Closer David Robertson will be placed on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a Grade 1 strain of his left groin, Yankees manager Joe Girardi revealed after Monday’s 4-2 victory over the Orioles.

The Yankees announced after Monday’s 4-2 win over the Orioles that they have traded infielder Eduardo Nunez to the Twins in exchange for Minor League left-hander Miguel Sulbaran.

Forty years later, Hank Aaron appreciates the opportunity to reminisce without having to deal with the anger, fear and unwanted pressure that consumed him as he created what still stands as one of the most celebrated moments in baseball history.

You can’t celebrate the essence of Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron enough, but those who run the Braves will give it a splendid try. In fact, they’ve already begun. And Aaron deserves a centuries-long celebration.

The Rangers have put pitcher Joe Saunders on the disabled list with a bruised left foot, and the club has recalled pitcher Daniel McCutchen from Double-A Frisco.

The Topps BUNT digital trading card app allows users to download baseball cards on their devices, build a collection and trade with others. The app is licensed by Major League Baseball Advanced Media and the MLB Players Alumni Association’s Player Choice group licensing program.

Matt Kemp may have gotten a late start to the 2014 season, but he certainly made his presence known Sunday, belting two homers through four innings of the Dodgers’ evening contest with the Giants.

The A’s have had an eventful first homestand, but they were able to wrap it up with a 6-3 win over the Mariners on Sunday before heading to Minnesota to begin their first road trip of the year.

Charlie Blackmon reached base for the 10th time in 11 trips to the plate on Sunday after Walt Weiss challenged an won Coors Field’s first replay review of a call this season, resulting in an infield single for Blackmon in the first inning.

Mark Trumbo homered for the fourth straight game and the D-backs got an eight-inning gem and three hits from left-hander Wade Miley to win Sunday’s series finale against the Rockies, 5-3, at Coors Field.

Mets closer Bobby Parnell will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the Mets announced Sunday, thereby ending his season.

The Cubs began the day as the only Major League team to not score more than one run in an inning. They corrected that in the first Sunday, backing a solid outing from Carlos Villanueva in an 8-3 victory over the Phillies.

The Phillies have postponed Monday’s home opener at Citizens Bank Park because of a forecast for considerable rain. The game against the Brewers has been moved to Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

Chris Sale fired eight scoreless innings with six strikeouts, while Alexei Ramirez broke a scoreless tie with a single in the seventh to help lead the White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Royals on Sunday.

Allen Craig, who was 2-for-22 on this opening road trip, said he is continuing to watch video of himself to try to make the necessary adjustments to get back the timing he felt he had coming out of Spring Training.

Brett Gardner cracked the Yankees’ first home run of the young season and CC Sabathia bounced back from a rough outing in the club’s season opener as New York posted a 6-4 victory on Sunday at Rogers Centre.

All spring, Yovani Gallardo spoke with urgency about bouncing back from a subpar 2013 season. Now he’s backing up the big talk with big pitching. Gallardo — who hasn’t allowed a run in 12 2/3 innings this season — led the Brewers to a 4-0 win and their first three-game sweep of the Red Sox in more than two decades by scattering seven hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings on Sunday at Fenway Park.