MLB: Richard Bleier could be out for season

Baltimore Orioles reliever Richard Bleier is likely lost for the year with a shoulder injury, yet another setback for the team with the worst record in the major leagues.

Bleier (3-0, 1.93 ERA) was the most effective pitcher in a bullpen that only recently got back injured Zach Britton and Darren O’Day.

Bleier walked off the mound in pain Wednesday after throwing a seventh-inning pitch against Boston. An MRI exam determined the injury to be a left shoulder latissimus strain, which probably will require surgery to repair.

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Cleveland starting first baseman Yonder Alonso will miss at least three games after being placed on the family-medical-emergency list. ...

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria is going on the disabled list after fracturing the fifth metacarpal in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch at Miami on Thursday.