The Pirates placed third baseman Jung Ho Kang on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury, the team announced before Saturday night’s game against the Marlins. Kang is expected to miss 2-4 weeks.

The Rangers have tentatively scheduled Derek Holland to come off the disabled list and pitch on Tuesday against the Reds. Yu Darvish will be pushed back to Wednesday in the two-game Interleague set in Cincinnati.

Michael Buczek Little League may not be representing the Mid-Atlantic Region in the Little League World Series, but about 25 of its players and league executives were nonetheless honored in Williamsport.

As a player, Nationals first-base coach Davey Lopes was successful on 557 of 671 regular-season stolen-base attempts, an 83-percent success rate that ranks fifth best since at least 1913. Lopes talked about the art of stealing bases in this week’s Q&A.

Back from the bereavement list following the death of his father, Michael Lorenzen pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and also slugged the first home run of his career.

For much of the season, it’s been either Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins pacing the Minor Leagues in home runs. On Friday, it was Cozens who took the outright lead as he belted his 36th and 37th home runs to help power Double-A Reading to a 9-1 rout against Erie in game one of a doubleheader.

Having been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011, Bert Blyleven knows how special Cooperstown is with the countless artifacts and history housed within the Hall of Fame Museum.

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

The Office of the Commissioner has completed its investigation into the statements made by Charlie Sly concerning players Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies and Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals in the Al Jazeera documentary “The Dark Side.” This thorough investigation did not find any violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program by either Howard or Zimmerman.

Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki were held out of the Blue Jays’ lineup on Friday as each dealt with a minor injury.

Canada began Day 2 of 2016 Little League World Series play with a dominant outing against Japan, which is generally regarded as the region to beat in this tournament given the country’s 10 overall LLWS titles, including three of the last four.

Sixteen teams participate in the Little League World Series each summer: half from the United States and half from eight regions around the world. Marco Bortolotti, the manager of the Europe-Africa Region Champions from Italy, sees quite the comparison. “Williamsport,” he said, “is a little World Baseball Classic.”

Brent Suter is breaking a streak just by showing up on the mound.

The Rockies are about to unveil right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, the No. 3 prospect in their system according to MLBPipeline.com, at the Major League level. Hoffman, 23, the most celebrated piece in the deal that sent star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Blue Jays just before the non-waiver Trade Deadline in 2015, is expected to make his Major League debut in a start Saturday night against the Cubs at Coors Field. An announcement is expected later Friday.

Gotta take precautions.

Joe Sorbanelli began coaching Little League seven years ago. He’s a fire captain in Englewood, N.J., and he volunteered to coach because his son, Charles, loved baseball. What has happened since mirrors the game itself.

In need off bullpen depth, the Nationals have acquired left-hander Sean Burnett from the Twins for cash considerations.