Red Sox trade minor leaguer to Reds for $1.5M in bonus allocation  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox traded minor league outfielder Lorenzo Cedrola to the Cincinnati Reds for $1.5 million in international amateur signing bonus pool allocation.  —  The 20-year-old Venezuelan hit .318 with 17 doubles …

Cardinals' Yadier Molina, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo make amends before game  —  PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, remorseful for his comments about St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina in April, told reporters that he planned to apologize …

Indians' Danny Salazar done for season after shoulder surgery  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians right-hander Danny Salazar will miss the remainder of the season after having shoulder surgery.  —  The team said Salazar had an arthroscopic debridement and bursectomy.

Mets-Blue Jays series takes Jose Bautista back to his roots  —  TORONTO — Jose Bautista will return to the scene of some of his biggest moments in baseball Tuesday night when the New York Mets visit the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  The Mets and Blue Jays will play a two-game interleague series …

Next Slide  —  CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers keep taking hits with their tradeable assets as they inch closer to this month's non-waiver trade deadline.  —  The latest hit came Monday in Toronto, when closer Shane Greene was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.

Hunter Greene to represent Dayton Dragons, Reds at All-Star Futures Game  —  Reds No. 2 pick Hunter Greene is in Goodyear, Arizona, for his first experience at spring training The Enquirer/Adam Baum  —  Cincinnati Reds top prospect Hunter Greene, the 18-year-old 2017 first-round pick of the team …

John Ricco the hot name to replace Sandy Alderson but JP Ricciardi has support  —  John Ricco has been a constant in the Mets front office since he arrived in 2004.  —  He first served as the assistant general manager to Jim Duquette, and when Omar Minaya replaced Duquette, Ricco stayed on as the No. 2.

Zach Eflin's emergence, and the struggles that made it possible  —  Zach Eflin was just 22 years old when he reached the major leagues, and it would have been hard for his debut in June 2016 — nine runs in less than three innings — to go any worse.  —  Eflin's season didn't exactly end …

A career night from Francisco Lindor dooms Royals, Junis in loss to Indians  —  Among a number of problems that have wrought havoc on this Royals season, two were on display Monday night at Kauffman Stadium.  —  Starter Jakob Junis is prone to giving up home runs and Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor …

Cincinnati Reds nearing historic number of grand slams this season  —  Chicago White Sox outfielder Adam Engel, from Loveland, talks about playing the Reds for the first time in his career.  He's expecting more than 100 family members and friends at Monday's game.  The Enquirer/Bobby Nightengale