Angels shortstop Simmons opts out of remainder of season

ANAHEIM, CALIF. » Shortstop Andrelton Simmons has opted out of the remainder of the Los Angeles Angels’ season.

The Angels announced the fourtime Gold Glove- winning shortstop’s decision Tuesday before they faced the San Diego Padres.

Los Angeles ( 24- 31) is still technically in the playoff race with five games left in the regular season, and Simmons clearly caught the Angels by surprise, although the club said it respected his decision.

The 31- year- old Simmons, who can be a free agent this winter, is finishing his fifth year with the Angels.

Cardinals put Hudson on 45- day IL.

KANSAS CITY, MO. » The St. Louis Cardinals shut down Dakota Hudson for the season by transferring him to the 45- day injured list Tuesday while activating reliever Kodi Whitley and optioning Junior Fernandez to their alternate training site. Hudson left his start last Thursday against Pittsburgh after two innings with elbow tightness, and Cardinals president John Mozeliak said an MRI exam revealed a “flexor tendon issue.”

Mariners’ Moore placed on concussion list.

SEATTLE » Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore’s season is over after he was placed on the seven- day concussion list Tuesday.

Moore was hit in the head for the second time in a week, taking a 92 mph fastball from Houston Astros reliever Brandon Bielak off the helmet in a 6- 1 win over Houston on Monday. Moore remained in the game, but began to feel effects afterward, Mariners manager Scott Servais said.