Dodgers’ Bellinger goes on IL

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed former NL MVP Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a bruised left calf.

Bellinger was accidentally spiked by A’s reliever Reymin Guduan on Monday while beating out an infield single in the ninth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-3 win in Oakland.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said they had not seen “significant” improvement in Bellinger’s leg since the injury, but the outfielder was already jogging and moving. He missed the final two games of the A’s series.

“All the tests say it’ll be a short-term missing of time rather than a longterm, which is great news all around,” Roberts said.

Bellinger batted .211 with two RBIs in the first four games of the season. He is eligible to return April 16. YANKEES’ JUDGE SITS OUT ANOTHER >> New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was held out of New York’s lineup for the second straight game Friday with soreness in his left side.

The Yankees were also without third baseman Gio Urshela for the series opener after he was placed on the COVID-19 injured list due to side effects from a coronavirus vaccination. JAYS’ HERNANDEZ ON COVID-19 LIST >> The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Teoscar Hernández on the injured list after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team.

Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said the team is conducting contact tracing and testing in accordance with MLB’s guidelines after Hernández’s close contact.