UNDATED (AP) — San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was feeling better a day after coming out of a game due to left shoulder discomfort.
Tatis last month signed the longest deal in major league history, for 14 years and $340 million.
Tatis has played in 143 games since his recall in 2019, hitting .301 with 39 homers and 98 RBIs.
Meanwhile, pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and the Astros have agreed to a five-year, $85 million contract covering 2022-26.
McCullers agreed to Jan. 15 to a one-year, $6.5 million contract that avoided salary arbitration. He would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series.
The 27-year-old McCullers returned in 2020 after missing a season following Tommy John surgery. He was 3-3 with a 3.93 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 11 starts last season.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— White Sox left fielder Eloy Jiménez hurt his left shoulder in the second inning of Wednesday’s exhibition game against Oakland. Jiménez tried to make a leaping grab at the wall on Sean Murphy’s solo homer. His left arm barely moved as he walked off the field with a trainer. The team said Jiménez departed with left shoulder discomfort, and it would provide another update on Thursday.
— Newly-acquired Rangers slugger Khris Davis will miss the start of the season because of a quadriceps strain suffered on a bunt single. General manager Chris Young said that an MRI showed that Davis has a Grade 2 quad strain and will be out 3-4 weeks.
— The Tigers selected the contract of right-hander Julio Teheran to the major league roster, solidifying his spot on the team after the former All-Star signed a minor league deal last month. Manager AJ Hinch also said left-hander Tarik Skubal has made the team.
— Yankees left-hander Justin Wilson won’t throw for several days and will receive oral anti-inflammatory medication in an effort to alleviate tightness in his pitching shoulder. Wilson left Monday night’s exhibition against Philadelphia while facing his fourth batter.
— The Braves have optioned right-hander Kyle Wright to their alternate training site, clearing the way for Bryse Wilson to open the season as the No. 5 starter. Wright made two postseason starts in 2020 following a strong finish to the regular season but was unable to pitch with consistency this spring.
— The Pirates are shutting down starting pitcher Steven Brault for at least a month to address discomfort in his throwing shoulder. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said it’s likely Brault will be out for a minimum of 10 weeks.
— Bryan Shaw has pitched his way back into Cleveland’s bullpen. The 33-year-old right-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Indians this offseason, was told that he will make the club’s opening-day roster.
— Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market, a slate that starts with an April 18 matchup against Tampa Bay. YES said Wednesday that while it announced on March 3 last year that Amazon Prime Video would stream 21 games in 2020, the streams did not take place because of the shortened season caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
