Cardinals activate Jason Motte

By May 20, 2014, 6:11 PM EDT
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Via the Cardinals’ official Twitter account …

Motte wound up missing around 13 months to Tommy John surgery. He’ll be available out of the Cardinals’ bullpen for the first time since the 2012 postseason on Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks. The 31-year-old right-hander tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings — striking out five and walking just one — on his minor league rehab assignment and should slide into a setup role behind Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal.

Anthony Rendon fan interaction video looked into by MLB

Associated PressMar 31, 2023, 8:02 PM EDT
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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OAKLAND, Calif. – Major League Baseball is looking into a video circulating on social media that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails after Thursday night’s game in Oakland, a league spokesperson said Friday.

Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap and walking into the tunnel.

Angels spokesman Adam Chodzko says the team has no comment. The Angels do not play Friday, but the club expects Rendon to address the video Saturday in the clubhouse before the game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland.

The video shows the fan, dressed in A’s colors, approach the railing as Rendon turns toward him from the tunnel walkway below. Rendon then appears to grab the man’s shirt and ask him what he just said, accusing the fan of calling him a derogatory term before swiping at his ballcap.

The A’s won the game 2-1.