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SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Giants outfielder Jerar Encarnación will undergo surgery on his broken left hand Monday.
The team announced Sunday that Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles would perform the procedure and a timetable for Encarnación's return would be determined after surgery.
Encarnación broke the bone in his left hand while attempting a diving catch Friday. He batted .302 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in spring training after hitting .248 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 113 at-bats in 2024.
The Dominican Republic native made his major league debut with Miami in 2022. He signed with San Francisco as a free agent last May.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-handed starter Ian Anderson from the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in a trade for left-hander Jose Suarez.
Anderson had a 2.65 ERA and a whopping 18 walks over 17 innings this spring for the Braves, including four starts. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in early 2023, but he was fighting for a spot on Atlanta's roster this spring.
The 26-year-old was the third overall pick in the 2016 draft by Atlanta, and he is 22-13 with a 3.97 ERA over parts of three major league seasons. Anderson reached the big leagues in 2020 and won a World Series ring in 2021 after pitching in four postseason games, most notably throwing five hitless innings in Game 3 of the World Series against Houston.
But Anderson struggled in 2022 before getting sent to the minors, and he made 15 minor league starts last season after returning from surgery.
Suarez had spent his entire career with the Angels, who signed him out of Venezuela as a teenager in 2014. He started 34 games for the Angels from 2021 to 2022 and became a key part of their rotation.
But Suarez struggled badly in early 2023, and he spent the past two years moving through the Angels' rotation, the bullpen and the minors while unable to recapture his previous form.
The Angels and the Braves have now made four trades during the current offseason. Los Angeles general manager Perry Minasian worked for Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos with the Blue Jays and the Braves before the Angels hired him four seasons ago.
Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan will miss his Opening Day start and begin the season on the injured list with nerve irritation in his left triceps.
Manager Kevin Cash made the announcement, which is good news considering the left-hander avoided a major injury.
"Probably the best news we could have heard,'' Cash said, according to MLB.com. "We haven't put a timeframe on it. I'm going to talk to Mac and see how it feels. We've got to just let [the triceps] calm down. Obviously, he aggravated it enough to come out and need some extra treatment. But I don't think we have a timeframe quite yet.''
Ryan Pepiot will replace McClanahan as the Rays' Opening Day starter on Friday against the Colorado Rockies.
McClanahan left his final spring training start Saturday against the Boston Red Sox after 2 innings with the injury. He underwent testing, which revealed the diagnosis.
Coming off Tommy John surgery, McClanahan has not appeared in a major league game since August 2023. This spring, the Rays limited the work for McClanahan. He didn't allow a run this spring over seven innings in three starts, allowing five hits while striking out eight batters and walking two.
After three major league seasons, McClanahan has a record of 33-16 with a 3.02 ERA in 74 games. The two-time All-Star has thrown 404 innings with 456 strikeouts.
Field Level Media contributed to this report.
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of Brett Gardner, has died, the former New York Yankees outfielder and his wife, Jessica, announced Sunday.
"With heavy hearts we are saddened to announce the passing of our youngest son, Miller. He was 14 years old and has left us far too soon after falling ill along with several other family members while on vacation. We have so many questions and so few answers at this point, but we do know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Friday, March 21st," Brett and Jessica Gardner said in a statement released by the Yankees.
"Miller was a beloved son and brother and we cannot yet comprehend our life without his infectious smile. He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his family and his friends. He lived life to the fullest every single day."
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The Yankees said in the statement that the organization is "filled with grief" after learning of Miller Gardner's death.
"Words feel insignificant and insufficient in trying to describe such an unimaginable loss. It wasn't just Brett who literally grew up in this organization for more than 17 years -- so did his wife, Jessica, and their two boys, Hunter and Miller. We grieve with Brett, Jessica, Hunter, and their community of family and friends in mourning the loss of Miller, who had a spark in his eyes, an outgoing and feisty personality, and a warm and loving nature. Our love for the Gardner family is unconditional and absolute, and we will offer our enduring support while understanding their desire for privacy at this time. May Miller rest in peace," the team said in its statement.
In a highlight generated last fall while playing football for a South Carolina school, Miller Gardner was seen taking a pass and running it in for a touchdown, while wearing No. 11 -- the number worn by his father when he played for the Yankees.
Brett Gardner played 14 seasons in the big leagues, all with the Yankees, and was a member of the 2009 championship team. He retired after the 2021 season.
In his time with the team, Gardner was a highly respected teammate and close to Aaron Judge, among others.
"We're heartbroken," Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who managed Gardner for four seasons, said Sunday. "We talk about being family all the time and, even though Brett's been gone for a few years, that doesn't stop."
ESPN's Buster Olney and Jorge Castillo contributed to this report.
Amee-Leigh Costigan felt Ireland needed to make more of Gabrielle Vernier's red card during their opening 27-15 defeat by France in the Women's Six Nations.
The visiting centre opened the scoring with an early try at Kingspan Stadium but was shown a 20-minute red in the second half.
Ireland were 17-5 behind at the time of the 27-year-old's high tackle on Eve Higgins but Neve Jones' maul try from the resulting kick to the corner made it a one-score game.
The hosts would not score again, however, until after France were restored to 15 players.
Scott Bemand's side did cut the gap to just two points with 14 minutes left but France pulled away again in the closing stages.
"Getting different outcomes when they have a red card, like what should we look at and how can we get points on the board with that?" said Costigan when asked what the side must learn from the defeat.
The wing, who described captaining the side for a first time as "such an honour", felt there were elements of the performance to build upon going into their round two fixture against Italy in Parma on 30 March.
"After a big training build up towards this first game, I think we'll take the learnings, improve on them, and then have a look at Italy and see where we want to attack," she added.
"We've seen what we can do, but we really do want more and just to push on with that."
First NHRA Pro Mod Win For Stavrinos In Gatornationals Makeup
PHOENIX Mike Stavrinos enjoyed a spectacular Saturday at a sold-out Firebird Motorsports Park, winning his first career Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series race, defeating Rickie Smith in the final round of the postponed NHRA Gatornationals and also qualifying No. 1 for this weekends Arizona Nationals in Phoenix.
The Gainesville event marked the opener for the category and was powered by FuelTech, as Stavrinos went 5.752-seconds at 247.52 in his AAP Camaro to take down Smiths 5.796 at 249.81. It gave Stavrinos his first victory in NHRA Pro Mod, as well as a standout performance against a multi-time world champion in the category.
It really doesnt feel real right now. Ive wanted one of these (Wallys) since I was a little kid, Stavrinos said. I cant tell you how much this means. Im a little emotional right now. Its awesome and the guys worked so hard on this. We thrashed on these cars all winter just getting them ready. We didnt have great results testing, but everyone just pulled together. Everyone involved in this whole deal is phenomenal. To be No. 1 qualifier and win the Gatornationals, hats off to all my guys. They deserve this.
Stavrinos took down Kevin Rivenbark, Justin Bond and J.R. Gray to reach the final round.
As if the victory wasnt good enough, Stavrinos also qualified No. 1 for Sundays race, which is powered by LAT Racing Oils. He went 5.725 at 248.61 to headline a loaded field in Phoenix. Stavrinos opens eliminations against Dymtry Samorukov on Sunday.
To advance to the final round, Smith defeated Billy Banaka and Gainesville No. 1 qualifier Jason Scruggs.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, JR Motorsports Justin Allgaier took the lead on the final lap of overtime and held off his former teammate Sam Mayer for the win the ultimate dash for cash as it were in the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
For much of the day, it looked like former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson would answer his win in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday night at the track with a victory on Saturday. He led a dominant 132 of the 201 laps and held a 15-second advantage on the field when a caution flag flew with eight laps remaining, bunching up the field for that final overtime re-start.
Larson chose the bottom lane for the re-start with second place Mayer opting to pull his No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford directly behind Larsons No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet instead of on the front row alongside him. Just as the green flag flew for that final two laps, Mayers car hit the rear of Larsons and knocked Larsons Chevrolet out of shape.
As that happened, the outside line of Richard Childress Racings Austin Hill and Allgaier zoomed forward with Hill taking the race lead. A lap later, Allgaier caught Hill and got around him for the victory his first top-five in 16 previous Homestead races and the second straight win for the reigning series champion, matching a trophy-haul at Las Vegas last week.
Hill finished third after Mayer passed him as well on the last lap.
Just a testament to this team, the 39-year-old Allgaier said. Honestly, it was looking like it was one those days that wasnt our day. We got behind but were able to persevere and to get this Chevrolet to Victory Lane is special.
I just feel like this place has gotten me so many times.
I was actually bummed to see the caution flag come out but it worked out in my favorite. Allgaier added. Im bummed I maybe got the [weekend] triple from Kyle [Larson] because I think hes going to have a great shot at [winning] it tomorrow. But we were at the right place at the right time and Im really proud of this race team.
The final caution flag came for a spin by pole-winner, Joe Gibbs Racing Taylor Gray. At the time, only five drivers were on the lead lap.
The last series of pit stops proved pivotal to those pursuing Larson. Twelve cars came out on the lead lap eager to see what they could do in the closing sprint toward the checkered.
Larson, who won the Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday night looked well on his way to try and join Kyle Busch as the only drivers in NASCAR history to sweep three national series race wins in one weekend. In fact, he showed up in South Florida for the NASCAR weekend fresh off a sprint car win earlier in the week.
The outcome was understandably a huge disappointment for Larson, the frustration evident on his face as he climbed out of his Chevrolet on pit lane after the race.
Ive lived through it a number of times here, obviously a bummer to have another Homestead race play out that way, said Larson, who finished fourth.
I cant go when my rear tires are off the ground, he said of the contact from Mayers car on the re-start. I did everything I thought I could and the 41 just lagged back and slammed the [expletive] of me. Bummer, but cool to have had that big lead at the end.
Loved to have gotten a win for everybody at the 17-car. They dont get to race all the time so its good we can run up front. Got one more opportunity at this [in the 17-car] in a few weeks and see if we can get it done then.
While the first half of Saturdays race had all five of the days caution flags, Larson essentially put it in cruise control for the final 100 laps and pulled a zip code ahead of Mayer who doggedly pursued all afternoon.
I unfortunately got to his [Larson] bumper a little too early, Mayer said of the contact with Larson on that final re-start. He went really, really late in the box, just played games and thats what youve got to do at this level to get the advantage. But he just waited really long and I wasnt ready for him to wait that long.
Anytime youre finishing second youre super bummed out but thats a good day. Were going to keep it going and try to get better.
Not only did Allgaier get a trophy to take home, but he also won the first $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus check from series sponsor Xfinity. He, Mayer, third place finisher Hill, and 10th place finisher Jesse Love were all eligible for the extra pay based on their finishes last week at Las Vegas.
The second of the four Dash 4 Cash races is next Saturday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with Allgaier, Mayer, Hill and Haas Factory Teams Sheldon Creed the fifth-place finisher eligible for the next $100,000 bonus. The top-finisher among the quartet will claim the cash.
Love, JGRs Brandon Jones and rookies Nick Sanchez, Daniel Dye and Carson Kvapil rounded out the top-10.
Allgaier is now the first series driver with multiple wins in 2025 and takes a 29-point lead in the championship standings over Mayer.
PORT ROYAL, Pa. Spring weather can always prove to be tricky in Pennsylvania when it comes to running a dirt race. A 45-minute weather delay didnt stop Anthony Macri and Rick Eckert from finding their way to victory land at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday.
In the Weikerts Livestock A-main event, Brock Zearfoss and Kelby Watt led the field to green in the 25-lap race.
Zearfoss would lead the opening two laps before Danny Dietrich would slow to a stop on the front stretch to bring out the races first caution.
On the ensuing restart, Watt attempted a sliding pass for the lead on Zearfoss, cutting right in front of the Eichelberger No. 8 machine, but Zearfoss was able to steer his ride back to the inside and regain the lead.
With 16 laps to go, Zearfoss faced a brief scare when Austin Bishop spun around in turns three and four in front of Zearfoss with the leader squeaking by in a near miss.
Following the restart Anthony Macri, after starting in the seventh spot, would pass by Watt and Steve Buckwalter to get to the runner-up spot and start to track down Zearfoss.
An accident in turn one involving Doug Hammaker, Mike Wagner and Austin Bishop would bring out the races only red flag of the night and allowed teams to make minor adjustments to their ride under open red flag conditions.
When the race returned to green with nine laps remaining, Macri would duck to the inside of Zearfoss and slide in front to take the lead away.
The races final caution flag came out with two laps remaining as Watt slowed to a stop on the backstretch ending his night and setting up for a green-white-checkered finish.
Zearfoss would pull to the inside of Macri in turn one in an attempt for the lead, but Macri stayed glued to the top side of the racetrack to get back by and would hold on for the $6,000 payday.
Zearfoss would hold on for second and Chase Dietz would round out the top three.
Super Late Model
In Penske Racing Shocks super late model competition, Rick Eckert would start on the pole and lead all 25 laps to pick up the opening day win.
He would face challenges from Gregg Satterlee in the midway portion of the race, but a caution flag would reset the field, allowing clean air to Eckert and aided him to a $4,000 victory.
Port Royal Speedway will be back in action on March 29 with Weikerts Livestock 410 sprint cars, Penske Racing Shocks super late models and Zimmerman Truck Repair limited late models.
Capps, Langdon & Coughlin Win First Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge
PHOENIX Funny Cars Ron Capps claimed the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the year on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Matt Hagan in the final round of the bonus race as part of the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) also won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge specialty race, while Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) and Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) earned No. 1 qualifiers at the second of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
In front of a capacity crowd, Capps went 3.989-seconds at 318.24 mph in his 11,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra, driving past Hagan in the bonus race in a matchup of multi-time world champions. It was a welcome victory for Capps, who went all of 2024 without winning a national event. He was the runner-up in Gainesville and built on that on Saturday, defeating Alexis DeJoria earlier in the day before getting past Hagan for a much-needed result.
Im very excited myself, but Im more excited for Guido [crew chief Dean Antonelli] and the team, Capps said. Last year was a rebuilding of sorts. We knew we had to change the setup to get ahead of the competition after back-to-back world championships, and we felt like we needed to get to where Jimmy Prock and Austin were last year and this year.
Its fun to win the Mission Challenge because its really brought out a lot of fun on Saturdays. For the fans, its great. It really creates a different Saturday, and when you get to the semis at a race youre always happy because you know youre in the Mission Challenge the next race, and whatever happens is icing on the cake. So a great, great win for us today.
Funny Car Qualifying
Tasca finished as the No. 1 qualifier for the 19th time in his career, as Fridays run of 3.863 at 333.82 in his 11,000-horsepower Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang easily held up. Hell open eliminations against Jon Capps, looking for his first victory of the season.
Its going to be a stacked group out there, but this car can go up and down a hot or cool track, Tasca said. We were aggressive (today), trying to find the limit of where we thought the track was to kind of set us up for tomorrow. I think the guys will take that data and compensate for it tomorrow and we think that 3.92 (from Q1) was really in the sweet spot for the heat.
Austin Prock qualified second after going 3.883 on Friday, while R. Capps took third with a 3.912 at 323.50.
Top Fuel
Top Fuels Shawn Langdon stayed red-hot at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Tony Stewart in the final round of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge thanks to a run of 3.805 at 315.19 in his 11,000-horsepower Kalitta Air Careers dragster. Its another strong performance in Phoenix for Langdon, who is the defending event winner and has been to the past two final rounds at the track. That could bode well for Sunday, as Langdon, who was the runner-up in Gainesville, appears to be rolling.
There are some tracks that just seem to work well with what you have and theres some tracks that just doesnt seem to work well, and Phoenix, obviously, fortunately, is one of those that seem to work well, Langdon said.
The team has done a great job with the car, and were making great runs and kind of continuing that success. I didnt do a good job in the final. I clicked it a little bit early so, truth be told, it probably was going 3.79, which shows how much stronger the car really is, and it definitely gives us a lot of confidence going into Sunday.
Top Fuel Qualifying
His teammate, Doug Kalitta, earned his 60th career No. 1 qualifier in his 11,000-horsepower SealMaster/Toyota dragster on the strength of Fridays standout run of 3.688 at 330.09. That came under the lights, but Kalitta made a pair of strong runs on Saturday in the heat, giving him confidence for eliminations. Hell take on Phoenix-area native Travis Shumake to open raceday.
The track is holding up good in the heat, Kalitta said. On that last run, we shot a couple of spark plugs out, so it shut off early, and we ran that 3.82. Im not really sure what it would have run, but probably a little better than that, so thatll put us right in the mix where everybody else is.
Brittany Force took the second spot with a run of 3.705 at 331.69 and Langdon is third after going 3.706 at 331.85.
Pro Stock
Pro Stocks Jeg Coughlin Jr. showcased his classic form on the starting line in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, using a pair of holeshots to win the bonus round, including the final round against Dallas Glenn. Coughlin, a five-time world champ, went 6.583 at 208.88 in his Scag Power Equipment/Outlaw Light Beer Chevrolet Camaro for Elite Motorsports, utilizing a .026 reaction time to hold off Glenn and get the victory. He beat longtime rival and reigning world champ Greg Anderson earlier in the day, dialing up a strong performance in the Challenge.
I think that was a big shot in the arm for our entire team, Coughlin said. Pro Stock is so close. I mean, a holeshot is almost a loose term because you can win or lose races by thousandths of a second.
Weve made a lot of changes to our cars across the board coming into this race and obviously our we feel like our performance is there, but were just not able to light the [score]boards up, so were working hard and fortunately, we made some strides today.
Pro Stock Qualifying
Racing in front of plenty of family and friends, as well as a sold-out crowd, local native Matt Hartford easily held onto the No. 1 spot in his Total Seal Chevrolet Camaro with Fridays strong run of 6.509 at 208.20. Hartford picked up his fifth career No. 1 qualifier, setting the tone for what he hopes is a meaningful Sunday and a win at his home track. He opens eliminations against Brandon Foster.
When we unloaded off the trailer here in Phoenix, we thought we had a pretty good setup, Hartford said. Even though the scoreboard didnt show any good numbers for us today, that doesnt mean that it wasnt beneficial.
Theres nothing more that we want to do than win this race at our home track. Weve got a runner-up here [in 2019] and our goal is to take the hardware. When I lost in the finals to Jeg a few years back, it was crushing, because it was that would have been awesome to win, but weve won from No. 1 before, and our goal is to do it again.
Anderson took second with a 6.512 at 208.91 at 208.91 and Cory Reed qualified third after a run of 6.516 at 208.91.
Eliminations for the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals begin at 11 a.m. MT on Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park.
LOS ANGELES -- Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis did not return after sustaining an apparent head injury in the third period of a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Jarvis was pulled down by Kings forward Warren Foegele on a short-handed breakaway early in the third period and went hard into the end boards. Jarvis was helped off the ice by a trainer before going back to the dressing room.
Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour expressed optimism in his postgame news conference that Jarvis had avoided serious injury.
"I think he looks actually all right, but I don't want to say that because you never know when they wake up the next day," Brind'Amour said. "But I think we avoided the worst and move on."
Jarvis leads Carolina with 27 goals and is second on the team with 52 points.
The Hurricanes were already without captain Jordan Staal (lower body) and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (illness) in the first game of a back-to-back, which concludes with a visit to Anaheim on Sunday. The loss to the Kings ended an eight-game winning streak.
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