Baseball News

Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer fractured his left index finger while bunting in the first inning Monday against the Rockies.

Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who has been on the injured list for a strained rib cage since Aug. 12, will not return to the team this season.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina left Monday night's 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs because of a bruised left elbow.

Braves ace Max Fried, 6-0 on the season with a 1.98 ERA, is going on the IL with back spasms.

Gene Budig, the last president of the American League before MLB eliminated that leadership position after the 1999 season, has died. He was 81.

Pat O'Conner, whose 13-year run as president of Minor League Baseball is the fifth-longest in the organization's 120-year history, will retire at the end of the year.

The Blue Jays put slugger Teoscar Hernandez on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain.