Brewers claim Vogt off waivers
All-Star catcher was designated for assignment by A’s.
The Milwaukee Brewers claimed veteran catcher Stephen Vogt off waivers from Oakland on Sunday.
Vogt, 32, was an AL AllStar in 2015 and 2016 but was batting only .217 with four home runs and 20 RBIs when the A’s designated him for assignment on Thursday.
Vogt has a $2.965 million salary this season and has two more seasons before he can be a free agent. In 2015, he batted .261 with 18 homers and 71 RBI. He hit .251 with 14 homers and 56 RBIs in 2016.
The Brewers also optioned catcher Jett Bandy and outfielder Lewis Brinson to Triple-A Colorado Springs.
Mets: Tim Tebow was promoted to Single-A St. Lucie (Fla.) and will join the team Tuesday. Tebow, 29, entered his final game Sunday with Single-A Columbia hitting .222 with a .311 on-base percentage. He had struck out 69 times in 212 at-bats.
■ Mets infielder Asdrubal Cabrera had his third straight multihit game since coming off the disabled list after being sidelined with a strained left thumb. He went 7 for 14 with three walks in the three-game sweep of the Giants.
Dodgers: An MRI showed shortstop Corey Seager had a Grade 1 right hamstring strain. The Dodgers are hoping it is not a DL situation, but manager Dave Roberts said they expect him to miss three to four starts.
Yankees: Outfielder Aaron Hicks will go on the disabled list after injuring his ribcage on the right side during a check swing in the first inning Sunday. Hicks, who was told his recovery would take three to four weeks, is hitting.290 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs.
Astros: Left-hander Dallas Keuchel (pinched nerve in neck) will likely return after the All-Star break. He has yet to throw off a mound since being placed on the 10-day DL retroactive to June 5.
Marlins: Ichiro Suzuki, 43, became the oldest player to start a game in center field since at least 1900. Suzuki surpassed the record held by Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who was a month younger when he started in center in 2002 for the Red Sox.
Rays: Evan Longoria hit the Rays’ only homer Sunday, ending a streak of six straight multihomer games.
Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt’s run-scoring single in the fourth inning Sunday extended his club record of reaching base at home to 41 straight games.
Indians: Cleveland was shut out twice, went 1 for 23 with runners in scoring position and stranded 30 base runners in the Twins’ three-game weekend series sweep.
Nationals: Sunday’s loss dropped Washington to 14-19 in day games this season. “We’ve got to find a way to improve our daytime record,” manager Dusty Baker said. “That’s a nemesis for us this year.”
Reds: Left-hander Brandon Finnegan (1-0, 2.70) draws the start today at St. Louis in a makeup game from an April 29 rainout. It is Finnegan’s first outing since going on the disabled list with a left shoulder injury April 16.
Red Sox: The team put a message on the center-field board, wishing NESN analyst Jerry Remy: “Best of Luck, Jerry, on your surgery tomorrow!” The Fenway Park crowd gave him a huge ovation when he was shown on the scoreboard. The popular former Red Sox second baseman (1978-84) waved. He is being treated for cancer for the fifth time.