NEW YORK (AP) — Mets catchers can't avoid catching a break. Or a tear.Catcher Kevin Plawecki will be sidelined for three-to-four weeks with a broken left hand and went on the disabled list Friday as New York announced Travis d'Arnaud will have season-ending Tommy John surgery.With the injuries to their top two catchers, the Mets' options behind the plate are 33-year-old Jose Lobaton, who hit .170 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 51 games as a backup with Washington last year, and 24-year-old Tomas Nido, who was recalled from Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday and has six games of major league experience."I think we're comfortable for the very short term. We'll see how things go," New York general manager Sandy Alderson said. "We are going to be certainly aware of what else may available out there, and we'll monitor that market. But at this moment, we don't have any plans to add anyone other than at the Triple-A level. But that certainly could change."Miguel Montero was designated for assignment... [More]

Capsules of American League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year:___Cleveland Indians2017: 102-60, first place, lost to Yankees in ALDS.Manager: Terry Francona (sixth season).He's Here: 1B-DH Yonder Alonso, LF Rajai Davis, RHP Alexi Ogando.He's Outta Here: 1B Carlos Santana, OF Jay Bruce, RHP Bryan Shaw, RHP Joe Smith, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan.Projected Lineup: SS Francisco Lindor (.273, 33 HRs, 89 RBIs, 44 2Bs, 15 SBs, 10 errors), 2B Jason Kipnis (.232, 12 HRs, 35 RBIs in 90 games), 3B Jose Ramirez (.318, 29, 83, AL-leading 56 2Bs), DH Edwin Encarnacion (.258, 38, 107), 1B Yonder Alonso (.266, career-high 28 HRs, 67 RBIs with Athletics and Mariners), RF Lonnie Chisenhall (.288, 12, 53 in 82 games), C Roberto Perez (.207, 8, 38, club went 44-22 in his starts) or Yan Gomes (.232, 14, 56), CF Bradley Zimmer (.241, 8, 39, 18 SBs, 0 errors), LF Michael Brantley (.299, 9, 52 in 90 games) or Rajai Davis (.235, 5, 20, 29 SBs with Oakland and Boston).Rotation: RH Corey Kluber... [More]

A team-by-team look at the American League Central entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Cleveland IndiansManager: Terry Francona (sixth season).2017: 102-60, first place, lost to New York Yankees in ALDS.Training Town: Goodyear, Arizona.Park: Goodyear Ballpark.First Workout: Feb. 15/19.He's Here: 1B-DH Yonder Alonso, OF Melvin Upton Jr., RHP Alexi Ogando.He's Outta Here: 1B Carlos Santana, OF Jay Bruce, RHP Bryan Shaw, RHP Joe Smith, OF Austin Jackson, LHP Boone Logan.Going campin': Poised to possibly end their 70-year-old World Series title drought, the Indians, who reeled off 22 straight victories in 2017, didn't even make it back to the AL Championship Series after squandering a 2-0 playoff lead against the Yankees. Unlike last winter, when the club signed DH Edwin Encarnacion in free agency, the Indians were relatively quiet, counting on their core to carry them in... [More]

C Geovany Soto continues to progress while on the 60-day disabled list after undergoing elbow surgery earlier this season. Soto said on Thursday that he has not resumed baseball activities, but has worked to stay in shape while being sidelined. Soto said he does not sure if he will be able to return this season, but hopes to. "Physically, everything is 100 percent inside the arm," Soto said. "They are just waiting on the healing and on the process of strengthening. Physically everything else feels 100 percent."

C Geovany Soto (right elbow surgery) is expected to miss the rest of the season. In 13 games for the White Sox this year, he hit .190/.271/.405 with three homers and nine RBIs.

C Geovany Soto was transferred from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list on Monday. He will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow and is expected to be out a minimum of three months.

C Geovany Soto was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to May 8 with right elbow inflammation. Soto was batting .190 with three home runs and nine RBIs over 13 games this season. This marks the second time Soto has been on the disabled list this season with the inflammation in the right elbow. Soto said Thursday that surgery is a possibility and that the injury flares up when he throws. "(We're) kind of waiting on what's the best route for us and see what the doctor can tell me about what's going on," Soto said Wednesday.

C Geovany Soto had the go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning of the White Sox's 7-3 win at Detroit on Friday. Soto's liner into left off reliever Alex Wilson gave him seven RBIs this season. Manager Rick Renteria showed confidence in him by not looking for a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded. "That's just a matter of him having the experience," Renteria said. "If you're thinking whether I had any thought of doing anything, no I did not. He's been around a long time."

C Geovany Soto was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list. He went on the DL on April 13 for right elbow inflammation. Soto went 0-for-3Saturday and is hitting .222.

C Geovanny Soto (right elbow inflammation) did some throwing Monday. Soto has been on the disabled list since April 12 and will continue throwing. GM Rick Hahn said he is hopeful Soto will return when he is eligible to be activated.

C Geovany Soto was placed on the disabled list with right elbow inflammation. Soto started the first game of the series in Cleveland on Tuesday, but was a late scratch from the lineup on Wednesday. Soto has appeared in five games and is hitting .267 (4-for-15) with three home runs and five RBIs.

C Geovany Soto was back behind the plate on Friday night. Soto became the seventh player in history to hit two homers in a game for both the White Sox and Cubs when he went deep twice on Thursday in Chicago's 11-2 rout of Detroit.

C Geovany Soto went 2-for-3 with his fist and second home runs of the season, his first multi-home run game since Sept. 19, 2011 against Milwaukee while with the Chicago Cubs.

C Geovany Soto (15-day DL, right knee) pushed back his rehab after twisting his ankle walking down the dugout steps last week. Manager Mike Scioscia hopes Soto can catch again this season.

C Geovany Soto was making great progress on his sore knee. Manager Mike Scioscia said Soto had a great workout on Monday, then he turned his ankle during the drills. Now the ankle, more than the knee, is derailing Soto. Expected to be the everyday catcher, Soto has missed 97 games with various knee injuries,

C Geovany Soto (right lateral menisus injury) had a workout Saturday as he attempts to return before the end of the season. Angels manager Mike Scioscia was optimistic that Soto would play before season's end.

C Geovany Soto went on the disabled list Wednesday because of an inflamed right knee. Soto underwent surgery on that knee May 18 to repair a torn meniscus. The veteran begins his third stint on the disabled list this season. The National League's 2008 Rookie of the Year with the Cubs, Soto has played just 26 games for the Angels this year.

C Geovany Soto went back on the disabled list Wednesday due to an inflamed right knee.Soto underwent surgery on his right knee May 18 to repair a torn meniscus. He has been on the DL three times this season because of knee problems, and he has played just 26 games.

C Geovany Soto was scratched from the starting lineup about 90 minutes before the start of Tuesday night's game because of an inflamed right knee. Soto underwent surgery on his right knee May 18 to repair a torn meniscus. Soto has been on the disabled list twice this season because of knee problems, and has played just 26 games.

C Geovany Soto was scratched from the starting lineup about 90 minutes before Tuesday's first pitch.