Simon Sharkey Gotlieb

The New York Mets placed infielder Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list with back spasms, it was announced Friday. His IL stint is retroactive to Aug. 12. A timetable for Baez's return was not immediately given. Infielder Travis Blankenhorn was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding roster move. Baez was pulled from the Mets' game on Aug. 8 with what was initially called left hip tightness.

The World Boxing Association has suspended judge Gloria Martinez Rizzo indefinitely following her controversial scorecard in the Mykal Fox versus Gabriel Maestre interim welterweight title fight and the discovery of racist tweets, president Gilberto Mendoza said, according to ESPN's Mike Coppinger. "We saw her score was wrong despite the unanimous decision," Mendoza said. "Those comments she made in the past - she might be expelled by the WBA. "I don't support any kind of racism.

Luis Urias made sure this was an extra special day at the ballpark. The Milwaukee Brewers infielder exploded at the plate Thursday at Wrigley Field, tying a major-league record with five extra-base hits in his team's 17-4 pounding of the Chicago Cubs. Urias doubled in three of his first four at-bats, then launched homers in the seventh and ninth to enter the record books.