Veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson, in his fourth season with the Mets and 14th overall, has been traded to the Dodgers for cash and a player to be named.
Bryce Harper was held out of the Washington Nationals' lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers as a precautionary measure Tuesday night.
The Royals placed All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon on the disabled list Thursday with a strained left groin and expect him to miss eight weeks.
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was a late scratch from Wednesday night's 5-2 win over the Cubs due to an open callus on his left hand.
Brock Holt became the first Red Sox player in almost 19 years to hit for the cycle Tuesday, doubling in the first, singling in the fifth, homering in the seventh and tripling in his final at-bat.
Free-agent outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is close to agreement on a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Friday.
