Posey placed on DL after struck in helmet by pitch
Concussion symptoms sideline Giants catcher.
Catcher Buster Posey was placed on the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms Tuesday, a day after he was struck in the helmet by a 94 mph fastball from Arizona’s Taijuan Walker.
While manager Bruce Bochy said following Monday’s 4-1 victory that Posey was doing fine, the Giants planned to check in with him overnight and re-evaluate him Tuesday. They weren’t going to take any chances with the 2012 NL MVP and 2010 Rookie of the Year.
Catcher Tim Federowicz was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento.
Braves: Outfielder Matt Kemp was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain. Infielder Johan Camargo was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
Mariners: Shortstop Jean Segura was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Infielder Mike Freeman was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma.
Dodgers: Rich Hill (blister) is set for a bullpen session Thursday. The left-hander could return to the rotation Sunday against Arizona.
Red Sox: The home clubhouse at Fenway Park was fumigated and disinfected ahead of Tuesday’s homestand after Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez, Robbie Ross and even broadcaster Dave O’Brien were sidelined by illness.
Twins: Closer Brandon Kintzler cracked a nail during Sunday’s win over the White Sox. The Twins were off Monday, and he did not pitch Tuesday with Minnesota trailing at Detroit. He was warming up in the bullpen while the Twins batted in the ninth inning.
Blue Jays: Third baseman Josh Donaldson has a sore calf and was not in the lineup for Tuesday night’s home opener.
■ Closer Roberto Osuna (sore neck) was activated off the 10-day disabled list.
T i ge r s : F i r s t b a s e man Miguel Cabrera went 1 for 3 with a walk Tuesday. He’s 3 for 24 (.125) this season with no extra-base hits.
At hl e t i c s : The te a m i s pulling the tarps and opening a portion of the upper deck at the Oakland Coliseum for their upcoming 10-game homestand. The seats will sell for $15, the team said, while announcing that 50 percent from purchases will go to “Oakland Promise,” an initiative striving to triple the number of college graduates from the city of Oakland over the next 10 years.
Marlins: President David Samson said talks with multiple parties interested in buying the team are in the “fourth inning.” Hours before Tuesday’s home opener, Samson said owner Jeffrey Loria might sell before the end of the season — or not at all. He declined to identify any suitors.
Noteworthy: Forbes ranks the Yankees as baseball’s most valuable team for the 20th straight year and lists the Rays with the lowest valuation. Forbes said it estimates the Yankees are worth $3.7 billion, up 9 percent from last year and more than double the major league average of $1.54 billion. The list debuted in 1998, so the Yankees have topped all of them.
The Dodgers are valued second at $2.75 billion, a 10 percent increase. Boston was third at $2.7 billion, followed by the Cubs ($2.675 billion), San Francisco ($2.65 billion) and the Mets ($2 billion). At the bottom were the Rays ($825 million), Oakland ($880 million), Cincinnati ($915 million) and Cleveland ($920 million).
Major League Baseball’s average team value rose 19 percent. Forbes says values increased because of new local television deals, as well as a “surge in profitability.”