AROUND THE HORN
Minor leagues:
Minor league players and Major League Baseball reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging teams violated minimum wage laws. Terms of the settlement weren’t filed with the court Tuesday and details weren’t released. The AP reported that the sides in recent weeks had been discussing a possible settlement in the $200 million range. The two sides asked the court for permission to file by July 11 for approval of the settlement. The suit was filed in 2014 by first baseman/outfielder Aaron Senne, a 10th-round pick of the Marlins in 2009 who retired in 2013, and two other retired players who had been lower-round selections: Royals infielder Michael Liberto and Giants pitcher Oliver Odle. They claimed violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state minimum wage and overtime requirements for a work week they estimated at 50 to 60 hours. A trial had been scheduled to start June 1 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Several classes of players are part a of case involving laws in different states.
Mets: Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom was moved to the 60-day IL in a procedural move that doesn’t necessarily indicate any news about his progress in returning from a stress reaction on his right shoulder blade. DeGrom hasn’t pitched this season and has been expected to be sidelined at least until June. By shifting the right-hander from the 10-day IL, the NL Eastleading Mets made room on their 40-man roster for lefty Locke St. John, who was waived by the Cubs. Mets manager Buck Showalter wouldn’t offer any specifics about where things stand with deGrom. He went on the IL on opening day after getting hurt late in spring training. “Everything’s going well . ... He’s where he’s supposed to be,” said Showalter, who’s in his first year with the Mets. “I’m not going to say ‘ahead’ or ‘behind,’ but they like the way he’s progressing.” On April 25, the Mets said deGrom had an MRI and CT scan that showed the injury was healing and more exams would be done in May.
Astros, Twins: Justin Verlander missed out on his fourth no-hitter by five outs but still faced the minimum through eight, and the Astros beat the host Twins 5-0 for their eighth straight win. Twins 3B Gio Urshela singled to right with one out in the eighth to end Verlander’s bid. The 39-year-old right-hander, in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, was vying to tie Sandy Koufax for second on the career no-hitter list. Nolan Ryan holds the record with seven. After pitching just once in 2020 and missing the entire 2021 season with an elbow injury, Verlander has been stellar so far in 2022. Tuesday’s start moved him to 4-1 with a 1.55 ERA through six starts. Verlander struck out five and walked two on 89 pitches. Blake Taylor pitched the ninth for the Astros . ... Twins SS Carlos Correa was placed on the 10-day IL with a bruised right middle finger that wasn’t healing fast enough for him to face his former team. He should return Monday.
Padres: Manager Bob Melvin said he’ll have prostate surgery and hopes he misses only part of a forthcoming road trip. The 60-year-old Melvin said he doesn’t think he has cancer, but doctors won’t know until the surgery. Bench coach Ryan Christenson will serve as interim manager.