Dodgers put Bellinger on injured list with calf problem
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed former NL MVP Cody Bellinger on injured reserve with a bruised left calf.
The World Series champions made the move Friday before Bellinger and his teammates received their championship rings ahead of the Dodgers’ home opener against Washington.
Bellinger was accidentally spiked by Athletics reliever Reymin Guduan on
Monday while beating out an infield single in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-3 win in Oakland.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said they had not seen “significant” improvement in Bellinger’s leg since the injury, but the outfielder was already jogging and moving. He missed the final two games of Los Angeles’ series in Oakland.
“All the tests say it’ll be a short-term missing of time rather than a long-term, which is great news all around,” Roberts said.
South Carolina’s Martin receives 2-year extension
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin has received a two-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.
The school’s board of trustees approved the deal on Friday.
The move ends more than a month of questions about Martin’s future after the Gamecocks finished the season with a 5-16 record and have not qualified for the NCAA Tournament since he led them to the Final Four in 2017.
Martin did not receive a raise – he’s set to make $3.2 million next season – and the university will not owe him a buyout if he’s dismissed in the final two years of the deal. Martin also won’t owe the school if he leaves for another job during the last two seasons of the contract.
Martin will make $3.3 million in the final three years of the contract.
The coach has a 153-131 record in nine seasons at South Carolina.
— Wire services