Blue Jays trade for Padres’ Upton
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. from San Diego for minor league right-hander Hansel Rodriguez. Upton, batting .256 with 16 home runs, 45 RBIs and 20 stolen bases, is under contract through 2017.
Sale criticizes Ventura
Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale, suspended for destroying throwback uniforms the team was to wear Saturday, told MLB.com he doesn’t regret standing up for what he believed and said Manager Robin Ventura should have stood up for his players. Ventura shook off the remark, saying, “Everything that happened in [the clubhouse] I’m going to keep it in there.”
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Miami second baseman Dee Gordon is due to be reinstated Thursday after serving an 80-game suspension for a performance-enhancing drug violation.
St. Louis put reliever Trevor Rosenthal on the disabled list because of shoulder inflammation.
Washington activated first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who missed 13 games because of a rib-cage strain.
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