NATIONALS SIGN FORMER ROCKIES RELIEVER HOLLAND
The Nationals hope veteran reliever Greg Holland can return to form and use his postseason experience to help Washington make a playoff run of its own.
Holland has appeared in 12 postseason games, including the 2014 World Series with Kansas City. That, along with his 186 career saves, was more important to Washington than the 7.92 ERA he had with St. Louis before being designated for assignment on July 27.
Holland is 21-20 with 186 saves and a 2.93 ERA across parts of eight seasons with the Royals, Rockies and Cardinals. He had 47 saves last year with Colorado and signed a $14 million deal with St. Louis during the offseason before coming out flat in 2018.
Dodgers shortstop Seager undergoes hip surgery.
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Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is recovering from his second major operation of the season.
Seager underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left hip Tuesday. The 2016 NL rookie of the year had Tommy John surgery in May.
The 24-year-old Seager is expected to be at full strength for the start of spring training in February. Manager Dave Roberts says dealing with Seager’s lingering hip issue right now “made sense” with the two-time allstar already sidelined by the elbow operation.
Blue Jays put INF Drury on DL with broken hand.
TORONTO» Blue Jays infielder Brandon Drury is going back on the disabled list, this time for a broken left hand that occurred before he was traded from the Yankees to Toronto.
Drury was injured when he was hit by a pitch a few days before he was traded to Toronto on July 26. X-rays at the time were negative. After his hand didn’t improve, Drury underwent a CT scan Sunday, which revealed the fracture. He will wear a cast for two weeks before being reevaluated.
Yankees’ Ellsbury has hip surgery, out 6 more months.
Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is officially out for the season after surgery on his left hip.
The Yankees said Ellsbury had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum. The expected recovery time is about six months.
The 34-year-old Ellsbury has been out all season with a number of injuries, including an oblique strain and sore back. The Yankees placed him on the 60-day disabled list in May.