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MLB notebook: Indians shut down Kluber after new injury


Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber was diagnosed with an oblique strain after leaving a rehab start Sunday during the first inning.

FILE PHOTO: May 1, 2019; Miami, FL, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports – 12626277

The Indians will shut down the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner from pitching while he begins a new rehab program, the team said in a statement Tuesday. He will be examined in two weeks to determine if he is ready to resume a throwing program.

Kluber, 33, has been trying to work his way back from a non-displaced fracture in his right forearm that didn’t require surgery but forced him onto the injured list in early May after he struggled to a 2-3 record and a 5.80 ERA in seven starts.

In nine major league seasons, the right-hander has a 98-58 record with a 3.16 ERA in 208 games (203 starts). He is a three-time All-Star who was the AL Cy Young Award winner in 2014 and 2017. He finished third in the voting last year after going 20-7 with a 2.89 ERA.

—The Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back a pair of key contributors as Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez were activated from the injured list in advance of a three-game home series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

In another move, the Dodgers recalled right-handed reliever Dylan Floro from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Taylor is batting .261 this season with eight home runs and 41 RBIs. Hernandez is batting .238 with a .309 on-base percentage and 16 home runs with 52 RBIs to tie a career high. Floro is 4-3 with the Dodgers this season and has a 4.00 ERA in 38 appearances.

—Former major leaguers Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo were among those arrested after being linked to a large drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring by authorities in the Dominican Republic, according to multiple reports.

Officials said that they are still seeking ring leader Cesar Emilio Peralta, known as “Cesar El Abusador.”

“Eighteen other people are linked to this network, including athletes and baseball players Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo,” Dominican attorney general Jean Alain Rodriguez said in a news conference before terming it as “the most important drug-trafficking structure in the region.”

—Right-hander Marco Estrada went from the Oakland Athletics’ No. 2 starter to free agent in the course of this year, as the club released the veteran.

Signed as a free agent in January with hopes of being a leader in the rotation, the 36-year old was 0-2 with a 6.85 ERA in five starts before going on the injured list in mid-April with a lumbar strain. Estrada began a rehab assignment on July 25 but never made it back to the major leagues.

Estrada had one outing with the Athletics’ rookie-league team on a rehab assignment, three at Class-A Stockton and one at Triple-A Las Vegas, going a combined 0-1 with an 8.55 ERA.

—The Seattle Mariners placed outfielder Domingo Santana on the 10-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation.

Santana has been battling elbow soreness since July 23. The move is retroactive to Monday.

The Mariners recalled outfielder Jake Fraley from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move.

—Carlos Carrasco touched 97 mph and topped 95 on his first four pitches on Monday night in his first outing since being diagnosed with leukemia.

The Cleveland Indians righthander pitched one inning out of the bullpen for Double-A Akron, his first game since being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a treatable form of cancer, earlier this season.

“It was great just to see my kids with smiles,” Carrasco said. “It feels great.”

—Felix Hernandez declared himself ready to return to the Seattle Mariners following a no-decision at Triple-A Tacoma on Monday night.

“What else am I going to show them to be up there?” Hernandez said, per The Seattle Times. “I feel pretty good, and I’m prepared to go.”

Hernandez was placed on the injured list on May 12 with a right shoulder strain. Monday’s start lasted three innings, 69 pitches, and included five strikeouts and one unearned run. It was his fourth minor-league start, with 18 strikeouts in 11 total innings.

—Reliever Trevor Rosenthal signed a minor-league deal with the New York Yankees, according to multiple reports.

Rosenthal missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and was released by the Washington Nationals in June after giving up 16 runs in 6 1/3 innings

The Detroit Tigers picked up Rosenthal but let him go after he allowed seven runs in 10 appearances last month.

—The Atlanta Braves moved reliever Jacob Webb to the 60-day injured list with a right-elbow injury and he likely is out for the season.

Webb, 26, went on the 10-day IL on July 13 with an elbow impingement.

In an attempt to return this season, Webb began a rehab stint at Triple-A Gwinnett on July 31. He pitched in 10 games, surrendering eight runs in 10 1/3 innings with 12 strikeouts and nine walks.

—The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Nomar Mazara on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left oblique.

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Mazara suffered the injury Monday night in his first at-bat against the Los Angeles Angels and left the game. He is hitting .269 with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs in 108 games this season.

The Rangers recalled infielder/outfielder Nick Solak, 24, from Triple-A Nashville before Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Angels. Solak, who was acquired in a trade from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 13, was hitting .357 with 10 home runs in 29 games at Nashville.

—Field Level Media



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