Jacoby Ellsbury patrolled center field at Yankee Stadium for the first time in more than a week on Saturday, coming in as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 2-1 win over the White Sox after missing the previous seven games. He should be back in the Yankees’ starting lineup in Sunday’s series finale.

Washington Nationals Managing Principal Owner Theodore N. Lerner announced Saturday that the team has picked up President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo’s contract option, keeping him with the club through the 2018 season.

Orioles right-hander Yovani Gallardo was encouraged Saturday after throwing for the first time since being placed on the 15-day disabled list April 23. Gallardo, who is recovering from right shoulder/bicep tendinitis, threw 25 times from 60 feet on flat ground.

On Saturday morning, only hours after combining to close out another Orioles victory — their sixth in a row — relievers Darren O’Day and Zach Britton were together again at the nearby Fort Meade military base to join in Major League Baseball’s inaugural Play Ball Weekend and to feel like kids again.

Asked how the Royals might keep third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert on the 25-man roster once Mike Moustakas comes off the disabled list, a club official smiled and said, “These things tend to take care of themselves.”

Saturday was the first time this season that Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman appeared in the same game, as the trio combined to throw 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball with just one hit allowed and eight strikeouts in the Yankees’ 2-1 win.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

The Rays were dealt a blow on Saturday when second baseman Logan Forsythe, one of their more consistent hitters, was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Tuesday with a hairline fracture of his left shoulder blade.

The Brewers didn’t have their two most productive bats, Ryan Braun and Chris Carter, in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Padres.

A fan was escorted out of Fenway Park holding a towel against his head after he was struck by a broken bat during the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Astros.

A pair of injured Dodgers pitchers are nearing returns to the rotation, with Hyun-Jin Ryu (left shoulder) starting a rehab assignment on Sunday and Brandon McCarthy (right elbow) just a simulated game away from joining him.

Bryce Harper dropped his appeal and will serve a one-game suspension during the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Marlins.

David Ortiz belted career homer No. 513 in the third inning against Astros right-hander Collin McHugh on Saturday at Fenway Park, passing Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list to take sole possession of 22nd place.

Jake Arrieta continued his hot streak, striking out 11 and giving up three hits over eight innings in the Cubs’ 8-2 victory over the Pirates on a chilly Saturday at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo smacked a three-run homer and Addison Russell added a two-run shot for the Cubs, who now have won Arrieta’s last 21 starts, extending a franchise record.

Behind a brief surge of offensive productivity in the second inning, a strong start from Ivan Nova and the dominance of their bullpen, the Yankees outdueled Jose Quintana and the White Sox on Saturday to win, 2-1, at Yankee Stadium.

The Rays took a different approach in the annual National PLAY Campaign stop at Tropicana Field this year. Usually the event centers around a ballgame played on an MLB diamond. This year became an in-depth tour behind the scenes of a Major League team.

That bat flip, though.