Denver
That means the 28-year-old won’t be able to return until Aug. 27, at the earliest.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said the three-time Cy Young winner hasn’t participated in any baseball activity since he suffered a setback in a simulated game July 16.
“He has not thrown, he has not played catch, he has not picked up a baseball,” Roberts said before the Dodgers faced the Colorado Rockies.
Roberts also said the team hasn’t ruled out the possibility of season-ending surgery for Kershaw.
Kershaw was 11-2 and touted a 1.79 ERA before the injury. The move on Wednesday corresponded with right-hander Louis Coleman (shoulder fatigue) and left-hander Adam Liberatore (elbow inflammation) being put on the 15-day DL.
Houston
McCullers was pulled Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to Toronto with two outs in the fifth with elbow discomfort.
Houston manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday night that McCullers won’t do any throwing for at least two weeks.
“If we can get him feeling better, then we will start a throwing program,” Hinch said. “Coming off the field yesterday we knew that he was in some pain. The tests today revealed the sprain.”
McCullers is 6-5 with a 3.22 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 14 starts this season.
Mets’ Duda Likely
Out for Season
New York
Duda has been sidelined since May 20 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, an injury originally projected to keep him out of the lineup for four to six weeks.
Duda hit .231 with seven homers and 19 RBIs in 39 games before going on the disabled list. The 30-year-old has a $6,725,000 salary this year and is eligible for free agency after the 2017 season.
Florham Park, n.j.
The bushy-bearded quarterback reported for training camp last week with a well-coiffed head of hair, sort of a puffed-up pompadour that had his teammates cracking jokes.
Fitzpatrick apparently connected with some scissors or clippers, showing up for practice Wednesday with a close-cropped hairstyle that center Nick Mangold told NJ Advance Media had his head looking “like a tennis ball.”
The quarterback opted to not comment to reporters on his fresh cut, so it’s uncertain if Fitzpatrick cut it himself or was the handiwork of a barber — or a teammate who’s handy with hedge trimmers. Wide receiver Eric Decker told the New York Daily News that the shave came as a result of “a wager,” but didn’t give any details.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Jackson is calling it quits after a 29-year career.
ESPN announced Wednesday that the 65-year-old NFL analyst is retiring from broadcasting. Jackson’s final assignment will be this weekend at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Jackson joined ESPN in 1987 as one of its first NFL analysts after playing 14 years for the Denver Broncos.
Jackson, the 2015 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recipient, said in a statement his priority will be spending time with his family.
Misc.
Albany, n.y.
The measure calls the popular online contests a “game of skill.” That legal definition resolves the central argument in a lawsuit brought against the country’s two top fantasy sports companies by the state attorney general. He had likened the online matches to illegal gambling operations based on chance.
The state Gaming Commission planned to post on its website Wednesday instructions for operators of the games to obtain temporary registrations.
The law requires they pay an annual fee of up to $50,000 with a 15 percent tax on their revenue. It also bars anyone younger than 18 from playing and prohibits college and high school sports.