Washington Nationals infielder Carter Kieboom will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery to address the elbow issue that landed him on the injured list in March.
Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas, who had yet to go deep this season, was responsible for three of Arizona’s season-high seven home runs in a win over the Cubs on Friday.
A smiling and thankful Bob Melvin returned to manage the Padres for the start of a three-game series in San Francisco on Friday, less than two weeks after undergoing prostate surgery.
Finalists for the Lakers’ head coach job include former head coaches Terry Stotts and Kenny Atkinson, and in-demand assistant Darvin Ham, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.