Cardinals notebook: Cabrera will pitch Wednesday as Cardinals' 2,000th player  —  The Cardinals haven't had a game started by a lefthanded pitcher since Sept. 25, when Austin Gomber opened against Milwaukee.  Had he not suffered a biceps injury that set him back a bit at Class AAA Memphis …

Red Sox Activate Brock Holt, Move Dustin Pedroia To 60-Day IL  —  The Red Sox have activated infielder Brock Holt from the 10-day injured list and transferred second baseman Dustin Pedroia to the 60-day IL, per a club announcement.  The team also optioned left-hander Darwinzon Hernandez to Double-A Portland.

On Memorial Day, Marlins' Adam Conley remembers his favorite game he ever pitched  —  Adam Conley is almost certainly not going to be in the Hall of Fame.  He might never even be an All-Star or start another game.  He does, however, have a unique place in MLB history because of a midsummer win in 2016.

Yankees' Paxton expected to return Wednesday  —  NEW YORK — Left-hander James Paxton is likely to rejoin the New York Yankees' rotation Wednesday against San Diego, followed by CC Sabathia this weekend against Boston.  —  On a day of updates for many of the Yankees' 15 players on the injured list …

Yaz's grandson gets first hit in major leagues  —  Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, got his first major league hit on Sunday.  —  The San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder singled to left in the second inning Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks but was thrown out after rounding the base too far.

Check out Detroit Tigers' Zac Reininger's custom Memorial Day cleats  —  BALTIMORE — When Zac Reininger heads to the bullpen on Monday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Detroit Tigers reliever will have the coolest cleats on the team.  —  A month ago, Reininger stumbled upon …

Braves at the one-third mark: 'We've progressed.  We're a good club.'  —  The Braves are feeling good about themselves at the one-third mark of the season.  —  The first 54 of their 162 regular-season games ended with the Braves six games over .500, 1-1/2 games out of first place …

Injured Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood hopes to begin rehab assignment in next 3 weeks  —  Alex Wood was placing clothes inside of his locker at Great American Ball Park on Monday morning, the first time he's sat in the home clubhouse since he took a visit to meet front office staff in January.

Changes to Rangers' bullpen might not make much difference, but it might be time to try  —  The road goes on for the Texas Rangers, who stubbed their toes the past two games at Angel Stadium.  Anyone who has followed them this season doesn't need to be reminded about their troubles away from Globe Life Park.

Matt Beaty Credits Justin Turner, Dodgers Teammates For Career-High 4 RBI Game Vs. Pirates  —  In need of a position player when A.J. Pollock was placed on the 10-day injured ahead of his elbow surgery, the Los Angeles Dodgers elected to recall Matt Beaty from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Memorial Day standings check: Teams to watch, worry about and more  —  It's Memorial Day, which means one extra little thing for MLB fans: You're now officially free to look at the standings page!  —  We asked Buster Olney, Jeff Passan and Sam Miller to do just that — and help us make sense of the 2019 season so far.

Rockies Place Charlie Blackmon On Injured List  —  The Rockies have placed outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured list, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.  Blackmon hasn't played since May 23 because of a right calf problem.  His roster spot is going to outfielder Yonathan Daza …

Giants, Buster Posey have felt pain of concussions.  What is MLB doing?  —  More than once in recent years, athletic trainers and team doctors sat in a conference room at Major League Baseball's winter meetings and tossed around a blasphemous idea.  —  They debated whether to let catchers …

Marlins prospects acquired in Yelich trade showing steady improvement in minor leagues  —  In the moment, at the major-league level, the Christian Yelich trade still looks like an incredibly one-sided affair.  —  The Miami Marlins traded Yelich to the Milwaukee Brewers in January 2018 …

Honoring Texas' MLB WWII Veterans, three of which live in Fort Worth area  —  Fewer than 35 major-league baseball military veterans of the Second World War survive today.  Five of these veterans live in Texas, three reside in the Fort Worth area, and they represent more than 500 major leaguers …