Yankees’ Andujar to have season-ending shoulder surgery
NEW YORK >> Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar will have season-ending surgery to repair a small labrum tear in his right shoulder.
Andujar, last year’s AL Rookie of the Year runner-up, initially was sidelined by the injury from April 1 to May 3 and struggled mightily in his return.
After going 6 for 47 with no extra-base hits, he went back on the injured list Monday. Manager Aaron Boone had said Andujar was discussing a possible operation with the team and his family.
Andujar, 24, was a major factor in the Yankees’ run to a playoff spot last season, hitting .297 with 27 home runs and 92 RBIs.
Dodgers’ Urias placed on leave
LOS ANGELES >> Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was placed on administrative leave by Major League Baseball following his arrest for investigation of misdemeanor domestic battery.
Urias was taken into custody Monday night in the parking lot of a shopping mall, Los Angeles police spokeswoman Norma Eisenman said. No details were released.
MLB subsequently placed the left-hander on administrative leave while it looks into his arrest. The leave was effective Tuesday and can last up to seven days. In previous MLB investigations, the length of the administrative leave has frequently been extended while the probe continues.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team will let the process run its course and that they hope to know more in the coming days. “Obviously it’s not ideal in any sense of the word. It doesn’t behoove me to make any further comments until I know more,” Roberts said.
Roberts said he didn’t know how long the investigation would last.
Twins place Garver on IL, return Sano
MINNEAPOLIS >> The Twins placed catcher Mitch Garver on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and returned third baseman Miguel Sano from his rehabilitation assignment, nearly four months after he sustained a severe cut on his right heel.
Minnesota made the moves on Wednesday before its game against Los Angeles, following Garver’s injury the previous night in a home plate collision with Angels star Shohei Ohtani.
Garver was diagnosed with a high sprain, which can take longer to heal than other varieties, but both Garver and manager Rocco Baldelli expressed optimism that the injury was not worse. Garver was wearing a walking boot in the clubhouse.
No timetable for his return to action was announced.
Garver has had a breakout season, batting .329 with four doubles, nine home runs and 19 RBIs in 25 games. His OPS is 1.164.
Cubs’ Zobrist files for separation
CHICAGO >> The Cubs’ Ben Zobrist and his wife, Julianna Zobrist, have filed court documents in separate states seeking to end their marriage.
The Cubs placed Ben Zobrist on leave for undisclosed personal reasons on May 8, prompting the team to recall Addison Russell from Triple-A Iowa a little earlier than planned.
Zobrist, who turns 38 on May 26, is batting .241 this season.