Angels reportedly close to signing right-hander Plesac

The Angels are reportedly close to a deal with right-hander Zach Plesac, who was one of the sport's most promising young pitchers before seeing his career go off track over the past three seasons.

Plesac, 28, has a 4.20 ERA in parts of five big league seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, including a 7.59 mark in five starts before he was designated for assignment last June. No one claimed him, and he finished the season with Cleveland's Triple-A team.

Plesac posted a 3.32 ERA in 29 starts in 2019-20. In 2020, he was optioned after he violated MLB's health and safety protocols.

Ever since then, he's struggled to regain his form, including a 4.72 ERA over the past three seasons.

He would join an Angels rotation depth chart that includes left-handers Patrick Sandoval, Reid Detmers, Tyler Anderson and righties Griffin Canning and Chase Silseth.

— Jeff Fletcher • Chris Sale's injury-filled career with the Red Sox ended when the 34-yearold left-hander accepted a trade to the Atlanta Braves that sent infielder Vaughn Grissom to Boston.

Boston also is giving cash to the Braves, covering a portion of the $27.5 million salary the seven-time AllStar is owed in 2024, the final guaranteed season of a $160 million, six-year contract. That 2024 salary includes $10 million deferred until June 30, 2039.

Sale was acquired by Boston from the Chicago White Sox in December 2016 and has made nine trips to the disabled and injured lists with the Red Sox, mostly due to shoulder and elbow ailments. He had Tommy John surgery on March 30, 2020, and returned to a big league mound on Aug. 14, 2021.

He was 6-5 with a 4.30 ERA in 20 starts and 102 2/3 innings last season.

“The last few years he's obviously had some IL time,” Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. “You can't run from that. You realize that. But we feel like this is the first normal offseason he'll have had in a long time.

But at the same time, look, he's coming off 100 innings pitched last year.”

Sale helped the Red Sox to a World Series title in 2018 but has made just 56 starts in the last four years, going 17-18 with a 4.86 ERA. He had 400 strikeouts and 79 walks in 298 1/3 innings.

• Frankie Montas and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a $16 million, one-year contract, multiple reports said. The deal that gives the 30-year-old right-hander a chance to revive his career after an injury-decimated spell with the New York Yankees.

Montas was acquired by the Yankees from Oakland with reliever Lou Trivino on Aug. 1, 2022, for four prospects. Montas went 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts with New York that year, later admitting he wasn't healthy.

He had labrum surgery on Feb. 21 with Dodgers head team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache and made his only big league appearance of the year on Sept. 30.

Montas is 37-35 with a 3.90 ERA in 99 starts and 31 relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox (2015), Oakland (2017-22) and the Yankees.

Colts' Ogletree arrested for domestic violence

Indianapolis Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges after he allegedly “body slammed” a female earlier in the week, according to court records.

Ogletree, 25, was charged with domestic battery committed in the physical presence of a child less than 16 years old and domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, according to Indiana state court records. Both are felonies.

Ogletree remained held without bond Saturday at the Hendricks County Jail pending a Tuesday court hearing, said Deputy Mark Grace.

The Colts in a statement said the team knows about the arrest.

“We are aware of the disturbing allegations involving Drew Ogletree,” the statement said. “The team takes these matters seriously. We have notified the NFL and are in the process of gathering more information. We will have no further comment at this time.”

Ogletree has nine catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns this season for the Colts. The team plays at home against the Las Vegas Raiders today.

• The Seattle Seahawks placed safety Jamal Adams on injured reserve, ending his regular season after he missed the previous two games because of lingering issues with his knee.

• Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes won't play tonight at Minnesota due to a hamstring injury, hurting a secondary that already will be missing suspended cornerback Jaire Alexander. The Packers placed Stokes on injured reserve.

• The Buffalo Bills activated DaQuan Jones from injured reserve, after the starting defensive tackle missed 10 games with a torn pectoral muscle.

Swiss in quarterfinals of World Juniors

Rodwin Dionicio scored twice and Switzerland beat Norway 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals in the world junior hockey championship in

Gothenburg, Sweden.

In Group A, Sandis Vilmanis had two goals and an assist in Latvia's 6-2 victory over Germany.

Today, the United States and Slovakia — both undefeated after three games — will play for the top spot in Group B.

Germans, Dutch win at United Cup

Alexander Zverev led Germany to a 2-1 win over Italy while the Netherlands won the decisive mixed doubles to beat Norway in the United Cup group stage in Sydney.

Zverev came from behind to beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 and teamed with Angelique Kerber to win the decisive mixed doubles against Sorengo and Angelica Moratelli 6-3, 6-0.

Kerber, a three-time Grand Slam singles winner, played her first match since giving birth in February. She lost to Jasmine Paoline 6-4, 7-5.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek helped top-seeded Poland gain an unassailable 2-0 lead against Brazil, which lost for the second time in two days.