Boston's Chris Sale Undergoes Surgery

The Boston Red Sox said Thursday star pitcher Chris Sale will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, which will keep him out for the entire 2020 baseball season, if and when it begins amid the coronavirus pandemic. The news comes two weeks after Boston said Sale had a flexor strain near the elbow, but hoped he'd be able to avoid the surgery.

MLB Cancels Mexico City, Puerto Rico Games

Major League Baseball has canceled what were supposed to have been its first two regular-season games in Mexico City and a three-game series in Puerto Rico, both in April, due to the coronavirus pandemic

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres were to have played in Mexico City, and the New York Mets and Miami Marlins in Puerto Rico. If the games are rescheduled, they would be in Phoenix and Miami. MLB has delayed opening day until at least mid-May because of the virus.