ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales won’t play this season after deciding to undergo another surgery on his left ankle.
The Cuban slugger has been sidelined since May 2010, when he broke his ankle while jumping on home plate to celebrate a game-ending grand slam. Although the fracture has healed, the secondary damage of Morales’ jump has caused degenerative cysts and scar tissue in the ankle, said Lewis Yocum, the Angels’ medical director.
Footnotes.
Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore is day to day after bruising his right knee — not the one he had season-ending microfracture surgery on in 2010 — while sliding into second base during Tuesday night’s 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay.
• The Cubs placed catcher Geovany Soto (groin) on the 15-day disabled list and recalled catcher Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa.
• The Dodgers placed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo on the 15-day DL with an anxiety disorder and recalled left-hander Scott Elbert from Triple-A Albuquerque.
• Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano (elbow) is day to day, while second baseman Robinson Cano left New York’s loss to the Royals after getting hit by a pitch in the batting helmet.
• Athletics left-hander Dallas Braden is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday to repair his left shoulder.
• Phillies second baseman Kevin Frandsen was suspended for 50 games after a positive test under baseball’s minor-league drug program.
• Braves right-hander Peter Moylan will have surgery next week to repair a bulging disc in his back. He will be out eight to 12 weeks.
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