 games with Scranton.
Orioles: Shortstop J.J. Hardy was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a broken bone in his right wrist, an injury that will keep him sidelined four to six weeks. Surgery will not be required. Hardy was hit by a pitch from Lance Lynn in Sunday’s win over St. Louis.
Reds: Pitcher Bronson Arroyo (strained right shoulder) and shortstop Zack Cozart (strained right quadriceps) were put on the 10-day disabled list.
Indians: Outfielder Michael Brantley was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right ankle.
Giants: Reliever Hunter Strickland began serving a six-game suspension for brawling with Bryce Harper on May 29 after his appeal was denied by MLB.
Red Sox: Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was out of the starting lineup Monday after getting hit by a pitch in Houston that caused him to spit up blood. Pedroia was hit in the left ribcage by a fastball from James Hoyt on Sunday night. He is day to day.
Royals: First-round pick Nick Pratto agreed to a contract that includes a $3.45 million signing bonus, and the high school first baseman will head to Arizona to begin his professional career.
Noteworthy: A record $203 million was spent on international amateur free agents in the just-ended signing period, nearly $50 million more than the previous high and a figure that will plummet when a hard cap on spending starts July 2.
Four Cubans were given contracts that included signing bonuses above $5 million. White Sox outfielder Luis Robert led the way at $26 million, followed by San Diego pitcher Adrian Morejon at $11 million, and Cincinnati shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez and Padres outfielder Jorge Ona at $7 million each.
Baseball’s new labor contract imposes a cap on bonuses for international amateurs, with 16 teams limited in 2017-18 to $4.75 million, six to $5.25 million and eight to $5.75 million — all not counting bonuses of up to $10,000. That limits the 2017-18 bonus pool to $153.5 million.