AROUND THE HORN

Yankees:

Josh Donaldson was activated from the 10-day injured list and in the lineup for the Yankees on Friday night for the first time since being suspended by Major League Baseball for a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson. Donaldson was suspended one game for making multiple references about Jackie Robinson while talking to Anderson on May 21. Donaldson has appealed the discipline. Donaldson played the next day against the Sox, but has been out of the lineup since due to COVID-19 and right shoulder inflammation. Donaldson was isolated from the team for several days after the Anderson incident because he had COVID19 symptoms. Upon his return, he said he was hurt that teammates didn’t back him. Meanwhile, Yankees reliever Chad Green has had Tommy John surgery and likely will be sidelined until at least the summer of 2023. The Yankees said the right-hander’s ulnar collateral ligament was reconstructed Wednesday by Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister at Trinity Park Surgery Center in Arlington, Texas. Green, 31, is eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series.

Twins: The struggling Twins have arrived in Toronto without regular right fielder Max Kepler and relief pitchers Emilio Pagán, Caleb Thielbar and Trevor Megill on the restricted list to comply with the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The four players will miss the three-game series against the Blue Jays. The Twins were waiting to announce replacements until closer to game time on Friday night. Canada requires anyone traveling to the country to have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the second one at least 14 days before entry. Pagán discussed his decision not to get a shot with reporters before the Twins departed for Toronto. “I know that there are going to be people that are very angry for this opinion and the stance, but that’s fine,” Pagán said. “I feel like I had a choice to make, and they have also a choice if they’re going to be mad at me or not.” Pagán is one of the late-inning relievers for the AL Central-leading Twins, who have lost seven of their last 10 games. “I’ve gone to every guy in this locker room and explained where I was, and how I came up with my decision, and apologized because I do know it’s hurting the team,” the 31-year-old Pagán said. Kepler, a native of Germany in his seventh full season in the majors, currently has career bests in batting average (.253) and on-base percentage (.357) and is tied for second on the team with six homers. Thielbar, the most-used left-hander in the bullpen, has a 5.59 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 19 innings. Megill, a righty in his first season with the Twins, has a 1.04 ERA with 12 strikeouts in8 innings.

Phillies: Kyle Schwarber mashed the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning almost 435 feet for a home run — and a needed instant lift for a Phillies franchise again counting on a managerial change to spark the team into a long-shot run into the playoffs. Schwarber and Bryce Harper each homered twice and Philadelphia won in interim manager Rob Thomson’s debut, 10-0 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Bryson Stott hit his first big league shot to back Zach Eflin in sending the Angels to their ninth straight loss, their worst skid since an 11-game drought in 2016. The Angels had won 12 in a row against the Phillies