Overview
- Mookie Betts rejoined the Dodgers’ lineup Monday against the Giants after a month out with a right oblique strain, a move expected to lengthen Los Angeles’s order.
- The Blue Jays designated Eric Lauer for assignment Monday and placed Addison Barger on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation after an MRI showed no structural damage, then recalled Yohendrick Pinango and added Yariel Rodríguez.
- New York’s bullpen questions deepened after a sweep in Milwaukee, with Camilo Doval allowing 10 runs over his last 12.1 innings and Carlos Rodón’s short return start putting extra stress on relievers.
- Yankees infielder José Caballero is set for an MRI on a sore right middle finger after a dive back to first; Aaron Boone said he could still be available off the bench as the club awaits results.
- The Mets own MLB’s worst record at 15-25 with a sputtering offense, while Carlos Mendoza reported mixed injury updates that include Jorge Polanco’s ongoing Achilles bursitis, no baseball work yet for Luis Robert Jr., and a bullpen session for Kodai Senga.