Brandon Nimmo, Mark Canha plus coach and staffer out with COVID  —  Four people in the Mets organization — including two players and a coach — tested positive for COVID-19 and were not present for the team's home opener against the Diamondbacks on Friday.  —  Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha …

Yankees get out of 9th-inning jam to win series finale vs. Blue Jays, 3-0  —  Luis Severino dealt, Isiah Kiner-Falefa came into himself and Michael King cleaned up a ninth-inning mess and saved the day as the Yankees held on to beat the Blue Jays 3-0 at the Stadium Thursday night.

Orioles put left-hander John Means on 10-day injured list with left elbow strain  —  John Means entered the 2022 season with hopes of pitching 200 innings for the Orioles.  It could be some time before his count goes beyond eight this year, if it ever does.

Heat's first two playoff games to be Sunday, Tuesday at FTX Arena |  Full schedule  —  MIAMI — The Miami Heat still lack an opponent for their first-round NBA playoff series, but they now at least have a schedule.The NBA early Wednesday released the dates for the Heat's opening best-of-seven series …

Eloy Jiménez (ankle) and Josh Harrison (back) eye quick returns to the Chicago White Sox lineup  —  Eloy Jiménez said he was feeling better after exiting Wednesday's game against the Seattle Mariners at Guaranteed Rate Field.  —  The Chicago White Sox left fielder fouled …

Source: Red Sox haven't had contract talks with Nathan Eovaldi  —  While the contract situations of Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts have continued to dominate the news cycle over the past few weeks, another key Red Sox player has also failed to get any sort of resolution regarding his future.

Minnesota Twins awaiting MRI results on Byron Buxton  —  Outfielder Byron Buxton is getting an MRI on his right knee after leaving in the first inning of Friday's game against the Red Sox in Boston, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.  —  Buxton was hurt on a last-second slide into second base …

San Diego Padres pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore to make MLB debut  —  San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell is headed to the IL, clearing the way for top prospect MacKenzie Gore to make his major league debut Friday.  —  Snell, the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner, was scratched …

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled after seven perfect innings in win vs. Twins  —  Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw came close to perfection in his season debut against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.  —  Kershaw had a perfect game through seven innings and looked ready to go the distance …

Heat to face either Hawks or Cavaliers in first round of NBA playoffs, after Atlanta ousts Charlotte  —  The list of possible Miami Heat first-round playoff opponents has been whittled from four at the start of the NBA play-in round to two: the Atlanta Hawks or the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Kyle Hendricks hopes a bad start in the Chicago Cubs' 6-2 loss is a one-off: ‘Everything was out of whack’  —  PITTSBURGH — Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks knew he was out of sync from the onset of his start Wednesday.  —  Rushing to the plate.  No fastball command.