ATLANTA (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face by a fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb, a frightening scene that shook both teams. Pillar made everyone feel a lot better when he brought out the lineup card before Tuesday night's game. Pillar was at Truist Park after meeting with a facial specialist to determine the next steps in his recovery. The 32-year-old veteran was placed on the 10-day injured list before the second game of the series between the NL East rivals. “It was such a scary moment,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “It unbelievable that he's here and walking around.” While Pillar is expected to be out for an extended period, he jokingly told Rojas that if “he could see a little better, he'd be fighting with me to be in the lineup.” As it was, Pillar brought out the Mets lineup for the exchange at home plate with Braves coach Walt Weiss and the four umpires. Even with a bruised and badly swollen face, and... [More]

ATLANTA (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face by a fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb, a frightening scene that shook both teams. Pillar made everyone feel a lot better when he brought out the lineup card before Tuesday night's game. Pillar was at Truist Park after meeting with a facial specialist to determine the next steps in his recovery. The 32-year-old veteran was placed on the 10-day injured list before the second game of the series between the NL East rivals. “It was such a scary moment,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “It unbelievable that he's here and walking around.” While Pillar is expected to be out for an extended period, he jokingly told Rojas that if “he could see a little better, he'd be fighting with me to be in the lineup.” As it was, Pillar brought out the Mets lineup for the exchange at home plate with Braves coach Walt Weiss and the four umpires. Even with a bruised and badly swollen face, and... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets have signed right-hander Jerad Eickhoff, left-handers Jerry Blevins and Tom Windle, and infielder Wilfredo Tovar to minor league contracts. All four were invited to major league spring training. New York also gave minor league deals to lefty Cam Opp and catcher Jose Colina that did not include invitations to big league spring training. The team announced the moves Monday. The Mets told Blevins earlier this month they intended to bring him back to New York on a minor league deal. The 30-year-old Eickhoff spent time last season at the alternate training sites for San Diego and Texas but did not pitch in the majors. He was 3-4 with a 5.71 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) for Philadelphia in 2019 and is 21-30 with a 4.15 ERA in 76 big league starts and four relief appearances. Windle, 28, is 41-24 with a 4.13 ERA over 246 games (51 starts) in the minor leagues. He spent this year in the Boston Red Sox organization but did not pitch in the majors. Tovar, 29, has played in... [More]

Rangers second. Hunter Pence strikes out swinging. Willie Calhoun homers to center field. Nick Solak doubles to deep left field. Logan Forsythe lines out to deep right field to Kole Calhoun. Delino DeShields doubles to deep left field. Nick Solak scores. Jeff Mathis strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 2, Angels 0.Angels fourth. Kole Calhoun grounds out to first base to Danny Santana. Albert Pujols doubles to deep right field. Brian Goodwin doubles to center field. Albert Pujols scores. Luis Rengifo singles to left field. Brian Goodwin to third. Wilfredo Tovar grounds out to second base, Nick Solak to Danny Santana. Luis Rengifo to second. Brian Goodwin scores. Max Stassi grounds out to shortstop, Elvis Andrus to Danny Santana.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Rangers 2.Rangers fourth. Willie Calhoun singles to right field. Nick Solak doubles to deep left field. Willie Calhoun scores. Logan Forsythe grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert... [More]

Rangers fifth. Logan Forsythe pops out to shallow infield to David Fletcher. Nick Solak homers to right field. Scott Heineman grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Albert Pujols. Jose Trevino doubles to left field. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Danny Santana singles to left field. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Jose Trevino scores. Elvis Andrus strikes out swinging.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rangers 2, Angels 0.Angels eighth. Kole Calhoun pinch-hitting for Max Stassi. Kole Calhoun strikes out swinging. David Fletcher singles to center field. Mike Trout strikes out swinging. Shohei Ohtani doubles to right field. David Fletcher scores. Justin Upton called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rangers 2, Angels 1.Angels ninth. Albert Pujols strikes out swinging. Brian Goodwin homers to right field. Luis Rengifo flies out to center field to Delino DeShields. Matt Thaiss pinch-hitting for Wilfredo Tovar. Matt Thaiss strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 2, Rangers 2.Rangers eleventh. Elvis Andrus grounds out to third base, Matt Thaiss to Albert Pujols. Delino DeShields singles to right field. Rougned Odor strikes out swinging. Logan Forsythe walks. Nick Solak reaches on error. Logan Forsythe to second. Delino DeShields scores. Fielding error by Albert Pujols.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Rangers 3, Angels 2.

Angels first. David Fletcher singles to right field. Mike Trout homers to left field. David Fletcher scores. Brian Goodwin singles to second base. Justin Upton walks. Brian Goodwin to second. Kole Calhoun walks. Justin Upton to second. Brian Goodwin to third. Luis Rengifo strikes out swinging. Matt Thaiss reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Kole Calhoun out at second. Justin Upton to third. Brian Goodwin scores. Wilfredo Tovar grounds out to third base, Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Scott Heineman.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 3, Rangers 0.Angels fifth. Brian Goodwin singles to shallow infield. Justin Upton flies out to deep right field to Hunter Pence. Kole Calhoun strikes out swinging. Luis Rengifo homers to center field. Brian Goodwin scores. Matt Thaiss flies out to deep right field to Hunter Pence.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 5, Rangers 0.Rangers sixth. Jeff Mathis strikes out swinging. Delino DeShields strikes out swinging. Willie Calhoun homers to center field. Hunter Pence strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 5, Rangers 1.

Angels first. David Fletcher grounds out to third base, Danny Santana to Scott Heineman. Mike Trout singles to center field. Shohei Ohtani reaches on catcher interference. Mike Trout to second. Interference error by Jose Trevino. Justin Upton doubles to deep left center field. Shohei Ohtani to third. Mike Trout scores. Kole Calhoun singles to right field. Justin Upton to third. Shohei Ohtani scores. Albert Pujols homers to left field. Kole Calhoun scores. Justin Upton scores. Luis Rengifo pops out to Jose Trevino. Wilfredo Tovar singles to right field. Max Stassi called out on strikes.5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Angels 5, Rangers 0.Rangers first. Shin-Soo Choo walks. Danny Santana grounds out to shallow infield, Max Stassi to Albert Pujols. Shin-Soo Choo to second. Elvis Andrus lines out to first base to Albert Pujols. Hunter Pence singles to right field. Shin-Soo Choo to third. Rougned Odor walks. Hunter Pence to second. Nomar Mazara reaches on error. Rougned Odor to second. Hunter... [More]

Angels second. Justin Upton called out on strikes. Kole Calhoun doubles to deep left center field. Luis Rengifo hit by pitch. Matt Thaiss homers to right field. Luis Rengifo scores. Kole Calhoun scores. Wilfredo Tovar grounds out to second base, Yolmer Sanchez to Matt Skole. Anthony Bemboom flies out to left field to Eloy Jimenez.3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 3, White sox 0.White sox fourth. Jon Jay grounds out to shortstop, Wilfredo Tovar to Matt Thaiss. Jose Abreu grounds out to second base, Luis Rengifo to Matt Thaiss. James McCann hit by pitch. Eloy Jimenez triples to deep center field. James McCann scores. Matt Skole called out on strikes.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 3, White sox 1.Angels fourth. Kole Calhoun homers to center field. Luis Rengifo grounds out to second base, Yolmer Sanchez to Matt Skole. Matt Thaiss singles to right center field. Wilfredo Tovar doubles to deep right center field. Matt Thaiss to third. Anthony Bemboom pops out to shallow infield... [More]

White sox first. Leury Garcia triples to deep right field. Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols. Leury Garcia scores. Jose Abreu flies out to deep right center field to Brian Goodwin. James McCann grounds out to third base, David Fletcher to Albert Pujols.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Angels 0.Angels second. Brian Goodwin homers to center field. Luis Rengifo grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Wilfredo Tovar grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Max Stassi pops out to shallow center field to Yolmer Sanchez.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. White sox 1, Angels 1.White sox third. Adam Engel grounds out to shallow infield, Jose Suarez to Luis Rengifo. Leury Garcia called out on strikes. Tim Anderson walks. Jose Abreu singles to left field. Tim Anderson to second. James McCann doubles to deep left field, advances to 3rd. Jose Abreu scores. Tim Anderson scores. Eloy Jimenez homers to center field. James McCann... [More]

Angels first. Brian Goodwin pops out to shallow infield to Jose Abreu. Mike Trout singles to second base. Shohei Ohtani doubles to deep left center field. Mike Trout to third. Justin Upton grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu. Shohei Ohtani to third. Mike Trout scores. David Fletcher grounds out to second base, Yolmer Sanchez to Jose Abreu.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, White sox 0.Angels third. Max Stassi lines out to second base to Yolmer Sanchez. Brian Goodwin strikes out on a foul tip. Mike Trout homers to center field. Shohei Ohtani singles to right field. Justin Upton grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Jose Abreu.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, White sox 0.White sox fourth. Leury Garcia grounds out to first base to Matt Thaiss. Tim Anderson singles to left field. Jose Abreu homers to center field. Tim Anderson scores. James McCann strikes out swinging. Eloy Jimenez lines out to deep center field to Mike Trout.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Félix Peña has a torn ACL in his right knee and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.Peña was injured covering first base in the second inning Saturday against Cleveland. He went to the ground after crossing the bag to record the out and grabbed his right leg.Peña was down for several moments before being carried to the dugout by first baseman Albert Pujols and an athletic trainer. An MRI revealed the injury.Manager Brad Ausmus said the team won't know until after the surgery is completed when the 29-year-old right-hander will begin a rehabilitation program.Peña leads the Angels in wins and is 8-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 22 games. He pitched the final seven innings of a no-hitter against Seattle on July 12 on a night when they honored late left-hander Tyler Skaggs by all wearing his No. 45 in their first home game since his death.Shortstop Andrelton Simmons (sprained left ankle) and right-hander Griffin Canning (elbow inflammation) were placed... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Félix Peña has a torn ACL in his right knee and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.Peña was injured covering first base in the second inning Saturday against Cleveland. He went to the ground after crossing the bag to record the out and grabbed his right leg.Peña was down for several moments before being carried to the dugout by first baseman Albert Pujols and an athletic trainer. An MRI revealed the injury.Manager Brad Ausmus said the team won't know until after the surgery is completed when the 29-year-old right-hander will begin a rehabilitation program. Peña leads the team in wins and is 8-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 22 games.Shortstop Andrelton Simmons (sprained left ankle) and right-hander Griffin Canning (elbow inflammation) were placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday.Simmons is on the IL for the second time this season with the ankle injury. He was out from May 20 to June 27 after he tripped running past first base trying to beat out a ground... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Félix Peña has a torn ACL in his right knee and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.Peña was injured covering first base in the second inning Saturday against Cleveland. He went to the ground after crossing the bag to record the out and grabbed his right leg.Peña was down for several moments before being carried to the dugout by first baseman Albert Pujols and a trainer. He underwent an MRI that revealed the injury.The right-hander leads the team in wins and is 8-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 22 games.The Angels made a series of roster moves before Sunday's game with Cleveland. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons (sprained left ankle) and right-hander Griffin Canning (elbow inflammation) were placed on the 10-day IL.Right-hander Luke Bard and first baseman/pitcher Jared Walsh were recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake. Infielder Wilfredo Tovar's contract was selected from Salt Lake.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers to begin the bottom of the first inning, giving the Yankees a major league-record 28 straight games with a long ball, and New York held off the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Tuesday night.Gleyber Torres and Edwin Encarnación each poked a solo shot over the short right field porch for the Yankees, who shook off another injury to Giancarlo Stanton and won for the 10th time in 11 games. The AL East leaders are 8-1 on a 10-game homestand that wraps up Wednesday.Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in the ninth before retiring Freddy Galvis on an easy grounder with two aboard for his 23rd save in 25 tries.Stanton exited in the fourth with a bruised right knee and was scheduled for an MRI. He got tangled up with Toronto pitcher Clayton Richard (0-4) in the first while getting thrown out on a headfirst slide into third base.Yankees rookie Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-0) pitched 4 1/3 solid innings in relief of opener Chad Green.RED SOX 6, WHITE SOX... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia's first game in nearly 10 months couldn't have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning.Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota's Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston's 12-1 loss Thursday."It made me happy to run around the bases," Pedroia said. "It was really fun out there."A four-time All-Star and the 2008 AL MVP, Pedroia's knee problems began with a spikes-up takeout slide at second by Baltimore's Manny Machado on April 21, 2017. Pedroia went on the disabled list three times that season, twice because of knee inflammation, and had left knee surgery that Oct. 25.He played in five injury rehabilitation games at Triple-A Pawtucket last May 14-24, appeared in three games for the Red Sox from May 26-29, then went back on the disabled list for the rest of the season."I just need to keep building on this. I hadn't seen a pitch since May 29. Everything went well," Pedroia said.Cave and... [More]

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia's first game in nearly 10 months couldn't have gone much better — even if it lasted just one inning.Pedroia cleanly fielded a two-out grounder by Minnesota's Jake Cave, then singled off Kohl Stewart leading off the bottom half of Boston's 12-1 loss Thursday."It made me happy to run around the bases," Pedroia said. "It was really fun out there."A four-time All-Star and the 2008 AL MVP, Pedroia's knee problems began with a spikes-up takeout slide at second by Baltimore's Manny Machado on April 21, 2017. Pedroia went on the disabled list three times that season, twice because of knee inflammation, and had left knee surgery that Oct. 25.He played in five injury rehabilitation games at Triple-A Pawtucket last May 14-24, appeared in three games for the Red Sox from May 26-29, then went back on the disabled list for the rest of the season."I just need to keep building on this. I hadn't seen a pitch since May 29. Everything went well," Pedroia said.Cave and... [More]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols has been cleared to do extensive upper body work and also has begun low-impact lower body exercises as he recovers from surgery on his left knee and right elbow.Pujols isn't yet ready to swing a bat but continues to progress as he works with a strength coach, general manager Billy Eppler said. The first baseman and designated hitter had season-ending knee surgery in August followed by the elbow procedure in September to remove bone spurs."I know that he's getting a lot of his work in," Eppler said. "We all know the work ethic of him."Pujols, who turns 39 next month, batted .245 with 19 homers and 64 RBIs playing 117 games in his 18th season. He has 633 career home runs.Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is back home in Japan continuing his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery Oct. 1. The AL Rookie of the Year's range of motion "is in very good shape," according to Eppler, and he has full extension and flexion of the right arm."That's a... [More]

INF Wilfredo Tovar refused an outright assignment to the minors and elected free agency on Nov. 6. Tovar, 24, hit .283/.327/.356 with three homers, 42 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in 102 games for Las Vegas this year. He went a combined 3-for-18 (.167) in nine games for the Mets in 2013 and 2014.

INF Wilfredo Tovar was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Nov. 5 as the Mets took him off their 40-man roster. Tovar, 24, hit .283/.327/.356 with three homers, 42 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in 102 games for Las Vegas this year. He went a combined 3-for-18 (.167) in nine games for the Mets in 2013 and 2014.

Tovar was promoted to the majors and immediately placed on the 60-day DL to make 40-man roster room for the newly acquired Addison Reed, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.

The Mets had to get Reed onto the 40-man roster by September in order to make him playoff-eligible, so they pulled a clever manuever with Tovar, effectively adding him to the 25-man roster so they could take him off the 40-man roster. This doesn't really affect Tovar long-term. He loses a few Triple-A games in exchange for a larger paycheck and should return to the 40-man roster once eligible.