Injured Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval underwent shoulder surgery on Tuesday, the club announced.
Sandoval will miss the rest of the 2016 season. The surgery on his left shoulder was performed to repair a torn labrum.
Sandoval is in the second season of a five-year, $95 million contract. He performed poorly last season with career-lows of a .245 batting average, 10 homers and 47 RBIs.
This season, he lost the starting job to Travis Shaw in spring training.
Boston also activated right-handed relief pitcher Carson Smith from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
Smith had been sidelined with a right forearm injury suffered during a spring-training game. He was acquired from Seattle in the offseason deal that sent starting pitcher Wade Miley to the Mariners.
Boston recently optioned infielder Marco Hernandez to Triple-A Pawtucket to clear a roster spot.
Orioles shortstop Hardy goes on DL
The Baltimore Orioles placed shortstop J.J. Hardy on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after he suffered a hairline fracture in his left foot.
It was previously announced that Hardy will be out four to six weeks while the fracture heals. On Tuesday, he was seen in the team’s clubhouse wearing a protective boot on the foot.
The Orioles recalled infielder Ryan Flaherty, a former Deering High of Portland star, from Triple-A Norfolk to take Hardy’s place on the roster. Flaherty was at shortstop replacing Hardy for Tuesday night’s game against the New York Yankees.
The 33-year-old Hardy sustained the injury on Sunday after he hit a foul ball off the foot during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox.
Hardy, a two-time All-Star, was batting .244 with two home runs and seven RBIs this season. Defensively, he is one of four shortstops who has not made an error this year.
Tigers activate C McCann, trade C Wilson
The Detroit Tigers activated catcher James McCann from the 15-day disabled list, the team announced Tuesday.
McCann has been sidelined with an ankle injury. He will be in the starting lineup and batting seventh for Tuesday’s game against the Cleveland Indians.
To open up a roster spot for McCann, the Tigers traded catcher Bobby Wilson to the Texas Rangers for minor league left-hander Chad Bell.
Wilson was batting .154 in five games for Detroit. McCann was hitting .133 in four games prior to his injury.
Bell, 27, is 32-28 with a 3.66 ERA in parts of six minor-league seasons.
Harper signs extension with Under Armour
Baseball star Bryce Harper has signed a multi-year extension with Under Armour, the sports apparel company announced Tuesday.
Harper, the National League MVP last season, has been with Under Armour since April 2011. Terms of the extension weren’t revealed.
Harper, 23, expressed his happiness in an InstaGram post:
“No other company I would want to be with! Can’t wait to show the world what is coming..lets have some fun! #Family #TeamUA”
Harper will have his first signature spikes — the Harper One — released in July.
He will also continue to be one of the most featured players in marketing campaigns.
“Under Armour has been one of my biggest advocates since I began my professional journey, and I can’t wait to share what’s next with the fans,” Harper said in a company press release.
Under Armour has emphasized landing young sports stars to be its signature promoters. Other athletes aligned with Under Armour include NBA MVP Stephen Curry, NFL MVP Cam Newton, PGA Tour Player of the Year Jordan Spieth and Olympic swimming icon Michael Phelps.