NEW YORK — Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field.
Major League Baseball still hasn’t determined when the use of replays will start. Replays will be limited to boundary calls, such as determining whether flyballs are fair or foul, or whether they clear the fences.
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The Royals placed former Fowler High School pitcher Luke Hochevar on the 15-day disabled list because of a rib injury.
Also, Royals outfielder Mitch Maier suffered three broken bones when hit in the face by a pitch from Indians left-hander Zach Jackson.
• Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright, who has been on the DL since early June with a ruptured tendon in the middle finger of his right hand, will start Friday against the Braves.
Meanwhile, Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse was suspended five games for throwing a fastball past the head of Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez last weekend.
• Braves left-hander Tom Glavine has a partial tear in the flexor tendon in his left elbow — but no ligament damage. He will undergo surgery today.
• The Philadelphia Phillies activated third baseman Pedro Feliz (back) and optioned reliever Les Walrond to Triple-A Lehigh Valley (Pa.).
• The Nationals acquired shortstop Anderson Hernandez from New York, completing Sunday’s trade that sent right-hander Luis Ayala to the Mets.
• The Reds placed infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring, called up infielder Adam Rosales from Triple-A Louisville, Ky., and released catcher David Ross.
• Right-hander Al Reyes, who had 26 saves last season with the Rays, signed a minor-league contract with the Mets. The Associated Press
