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. Two people familiar with the negotiations, speaking to The AP on condition of anonymity because the release of details wasn’t authorized, said the sides in recent weeks had been discussing a possible settlement in the $200 million range. “We are pleased to report that the parties have reached a settlement in principle in this over eightyear-old case, subject to court approval,” lawyers for the players said in a statement. “We look forward to filing preliminary approval papers with the court and cannot comment further until then.” 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.
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. The move, retroactive to Friday, was made before the Twins began a three-game series against the Astros. Correa will be eligible for reinstatement to the active roster Monday, meaning he must sit out at least six more games. He’s batting .255 with five doubles, two HR, 12 runs, 11 RBIs and eight walks in 24 games for the Twins. He was on a tear right before the injury, going 14-for-34 with eight RBIs over his last eight games.
White Sox: MLB dropped the one-game suspension of SS Tim Anderson for giving fans the middle finger during a game April 20 as part of a settlement with the players’ association. He