May 121910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.1937 — St. Louis' Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.1955 — Sam "Toothpick" Jones of the Cubs got a no-hitter the hard way. In the ninth inning against Pittsburgh, he walked the bases full and then struck out the next three batters for a 4-0 victory.1956 — Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.1966 — Lou Brock's RBI single in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou hit two home runs for the Braves.1970 — Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run off Pat Jarvis in Chicago's 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.2000 — Boston's Pedro Martinez, who had 17 strikeouts in his last start May 6 against Tampa Bay, struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over Baltimore, to tie an AL record... [More]

May 121910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.1937 — St. Louis' Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.1955 — Sam "Toothpick" Jones of the Cubs got a no-hitter the hard way. In the ninth inning against Pittsburgh, he walked the bases full and then struck out the next three batters for a 4-0 victory.1956 — Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.1966 — Lou Brock's RBI single in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou hit two home runs for the Braves.1970 — Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run off Pat Jarvis in Chicago's 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.2000 — Boston's Pedro Martinez, who had 17 strikeouts in his last start May 6 against Tampa Bay, struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over Baltimore, to tie an AL record... [More]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Third baseman Eugenio Suarez agreed to a $66 million, seven-year contract that makes him part of the foundation for the Cincinnati Reds' long-term rebuilding.The deal announced Friday supersedes the $3.75 million, one-year contract the 26-year-old was awarded when he lost his salary arbitration case last month. There's a team option for 2025 at $15 million — with a $2 million buyout — that would make the deal worth $79 million over eight years.The Reds started an overhaul in 2015, trading most of their top players for prospects. They have lost more than 90 games and finished last in the NL Central each of the last three seasons."We are sending a signal to the fans that the work that we've put in the last couple years is starting to come together," general manager Dick Williams said. "We're starting to identify the building blocks that we want to build this team around. Geno is one of them. We're ready to start winning again and we want Geno to be a part of it."The... [More]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Third baseman Eugenio Suarez agreed to a $66 million, seven-year contract that makes him part of the foundation for the Cincinnati Reds' long-term rebuilding.The deal announced Friday supersedes the $3.75 million, one-year contract the 26-year-old was awarded when he lost his salary arbitration case last month. There's a team option for 2025 at $15 million — with a $2 million buyout — that would make the deal worth $79 million over eight years.The Reds started an overhaul in 2015, trading most of their top players for prospects. They have lost more than 90 games and finished last in the NL Central each of the last three seasons."We are sending a signal to the fans that the work that we've put in the last couple years is starting to come together," general manager Dick Williams said. "We're starting to identify the building blocks that we want to build this team around. Geno is one of them. We're ready to start winning again and we want Geno to be a part of it."The... [More]

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Third baseman Eugenio Suarez and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a $66 million, seven-year contract, a deal that includes a team option for 2025 that if exercised would make the deal worth $79 million over eight years.The deal announced Friday supersedes the $3.75 million, one-year contract the 26-year-old was awarded when he lost his salary arbitration case last month. The team option is for $15 million with a $2 million buyout.Cincinnati obtained Suarez from Detroit in December 2014 as part of the trade that sent right-hander Alfredo Simon to the Tigers. Suarez hit .260 last season and set career bests with 26 homers, 82 RBIs and .828 OPS. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2020 season.Suarez has a .258 average with 64 homers and 223 RBIs in four major league seasons.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball

RHP Alfredo Simon (right shoulder surgery in September 2016) missed the final three weeks of the season.

RHP Alfredo Simon was placed on the 60-day disabled list on Monday. He will undergo right shoulder surgery on Tuesday. Simon went 2-7 with a 9.36 ERA this year in 15 appearances, including 11 starts.

RHP Alfredo Simon was placed on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to Tuesday. Simon will undergo right shoulder surgery Tuesday.

RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) was activated from the 15-day disabled list. He pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Reds Monday, giving up two runs on five hits.

RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) made his second rehab appearance for Triple-A Louisville Wednesday night at Charlotte, pitching two scoreless innings and allowing a hit plus a walk while fanning one. Simon has struggled for the Reds this year, going 2-7 with a 9.45 ERA and allowing opponents to bat .348 against him. It's not known when he will make another rehab outing.

RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) started a rehab assignment Sunday night at Triple-A Louisville, pitching an inning against Columbus and allowing three hits and a run while recording a strikeout. Simon, who is 2-7 with a 9.45 ERA in 13 games for Cincinnati, including 11 starts, will pitch again Wednesday in Charlotte.

RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) started a rehab assignment Sunday night for Triple-A Louisville, pitching an inning and allowing a run on three hits with a strikeout.

RHP Alfredo Simon (right trapezius) began a rehabilitation assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Louisville. He last pitched for the Reds on June 15 in a 13-inning, 9-8 loss at Atlanta. Simon is 2-7 with a 9.45 ERA in 13 games, 11 of them starts.

RHP Alfredo Simon, who is on the disabled list due to right trapezius soreness, threw off the mound for the first time Wednesday. He threw 20 pitches, including breaking balls, sinker and splitter. "I feel better," Simon said afterward. "That was the first time I faced hitters. I threw all my pitches." Simon is expected to join the bullpen when ready.

RHP Alfredo Simon hasn't pitched in a month because of trapezius muscle soreness but is improving. Simon has begun tossing, but manager Bryan Price said he'll need to throw a bullpen, some live batting practice and possible a rehab appearance before returning to the Reds bullpen.

RHP Alfredo Simon was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday (retroactive to June 16) with a strained right trapezius near the shoulder. He is 2-7 with a 9.45 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) for the Reds this year.

RHP Alfredo Simon was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right trapezius near the shoulder.

RHP Alfredo Simon will work out of the Reds bullpen for a while, manager Bryan Price said after Friday's win over Oakland and repeated on Saturday. Simon, who was with the Reds from 2012 through his All-Star season in 2014 and pitched for Detroit in 2015 before signing with the Reds late in spring training as a free agent, is 2-6 with a 9.11 ERA in 12 games, including 11 starts.

RHP Alfredo Simon's tenure with the Reds appears to be nearing an end with the rotation beginning to get healthy. Simon allowed six earned runs in five innings and two home runs on Wednesday, raising his ERA to 9.11. "Right now, he's in the starting rotation until you hear otherwise," manager Bryan Price said. "He has not pitched well. He knows he could be better. That's on him and on us to help get him back to 2012 and 2013 and 2014 (form)."

RHP Alfredo Simon had another rough outing on Wednesday allowing six earned runs and seven hits, including two home runs in five innings. His ERA ballooned to 9.11. He was signed in the offseason for the purpose of logging innings while the Reds' injured starters work their way back. That's happening slowly but surely, meaning Simon's leash is getting shorter. "The reason we've given him so much rope it he was with us for three years and was terrific. He took the ball whenever we needed," said manager Bryan Price.