MLB REPORT

POSEY TO MISS ALL-STAR GAME

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey will miss the All-Star Game because of a lingering right hip issue that needs an injection to calm the inflammation.

Manager Bruce Bochy made the announcement Monday before the start of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. The Giants had been discussing the possibility for about a month, Bochy said, and Posey is scheduled to have the injection after Sunday’s Bay Bridge Series game against Oakland.

Posey began the day batting .285 with five homers and 27 RBIs in 74 games.

St. Louis Yadier Molina will replace Posey on the NL roster.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City organization instead of attending high school in Japan.

The 16-year-old pitcher agreed Sunday to a minor league contract with a $322,500 signing bonus. He is thought to be the first Japanese junior high school player to sign with a major league club.

Yuki is listed at 6-2, 170 pounds and the right-hander’s fastball has been clocked at 87-88 mph.

Yuki has been studying English before his move to the U.S. The Royals are optimistic that after paperwork is completed, he will arrive in August at the team’s spring training complex in Surprise, Ariz., to begin familiarizing himself with the local culture and language. He would participate in the Royals’ fall instructional league in September and October, with the objective of making his professional debut in the minors next year.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The club placed RF Yasiel Puig on the 10-day disabled list with a right oblique sprain before Monday’s game against the San Diego Padres.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Puig might not return until August.

NEW YORK METS

3B Todd Frazier was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained muscle in his left rib cage. It’s the second DL stint for Frazier during his first season with the struggling Mets. He had never been on the disabled list before 2018.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

C Matt Wieters (hamstring) was activated from the DL.