Yanks’ Cordero suspended by MLB for rest of season
NEW YORK » Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero was suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday for violating the sport’s domestic violence policy.
Major League Baseball said the 31-year-old Dominican right-hander accepted the suspension and will miss the season’s final 76 games and the postseason. He loses $309,677 in pay.
Asked if he would welcome Cordero back on the team, New York captain Aaron Judge told reporters: “I think that’s a ways away. I’m not sure. I’ll have a better answer for you when the season’s over.”
Cordero was 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in one start and 30 relief appearances and has a $720,000 salary, the major league minimum. He missed the 2021 season after having Tommy John surgery while with the Chicago White Sox organization and spent 2022 with the Yankees’ Triple-A team at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
“I found out about the suspension last night. He came to me a couple days ago and gave me a heads-up as to an investigation going on. That’s kind of the extent of it,” Yankees
manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday.
“You get that news or you hear about that and it’s sad. Your heart goes out to everyone involved. Again, I don’t have any details, I don’t know what went down, which is part of the idea of the investigation and the policy in place is, it’s meant to work that way.”
The Yankees said in a statement they supported MLB’s discipline and “there is no justification for domestic violence.”
As per the policy, MLB said Cordero will “participate in a confidential and comprehensive evaluation and treatment program supervised by the Joint Policy Board.”
Cordero is the 18th player disciplined by MLB since the sport’s domestic violence policy was implemented in 2016. New York pitcher Domingo Germán was given an 81game suspension under the policy that he served in 2019 and 2020.
Boone said the Yankees got wind of a possible MLB investigation underway involving Cordero within the past week or so.
Trout has surgery; timetable unknown
SAN DIEGO » All-Star center fielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels had surgery on his fractured left wrist Wednesday, two days after he was injured fouling off a pitch.
“I just talked to Mike; he just got out of surgery. He feels great,” manager Phil Nevin said. “The surgery went well. We spoke to the doctor a minute ago, but it sounds like everything went great.”
There’s no specific timetable for Trout’s return, although recovery is generally several weeks.
Orioles promote prospect Cowser
NEW YORK » The Baltimore Orioles promoted outfielder Colton Cowser to the major leagues, the second top prospect they’ve called up in the past couple of weeks.
Cowser, 23, was batting .330 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs for Triple-A Norfolk this year. He was the fifth pick in the 2021 amateur draft.
Cards place Wainwright on IL
MIAMI » The St. Louis Cardinals placed righthander Adam Wainwright and catcher Andrew Knizner on the injured list ahead of Wednesday’s game against Miami.
Wainwright was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. He was lifted in the fourth inning of Tuesday’s 15-2 loss to Miami after giving up consecutive one-out walks. Wainwright, 41, gave up seven runs, four earned, and seven hits.
Wainwright made his 401st start Tuesday, tying him with Bob Forsch for second on the Cardinals’ career list. He is 3-4 with a 7.66 ERA over 11 starts this season.
Royals put struggling Greinke on IL
MINNEAPOLIS » Kansas City Royals righthander Zack Greinke was placed on the 15day injured list with right shoulder tendinitis on Wednesday, after discomfort in his last start prompted him to be pulled early.
Greinke (1-9) gave up six runs in 5.1 innings on Tuesday in a 9-3 loss to Minnesota before leaving the mound a team athletic trainer. Greinke returned to Kansas City for a physician consultation, but Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the team is confident the injury is minor.
Greinke, 39, hasn’t won a road start since Aug. 13, 2021, going 0-15 with a 6.39 ERA in 26 starts in that span. His 5.44 ERA this season is nearly two full runs higher than his career mark.