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Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed his first pitch 467 feet for a home run in his dramatic return to the Braves, almost one year after he tore his left ACL.

Lefty reliever Jake Diekman is retiring after a 13-year MLB career in which he made 705 appearances for nine teams.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters Sunday for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery.

Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs, hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning and a grand slam in a 13-run eighth, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 19-5 on Friday in a day-night doubleheader opener.

Mired in a nine-game losing streak, the Athletics shook up their roster Friday and called up five players, including highly touted prospect Denzel Clarke.

The White Sox have optioned Andrew Vaughn to Triple-A in an effort to get the struggling slugger on track. Outfielders Andrew Benintendi (calf) and Mike Tauchman (hamstring) are also back from the IL.

Left-hander Aaron Ashby was activated from the 15-day injured list Friday by the Brewers, who optioned reliever Carlos Rodriguez to Triple-A Nashville.

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively will undergo Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Friday.

Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman, who left Friday afternoon’s game against the Orioles with a quad injury, says he is “day-to-day.”

Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Nationals lost another outfielder with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.