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Women's hockey stars to boycott pro leagues

Published in Breaking News
Thursday, 02 May 2019 09:29

More than 200 women's hockey players -- including Team USA stars Hilary Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Canada's Marie Philip-Poulin -- have announced they will not be playing in a professional league next season.

"We cannot make a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game," said the statement, released by individual players on social media Thursday. "Having no health insurance and making as low as two thousand dollars a season means players can't adequately train and prepare to play at the highest level."

Many players have gone on the record to say they want the NHL to support a women's league with financial and infrastructural resources, and sources told ESPN that the players hope the joint announcement could apply pressure on the NHL to act.

The NWHL is the only remaining professional women's hockey league in North America.

"We have all accomplished so much, there is no greater accomplishment than what we have the potential to do right here and right now -- not just for this generation of players, but for the generations to come," the players' statement read. "With that purpose, we are coming together, not just as individual players, but as one collective voice to help a sustainable living playing in the current state of the professional game."

There has been uncertainty clouding the women's hockey landscape since the Canadian-based CWHL made a shocking decision to fold after the 2018-19 season. The CWHL said in a statement that "while the on-ice hockey is exceptional, the business model has proven to be economically unsustainable."

Ever since the U.S.-based NWHL debuted four years ago, there had been calls to merge the two leagues. Players were upset that resources were fragmented, and they believe there isn't a big enough talent pool to support two leagues at this time. What's more, the low pay in each league means players have to juggle other full-time jobs, and the travel itineraries are less than ideal.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has gone on the record several times to say he didn't want to intervene with either league as long as they both existed in their current states -- mainly because the league didn't want to look like it was choosing sides or swooping in as a "big brother" to save the day, according to NHL sources.

"As long as elite women hockey players have professional opportunities, it is not an environment we are prepared to wade into in any formal way," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN when the CWHL folded, leaving only one league. "We have always supported professional women's hockey, and we plan to continue to do so. That doesn't mean we need to form or directly subsidize an existing professional league."

The NHL previously gave $50,000 annual contributions to each league. When the CWHL folded, the NHL upped its contribution to the NWHL to $100,000.

Dani Rylan, the founder and commissioner of the NWHL, said the 2018-19 season was one of growth. Rylan says she wants to expand the league next season with franchises in Montreal and Toronto, though no formal details have been announced.

The 2019 NWHL All-Star Game in Nashville drew 6,200 -- the largest crowd for a pro women's hockey game in the United States. Combined, the skills challenge and All-Star Game generated more than a million viewers on Twitter. And in their first NWHL season as the league's first expansion team, the Minnesota Whitecaps sold out every home game; TRIA Rink in Saint Paul has a capacity of 1,200.

The NWHL does not disclose any information about its budget or revenue. Only some of the investors are made public. That has been a point of contention for the NWHL Players' Association, especially in contract negotiations, in which it wanted to know how the league arrived at $100,000 for the salary cap.

Rylan told ESPN in April that she expects player salaries to grow for next season. The NWHL had a salary cap of $100,000 last season, with the lowest-paid player making $2,500 for the season.

"We have two different business models," Rylan said when asked why the NWHL would succeed when the CWHL couldn't. "We are for-profit. We have the flexibility to sell our assets, whether it's at the league level or the team level, and I think that's fundamentally the biggest difference."

Sources: Jasikevicius on Grizzlies' coaching radar

Published in Basketball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 18:23

The Memphis Grizzlies are interested in one of the EuroLeague's rising coaching stars, Lithuania's Sarunas Jasikevicius, and plan to meet with him soon, league sources told ESPN.

The Grizzlies' coaching search, which Executive VP of Basketball Operations Zach Kleiman is running, is still largely in the early stages, league sources said.

Jasikevicius, 43, has rapidly built a reputation as a legitimate NBA head-coaching candidate in his three seasons as coach of Zalgiris in Lithuania.

Known for a strong-willed leadership style and teams that exhibit elite ball movement and offensive execution, Jasikevicius has so far shown an ability to get his Lithuanian and EuroLeague teams to overachieve. Toronto president Masai Ujiri interviewed Jasikevicius for the Raptors' head-coaching opening last year, and his name keeps coming up with NBA general managers as a possible NBA coaching candidate.

Along with a decorated EuroLeague playing career, Jasikevicius played two seasons in the NBA with Indiana and Golden State, as well as four years at the University of Maryland for Naismith Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams. He also attended a year of high school in the United States and speaks fluent English.

Memphis fired coach JB Bickerstaff after a 33-49 season.

Nuggets' Murray to get treatment on thigh injury

Published in Basketball
Thursday, 02 May 2019 00:10

DENVER -- Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray reaggravated a right thigh injury that kept him out of the final 53 seconds of Game 2 and will undergo treatment over the next 48 hours.

Murray missed six of his eight 3-point attempts and finished with 15 points and seven assists, then had to watch the final seconds of Portland's 97-90 victory at Denver in Game 2.

Murray first bruised his thigh during the first round by absorbing a screen from San Antonio's Jakob Poeltl, and he has been nursing a right shoulder injury. He said he ran into another screen on Tuesday and had difficulty moving as Game 2 progressed.

"Those screens hurt," Murray said. "It is what it is. It hurt for the rest of the game. Couldn't move, obviously, and coach [Michael Malone] had to take me out. I'm just going to get treatment and just be ready for Game 3. It was definitely hurting."

Murray will try to get his thigh to "loosen up as much as possible" in the next few days, according to Malone.

"It's that right thigh area," Malone said. "Obviously, I think it is still probably sore and bruised from last series, and he probably got hit there again."

In addition to Murray hobbling, the Nuggets lost Torrey Craig for nearly 21 minutes between the second and third quarters after he sustained a bloody nasal contusion by inadvertently falling into teammate Monte Morris' knee. Craig and Portland's Zach Collins went for a loose ball before Craig fell into Morris.

Craig, who scored seven points in 19 minutes, returned wearing a protective mask late in the third quarter. He had his nose reexamined before the team flew to Portland late after Game 2.

Both Murray and Craig have been pivotal parts of Denver's playoff success. Murray is averaging 23.4 points in the Nuggets' five playoff victories this postseason.

After Malone inserted Craig in the Nuggets' starting lineup in place of Will Barton in Game 4 in the first round against San Antonio, the Nuggets won four of their next five playoff games and erased a 2-1 deficit to beat the Spurs. Craig's defensive versatility played a huge role in that series win over San Antonio.

Craig and Murray also were at the center of a dust-up in the final seconds of Game 2. After Portland center Enes Kanter was shoved into Craig by Nikola Jokic , Denver guard Gary Harris took exception and verbally let Kanter know.

During the ensuing timeout with 43.6 seconds left, Murray left the bench and had words with Kanter. Both teams separated the sides to prevent things from escalating.

"There was nothing dirty about it," Malone said. "The first play was inadvertent, and Torrey falls and winds up hitting Monte Morris' knee. There's nothing dirty about that. It's an unfortunate bounce for Torrey Craig.

"And the second one, Nikola and Kanter are tangled up in the paint, Kanter goes flying up the floor and runs into Torrey. I don't think there's any malice in either one of those plays. But listen: Both of these teams are trying to get to the Western Conference finals. It's going to be hard-fought and physical, but there is nothing dirty about it, and I respect that."

Source: Tests show no cornea damage for Harden

Published in Basketball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 16:28

The Houston Rockets are optimistic that star guard James Harden will not have any more problems with his vision in the Western Conference semifinals, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

After the Rockets' flight landed in Houston on Wednesday afternoon, Harden went straight to an eye doctor. Tests revealed no damage to either of Harden's corneas, a source said, and the Rockets expect his vision to be completely clear by Saturday's Game 3.

Harden suffered contusions in both eyes and a laceration on the inside of his left eyelid when he was inadvertently hit in the face by Golden State's Draymond Green a little more than five minutes into the Rockets' Game 2 loss on Tuesday.

Harden said he could "barely see" after returning to the game in the second quarter. He frequently squinted and shielded his eyes from the light in the remainder of the game and his postgame news conference. Harden's vision in his left eye was especially blurry.

Harden's issues with his vision were not evident in his performance. He finished with 29 points and had his highest field goal percentage of the postseason (9-of-19, 47.4 percent), despite missing his first three shots before suffering the injury.

Celtics president Ainge suffers mild heart attack

Published in Basketball
Thursday, 02 May 2019 10:17

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, the team announced.

According to a release from the team, Ainge received immediate medical attention, is expected to make a full recovery and will return to Boston shortly.

Ainge, 60, also suffered what was described as minor heart attack in 2009.

All season, the top four teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference seemed to be on a high-stakes playoff collision course. Now those long-awaited postseason meetings have finally arrived, and after four total games in the series between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, chaos appears on the horizon.

How the tied series play out as Celtics-Bucks shifts to Boston and Raptors-Sixers goes to Philadelphia will have significant ramifications not only for each of the teams involved, but also for the rest of the league.

Here's a team-by-team look at what's at stake:


Philadelphia 76ers | 31 percent chance to advance

Biggest things at stake if they lose

1. Philly's title window

"We believe we are in position to contend now, and our moves reflect that belief."

That was what Sixers general manager Elton Brand said back in February after reshaping his team's roster for a second time in just a few months on the job. It also was a clear signal of intent for Philadelphia's immediate expectations.

Owner Josh Harris doubled down on that belief when he declared to ESPN's Jackie MacMullan, "I think we have enough talent to win [it all]. We want to make sure, at a minimum, to advance deeper in the playoffs than we did last year."

So what happens to the Sixers now?

They'll have to spend big bucks to keep Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler. Ditto for JJ Redick, who signed a second consecutive one-year deal and will be a sought-after free agent despite being 34. Then there is Joel Embiid, whose health remains a long-term question mark, no matter how much he gets frustrated by that line of thinking.

Embiid is good enough that having a healthy version of him can alone keep the Sixers in contention. But to truly remain among the East's elite, they are going to need to retain at least two of Harris, Butler and Redick -- if not all three -- while making additions to the bench, which has been a major weakness after big moves this season.

2. How much it will cost to retain Harris and Butler

Deciding what Harris is going to get will be easy. Several teams are almost certain to come after him with four-year max offers, given that the combo forward is an excellent shooter who can run pick-and-rolls while maintaining a good locker room presence. That will be appealing to any team with max cap space. For Philadelphia to keep him, it is almost certainly going to have to offer a five-year deal either at the max ($188 million) or very close to it.

Butler's market is a little more complex. He has a lot of miles on his body, and certainly had tumultuous stays in both Chicago and Minnesota. Yet he still remains one of the league's elite two-way wing players and, more important, he's a big-game player -- as he showed with his Game 2 performance in the second round of the playoffs against the Raptors to lead Philadelphia to a series-shifting victory. With several big-market teams holding max cap room and a desire to chase star free agents, it is hard to see Butler failing to get a max deal, too.

If Philadelphia was to re-sign both players and keep Redick, the luxury tax might be impossible to avoid -- and that's before filling out the bench, or giving Ben Simmons the max contract extension Brand has already said will be coming his way.

So, to keep everyone, Philadelphia will be signing up for the tax long term. But the alternative is losing pieces that were acquired at an extremely heavy price.

League-wide implications: In a summer when there will be so many big stars available, the future plans of Harris and Butler -- and, to a lesser extent, Redick -- will be of great interest to many teams. If Philadelphia makes an NBA Finals run, it would seem far more likely that the Sixers would be willing to spend the kind of money to keep this group together than if they lose to the Raptors.

Whether Harris and/or Butler stay in Philadelphia will not only determine if the Sixers remain an elite East contender, but it also will determine if the many teams around the league with max cap space have two fewer options to pursue.

Boston Celtics | 31 percent chance to advance

Biggest things at stake if they lose

1. Kyrie Irving's long-term home

Anyone who has even passively followed the NBA this season has been well aware of Irving's ups and downs the past several months. At every point Boston has seemed to get on track, there has been a moment -- often involving Irving -- when things have gone sideways again.

At the center of all that talk has been the subject of where Irving will be playing next season. Right now, things around the Celtics are as good as they've been all season. The team swept its first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, then opened its clash with the Bucks with an emphatic road victory Sunday afternoon.

Good luck figuring out where Irving will be next season, though. On any given day, the belief around the league could shift from him remaining in Boston to teaming up with Kevin Durant to play for his hometown New York Knicks or rejoining LeBron James -- this time on the other side of the country.

Whatever his decision winds up being will have wide-ranging ramifications for both the Celtics and the league -- and could easily be swung by how far Boston advances.

2. Less likely to trade for AD?

What happens with Irving could easily have an impact on the biggest domino waiting to fall: What happens with Anthony Davis this summer?

If Irving recommits to Boston on a long-term deal, the chances of the Celtics trading for Davis increase exponentially. In a vacuum, the Celtics easily have the best package to offer the New Orleans Pelicans in such a deal, between their young players (namely Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown) and a trove of draft picks this year and beyond.

But if Irving leaves, it would make the calculus for dealing for Davis far more fraught for Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and his front office. It is one thing to give up a significant number of young players and picks to pair Davis with Irving (and presumably Al Horford, who can also become a free agent this summer), forming what would likely be the best team in the East for years to come. It would be quite another to trade all of that for Davis with Irving out the door, significantly increasing the chances Davis is just a one-season rental.

Leaguewide implications: The fates of Irving and Davis are the two biggest questions hanging over the league right now (particularly given the widespread assumption that Durant is going to leave the Golden State Warriors this summer). If Irving remains and Davis arrives, the Celtics will become an immediate title favorite. If neither is in green and white next season, though, perhaps this season's Celtics will wind up being the most talented group Boston is able to put together anytime soon.

And two more of the top 10-15 players in the league changing teams would be a monumental shift of power, wherever they'd end up.

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Stephen A.: The Celtics got beat up in Game 2

Stephen A. Smith has not been impressed with the play of Jayson Tatum in these playoffs and feels the Celtics got "beat up" by the Bucks in Game 2.

Milwaukee Bucks | 69 percent chance to advance

Biggest things at stake if they lose

1. Giannis' supermax countdown clock

The Bucks had a brilliant regular season. They won a league-leading 60 games. They won a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely be named the league's MVP, and deservedly so.

But for all that success, Milwaukee has a weight hanging over everything for the next 14 months: Is Antetokounmpo, who might soon be the best player in the world (if he isn't already), willing to sign a supermax contract extension to remain in the Upper Midwest for years to come?

If he is, then the Bucks can breathe a sigh of relief and continue to build around one of the league's elite players. If he isn't? Well, then it is time to start to consider trading him -- in what would, arguably, be the most consequential deal in league history since ... the Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975.

Every game Milwaukee wins this season -- up to and including an NBA Finals appearance and a title -- would help in the Bucks' quest to prove they have the talent necessary to win long term. But a second-round exit would reinforce many of the doubts that have existed all season long about the viability of this group to be a true championship contender. And that could make it more challenging for Milwaukee to make a case that this is Antetokounmpo's best place to win for years to come.

2. Is this core worth the price?

The other thing hanging over the Bucks right now: the upcoming free agencies of several of the team's key pieces. How many will stay, and what will it cost to keep them?

While the Bucks mitigated one potential free-agency issue by committing to a contract extension with Eric Bledsoe during the season, several other core players -- including All-Star Khris Middleton, starters Malcolm Brogdon and Brook Lopez and reserve Nikola Mirotic -- will hit the open market this summer.

In theory, the Bucks can keep all of them -- but doing so would almost certainly send Milwaukee soaring into the luxury tax. That is something ownership is willing to do, sources say, depending on how far the team goes this season.

A trip to the NBA Finals would make going into the tax an easy call. Going to the conference finals? That's a tougher one. Losing to the Celtics? Tougher still.

And given that all of this goes back to the goal of trying to recruit Antetokounmpo long term, it makes the decisions Milwaukee makes this summer all the more vital to get right.

Leaguewide implications: If Antetokounmpo were to turn down an extension, it would be a seismic event like few the league has ever seen.

In the meantime, though, the biggest Milwaukee domino for the rest of the league to watch is Middleton. A proven playoff performer and a consistent scoring threat in a league in which quality wing play is a premium commodity, Middleton should be able to command a max salary this summer -- be it from the Bucks or elsewhere.

Toronto Raptors | 69 percent chance to advance

Biggest things at stake if they lose

1. Toronto's case to keep Kawhi

Last summer, Toronto chose to trade one extra season of DeMar DeRozan for the chance at a championship ceiling with Kawhi Leonard. Toronto's decision has been validated through the first seven games of these playoffs. Leonard has been sensational, looking every bit the player he was before he spent all but nine games of last season sidelined with tendinopathy in his left quadriceps.

The question now is if Toronto's decision to trade for Leonard will work out like the Oklahoma City Thunder's did in dealing for Paul George a year earlier. Leonard has one of the tightest circles in the league, and his true thinking is something few people actually know intimately. Still, it is assumed his choice this summer will come down to one of two teams: the Raptors or his hometown LA Clippers.

George chose to stay in Oklahoma City despite losing in the first round last year, so it isn't exactly a guarantee that if Toronto loses now or reaches the Finals that it will sway Leonard's decision. Still, the Raptors will undoubtedly feel stronger about their case with each game they manage to win over the next several weeks.

2. Full-scale rebuild?

If Leonard chooses to stay, the Raptors will proceed forward with him and Pascal Siakam as the foundation of their team for the next several seasons -- a combination that will easily be good enough to keep Toronto in championship contention for the foreseeable future. But if Leonard leaves? Well, the Raptors will have big decisions to make.

Among Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol (assuming he picks up his $25 million player option), Serge Ibaka and Fred VanVleet, the Raptors will have $91 million in expiring contracts in 2019-20. They could simply try to be as competitive as possible next season and then let their books basically be wiped clean to chase free agents. Or Toronto could use those contracts as trade bait to bring in new talent to surround Siakam with moving forward.

Then there's also Danny Green, who shot 45.5 percent from 3-point range this season and remains an elite defensive option on the wing. Given the paucity of 3-and-D players in the NBA these days, Green will be highly coveted this summer. If Leonard stays, it would make sense for the Raptors to pay what it takes to keep Green. If not? He'll be in high demand.

The trade for Leonard last summer was just the latest example of Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri being willing to swing for the fences and get creative. Whether Leonard stays or goes, Ujiri isn't going to stop taking risks moving forward -- maybe as early as this summer.

Leaguewide implications: Leonard's free agency has been a constant topic of discussion for more than a year. It will remain one until he makes his decision, and whether one of the league's elite players chooses to stay in the East or goes out West could have a big impact on the league's power balance -- which, thanks to the rise of these four teams, finally appears to be leveling out after decades of West imbalance.

While Lowry and Gasol are entering their mid-30s, they remain very good players who would draw interest on the open market if Toronto chooses to move on. And if Green leaves Toronto, he would fit with just about any contending team given his ability to both shoot and defend on the wing. Given that all of them will likely be in Toronto if Leonard stays -- and perhaps none of them will be if he goes -- that decision could have a huge impact on the 2020 NBA championship.

Veteran C Vogt returns to majors with Giants

Published in Baseball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 20:17

Catcher Stephen Vogt completed his long road back to the major leagues Wednesday after the San Francisco Giants selected his contract from Triple-A Sacramento.

The 34-year-old was available off the bench Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers but he did not play.

"I feel super emotional and proud to be going back. A long year and a lot of hard work," Vogt said.

Working to bounce back from shoulder surgery that cut his 2018 season short, Vogt signed a minor league contract with the Giants before spring training and hit .241 with four homers and seven RBIs at Sacramento.

A California native, Vogt had surgery on his troublesome right shoulder in May of last year and didn't play for the Milwaukee Brewers at all last season. He is a career .251 hitter with 57 homers and 218 RBIs through parts of six major league seasons.

In other moves, reliever Ty Blach was optioned to Sacramento and just-suspended minor league pitcher Logan Webb was moved to the restricted list.

Vogt played for Oakland from 2013 through part of '17, when the A's designated the fan favorite for assignment in June that year. Vogt was so likable he drew chants of "I believe in Stephen Vogt!"

A rookie and playoff first-timer in October 2013, Vogt delivered a game-ending hit against Detroit in the best-of-five division series. He had left the Tampa Bay organization for the Bay Area on April 5 that season, traded back home to his native California, only a couple of hours from where he grew up and still lived in Visalia.

Vogt was a minor league journeyman who made it to the major leagues at last at age 28. He needed 33 at-bats to finally get his first big league hit, a home run against St. Louis' Joe Kelly on June 28, 2013. Rewind to that spring, and Vogt spent six days in Durham, North Carolina, wondering about his baseball future. He didn't make the Rays' opening-day roster and figured to start the season there at Triple-A. Then, Oakland acquired him.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Ohtani 'a little impatient' as he nears return

Published in Baseball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 19:14

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani is now precisely seven months removed from Tommy John surgery. He has taken 32 at-bats in simulated-game environments. His timing, he said, is on point. His body "feels great."

And yet Ohtani remains on the injured list and in recovery. The Los Angeles Angels, predictably cautious with their young two-way sensation, won't reinsert him into their lineup until sometime next week, at the earliest.

"I'm pretty impatient to begin with, so I am getting a little impatient," Ohtani said through an interpreter Wednesday afternoon. "But as I get closer and closer, the more impatient I'm getting."

Ohtani won't be back in time to play in the Angels' weekend series against the Houston Astros in Mexico, a development he called "disappointing," but he could be activated later in the team's road trip, which will include stops in Detroit, Baltimore and Minnesota.

"Personally," Ohtani said, "I feel like I'm ready to go as of right now."

Ohtani -- the reigning American League Rookie of the Year after finishing 2018 with a .925 OPS and a 3.31 ERA -- will soon boost a lineup that is desperate for protection behind Mike Trout, who led the majors with 29 walks entering play Wednesday. Angels manager Brad Ausmus said the left-handed-hitting Ohtani "is going to face left-handed pitchers," alluding to an everyday role that could eventually push Albert Pujols and Justin Bour into a platoon at first base.

Ausmus estimated that Ohtani would need somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 at-bats before being activated, adding that he is "getting close."

"It's a process, and you have to get through it," Ausmus said. "I think he understands that. Players -- they want to play. That's a general rule; it's not just Shohei. We still have to go through the whole process. When you have an injury, there's a process to get back to playing. He's nearing the end of it."

Ohtani, who will only help as a designated hitter this season, said his timing is "getting better each day" and that he is "a little ahead of schedule" with his rehab. He believes last year's experience "is going to help me in every single way this year," most notably with the way he juggles his complicated schedule.

The 24-year-old has watched home games from the dugout over the past month and has paid close attention to the swings of hitters who might bat in front of and behind him in the batting order.

He is ready to move on from that.

"I'm starting to get a little tired of answering these questions," Ohtani said of inquiries about his recovery. "Hopefully next time I can answer what happened in the game."

Pollock to undergo surgery for infection in elbow

Published in Baseball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 18:57

SAN FRANCISCO -- Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder A.J. Pollock will need surgery because of an infection in his surgically repaired right elbow.

Manager Dave Roberts said Pollock will undergo the operation on Thursday. Roberts had no timeline on how long Pollock will be sidelined but said "it's going to be a little bit." Roberts said he expects Pollock back this season.

The former All-Star and Gold Glove winner bumped his elbow over the weekend in Chicago, leading to an infection in his bursa sac. Roberts said doctors are unable to treat the infection with antibiotics only because Pollock has a plate in his elbow from an operation in 2016. The plate will be removed, and Roberts says the structure of Pollock's elbow is good.

The 31-year-old Pollock signed a $55 million, four-year contract with the Dodgers in the offseason but has struggled at the plate. He is batting .223 (23-for-109) with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 28 games.

Pollock originally fractured his elbow while diving for a ball in a 2010 exhibition game. A plate and screw were inserted in the elbow, but Pollock reinjured his elbow in 2016 and was forced to undergo a similar surgery.

Indians RHP Kluber hit by liner, fractures forearm

Published in Baseball
Wednesday, 01 May 2019 19:00

MIAMI -- Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber has a nondisplaced fracture of his right ulna after he was hit on the arm by a line drive off the bat of Miami Marlins outfielder Brian Anderson on Wednesday, the team said.

The Indians initially said Kluber had a right forearm contusion but later said X-rays revealed the fracture. Kluber's arm was placed in a cast, and he'll be re-evaluated in Cleveland on Thursday. The Indians will have a better idea at that point of how long he might be out.

"It looked ugly," Indians manager Terry Francona said.

After he was hit by the liner in the fifth inning, the ball rolled away from Kluber. He tried to swat it to first base with his glove rather than throwing it as Anderson reached on an infield hit. Kluber briefly visited with a trainer before walking off the field with the Marlins leading 3-1.

Kluber, a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, allowed eight hits and three runs in 4⅔ innings, which left his ERA at 5.80. The Marlins won 4-2.

The Indians are already without starter Mike Clevinger, who is out until at least June with a back injury.

The Associated Press contributed this report.

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