Mets GM Alderson takes leave

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is taking a leave of absence because his cancer has returned, and he does not expect to return to the job.

With the team in a massive tailspin, Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and the 70-year-old Alderson made the announcement Tuesday night before a game against the Pirates.

“With respect to the future, I would say two things: One is, notwithstanding the good prognosis, my health is an uncertainty going forward,” said Alderson, who agreed to a contract extension in December. “And secondly, if I were to look at it on the merits, I’m not sure coming back is warranted.”

Assistant general manager John Ricco and special assistants J.P. Ricciardi and Omar Minaya will run the team’s baseball operations.

Alderson was hired by the Mets after the 2010 season. He was diagnosed with cancer at the end of the 2015 season and had surgery but stayed on the job. He reduced his work schedule at times but remained in a fulltime role while undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

Brewers

Milwaukee placed center fielder Lorenzo Cain on the 10-day disabled with a left groin strain and called up outfielder Keon Broxton from Colorado Springs.

Cubs

Chicago placed Kris Bryant on the 10-day disabled list with a sore left shoulder. Bryant has said that his shoulder soreness is the result of additional time in the batting cage as he tries to bust out of a slump.