Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was fired by NBC Sports California after using a racial slur during a telecast while describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Rick Hummel, writer covering the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died in his sleep at the age of 77 after battling a short, aggressive illness.
The White Sox have promoted Clint Frazier from Triple-A Charlotte and placed right-hander Mike Clevinger on the 15-day injured list with right wrist inflammation.
With starters Dustin May and Julio Urias on the IL, the Dodgers are turning to top prospects like Gavin Stone to bolster the team’s injury-depleted rotation.
The Angels activated left-hander Aaron Loup from the injured list and called up right-handers Reyes Moronta and Jacob Webb in an effort to shore up their bullpen.