New York Yankees put star OF Aaron Judge on IL with calf injury  —  The New York Yankees have placed star outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list because of a calf injury, the team announced Friday.  —  Yankees manager Aaron Boone called Judge's injury a “very mild strain of his calf.”

Stephen Strasburg Leaves Start Early  —  Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg's early season injury issues continued Friday in a start against the Orioles.  Strasburg departed in the first inning, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com was among those to report.  The Nationals replaced him with righty Erick Fedde.

MLB Mulls Plan For Teams To Add 15 More Players To Alternate Site  —  The cancellation of the minor league baseball season has left thousands of players out of work.  Only the few dozen selected by each organization for a spot in its 60-man player pool have had any semblance …

Red Sox President Sam Kennedy On Slow Start, Trade Deadline  —  The Red Sox suffered their 13th loss in 19 games on Thursday, dropping an embarrassing 17-8 decision to the Rays.  Before that, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy joined The Greg Hill Show on WEEI and expressed optimism that the team …

Bryce Harper's RBI in ninth lifts Phillies past Mets 6-5  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Bryce Harper's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the  —  Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 victory over the  —  New York Mets on Friday night.

Buffalo Bombers: Blue Jays bats explode in blowout win over Rays … BUFFALO — Rowdy Tellez had to be joking, right?  —  With a straight face, Tellez said prior to the game that his team's new home away from home — Sahlen Field — wasn't a hitter's ballpark.  The evidence is really starting to dispute it.

Cardinals to Resume Play With Doubleheader vs. White Sox on Saturday  —  The Cardinals last played on July 29 before the club's coronavirus outbreak.  —  The Cardinals will resume their season with a doubleheader against the White Sox in Chicago on Saturday, MLB announced Friday.

Nationals To Promote Luis Garcia  —  The Nationals will promote infield prospect Luis Garcia, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (via Twitter).  He's expected to join the team for its game this evening.  —  Garcia, who just turned 20 in May, will step right into the starting lineup.

Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits 3 home runs in a game for record-tying sixth time  —  Dave Roberts, as might be expected, was a deep admirer of Mookie Betts from afar.  The Los Angeles Dodgers' manager loved Betts' blend of speed, defense, arm strength, strike-zone recognition and bat-to-ball skills.

Indians' Zach Plesac says he and Mike Clevinger unfairly cast as ‘bad people’ after COVID violation  —  CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Zach Plesac said he feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team …

Cardinals coach Willie McGee, concerned about family and health, opts out of season  —  The Cardinals, who haven't played a game for 17 days, have had an opt-out.  He hasn't played a game this season or for more than 20 seasons, in fact, but one of the franchise's greats is going home.

Athletics' Kemp, Giants' Yastrzemski Make Their Bay Area Mark as a Shared Experience  —  The Giants and the A's, who meet Friday night in Oracle Park for the first time in the 2020 regular season, will always maintain a rivalry.  —  With the teams playing in stadiums just eight miles away …