COX MAKES FIRST RETURN TO PARK
ATLANTA Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox has made his first return to SunTrust Park, five months after suffering a stroke.
Cox returned to see both teams he managed, Atlanta and Toronto, open an interleague series on Monday.
Cox smiled and waved when shown on the video board under a message which read “Welcome Home.” Fans and Braves players applauded and cheered.
Cox sat in a private box with team executives, including former general manager John Schuerholz.
The 78- year- old Cox has regained feeling on his right side, as well as speech, and was able to walk Monday as he continues to recover from the April 3 stroke.
Cox ranks fourth with 2,504 wins in 29 years as a manager. He led the Braves to the 1995 World Series title and 14 division titles from 1991- 2005.
Orioles’ Trumbo back in lineup.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo was reinstated from the 60- day injured list and was in the lineup for Monday’s game against Tampa Bay after missing more than a year with a knee injury.
The 33- year- old Trumbo, who led the major leagues with 47 home runs in 2016, had surgery last September. He last played in the majors on Aug. 19, 2018.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Trumbo said. “You get paid to play. That always weighed on me pretty heavily. It’s something I feel I owe it to the team to get out there and do what I can.”
Trumbo could also see time in left and right field but will not be playing every day.
“Some days are better than others,” Trumbo said. “Some days are really good. If I do a lot or if I’m heavily involved, I can kind of predict that the next day there will be soreness and some swelling.”
Trumbo went 4 for 20 with two homers and six RBIs over five games with Triple- A Norfolk last week in his latest of several minor league rehab assignments this year.
Trumbo was limited to 90 games last season, hitting .261 with 17 homers and 44 RBIs. He has 218 career home runs.
To make room on the roster, right- hander Tom Eshelman was designated for assignment.
Tigers’ Numata dies at 27.
DETROIT Tigers minor- league catcher Chace Numata died Monday, days after being injured in a skateboarding accident in Pennsylvania. He was 27.
Numata’s family and the team announced the death.
Numata, who was playing for Detroit’s Double- A Erie affiliate, was found unresponsive Friday morning by police in the northwestern Pennsylvania city.
GoErie. com reported that police found Numata on the ground, bleeding from the head. Surveillance video was reviewed, and police Capt. Rick Lorah said no vehicles were involved.
Nats’ Easton leaves game early.
WASHINGTON Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton left Monday’s game against the Mets after the second inning. The team did not disclose why he departed.
Eaton was making his first start since suffering a bruised right knee when he was hit by a pitch Wednesday in a game against Baltimore. He walked as a pinch- hitter Friday against Miami in his only appearance in the interim, then lined out in his only plate appearance Monday.
Gerardo Parra replaced Eaton in right field.
Eaton is hitting .288 with 12 homers, 42 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 128 games for Washington. He played in a combined 118 games in his first two seasons with the Nationals.