With the recent recurrence of numbness in his arm, Chris Carpenter remains unable to throw and uncertain if he will be cleared to do so again anytime soon. He admitted Monday that he was “not very optimistic” about his chances of returning to a mound in 2013.

What happened with Major League Baseball on Monday represents short-term pain and long-term pain. It is never pleasant when any player in the game is suspended for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

The Yankees announced before Monday’s game against the White Sox that shortstop Derek Jeter has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move came two days after an MRI revealed a Grade 1 strain of his right calf.

Alex Rodriguez’s suspension, announced Monday by the Commissioner’s Office, is assuredly historic. It isn’t quite unprecedented. In hopes of providing a bit of context for Rodriguez’s situation, MLB.com compiled a list of notable major suspensions in sports.

Today is for the players who have chosen to play by the rules. This is their sport, and they’ve made it clear they intend to take control of it.

After rounding the bases with what he thought was his first home run in more than a month, Braves center fielder B.J. Upton found himself on the wrong end of the reversal that followed a replay review at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday night.

Rookie lefty Alex Wood displayed his tremendous potential as he produced the most impressive start of his young career, helping the Braves notch their 10th consecutive victory with Sunday night’s 4-1 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Matt Harrison pitched longer than expected in his second rehab start Sunday with Double-A Frisco. Harrison was slated to pitch three innings, but he went 3 2/3 innings, allowing a run on three hits.

Alex Rodriguez says that he is flying to Chicago on Sunday to join the Yankees, and manager Joe Girardi said that he has “penciled” the embattled slugger into the lineup he is formulating in his mind for Monday’s game against the White Sox.

Derek Jeter has been limited to just five games this season due to injuries, and the Yankees’ captain is facing the possibility of yet another stint on the disabled list. An MRI performed on Saturday in San Diego revealed that Jeter has a Grade 1 strain of his right calf. The Yankees have not announced how they will proceed with the 39-year-old shortstop, but a decision is expected before Monday’s game against the White Sox in Chicago.

Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz had a home run in the third inning Sunday night against the Braves correctly overturned by instant replay.

Ian Kennedy was solid in his first career start for the Padres, and he got plenty of support from his offense in a 6-3 victory over the Yankees in front of 43,504 fans at Petco Park on Sunday.

Phillies left fielder Domonic Brown expects to be back in the lineup Wednesday. He will begin a rehab assignment Monday, playing with Class A Lakewood in Hagerstown on Monday and with Double-A Reading in Harrisburg on Tuesday.

Derek Holland struck out 10 A’s over eight scoreless innings and the Rangers got home runs from Nelson Cruz and Mitch Moreland to help Ron Washington become the winningest manager in franchise history.

Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Brewers rallied for five runs to take the lead en route to an 8-5 victory in the series finale against the Nationals Sunday at Miller Park.

As Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez watched Brandon Beachy progress through the first two innings of Saturday’s game against the Phillies, he saw a pitcher dealing with the seemingly inevitable struggles experienced during the early stages of returning from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery.

A.J. Burnett provided the pitches. Russell Martin provided the loudest knock. Neil Walker provided the brains. The resulting 5-1 win Sunday against Colorado maintained the Pirates’ 1 1/2-game division lead on St. Louis.