


MLB: Major League Baseball plans to modify its Nike uniforms by the start of the 2025 season following complaints this spring from players and fans, according to a report from ESPN. The changes will include restoring larger lettering on the nameplates and correcting for mismatched gray tops and bottoms, pants that are sometimes see-through and fabric that looks different when players sweat. The changes were detailed in a memo distributed to players by the MLB Players Association on Sunday and will take affect by the beginning of 2025. The report says the memo blamed Nike and its new performance-focused Vapor Premier uniform. The union declined comment to The Associated Press. “This has been entirely a Nike issue,” the memo to players read. “At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn’t need to be innovated.” The union said Fanatics, which manufactures the Nike-designed uniforms, was not to blame. The memo said Fanatics “recognizes the vital importance of soliciting Player feedback, obtaining Player buy-in and not being afraid to have difficult conversations about jerseys or trading cards. Our hope is that, moving forward, Nike will take a similar approach.”
Twins: The Twins reinstated SS Carlos Correa from the 10-day IL on Monday before beginning a three-game road series against the White Sox, after he missed 16 games with a strained right rib cage muscle. Correa batted .306 with two doubles, one HR, four RBIs and eight walks in 11 games before he was hurt checking his swing during a strikeout on April 12. Willi Castro played the majority of the games at shortstop in Correa’s absence. The 29-year-old Correa didn’t need a rehabilitation assignment. The Twins optioned multi-position player Austin Martin to Triple-A St. Paul to make room on the 26-man roster. Monday’s Twins-White Sox game ended too late for this edition.
Astros: The Astros are promoting 1B Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Sugar Land as they try to solve problems at the position. The team announced that Loperfido will be added to the roster Tuesday before the start of a home series against the Guardians. The move comes with veteran 1B José Abreu off to a terrible start as the Astros have limped to a 9-19 record, which is the second-worst in the American League.
Extra innings: C Salvador Perez was scratched from the Royals’ lineup against the Blue Jays because of a tight back. An eight-time All-Star and the MVP of Royals’ World Series triumph in 2015, Perez is batting .340 with seven HRs. He was tied for second in the AL with 26 RBIs through Sunday. ... Rays reliever Chris Devenski was placed on the 15-day IL with tendinitis in his right knee. He will undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The 33-year-old righty is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA in nine appearances.