Twins: The Twins unveiled a bronze statue of Hall of Fame catcher Joe Mauer at Target Field before Sunday’s game against the Tigers. Mauer, 41, spoke as the statue was unveiled outside a gate beyond right field. He joined Rod Carew, Harmon Killebrew, Kirby Puckett, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek, manager Tom Kelly and owners Carl and Eloise Pohlad with a statue outside the ballpark. Designed by Minnesota artist Bill Mack, the statue is just over 8 feet tall and weighs more than 800 pounds. Mauer batted .306 with 143 homers and 906 RBIs with the Twins from 2004-18. He was voted to baseball’s Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 2024. “It was a big summer last year, going into Cooperstown — that was just an unbelievable experience. But to see myself here, this isn’t going to be moving for a long time,” Mauer said. “Here in my home state of Minnesota, I was always proud to put on this uniform, to play for this club, and to go out there and try to win every night with my teammates.” The first pick in the 2001 draft, Mauer played 15 seasons for his hometown club. He won three American League batting titles, was voted the 2009 AL MVP, was picked for six All-Star games and earned three Gold Gloves. A severe concussion late in the 2013 season led to a move to first base in 2014.

Yankees: RHP Marcus Stroman had a cortisone shot to treat swelling in his inflamed left knee. Stroman went to a hospital for scans after the 33-year-old mentioned pain to the team following Friday’s start, when he allowed five runs and got two outs in a rainy 9-1 loss to the Giants. “The MRI was good, but he had some swelling in there somewhere,” manager Aaron Boone said Sunday, “So try to eliminate that, hopefully get him ramped up pretty quick and, hopefully, something that really helps him move it forward.” Stroman was placed on the 15-day IL on Saturday, one day after throwing 46 pitches in steady rain. Boone said he didn’t know how much time Stroman will miss but hoped his absence would be short-term. Boone said he was uncertain if pitching in rain contributed to the knee issue. “I’m not even sure,” Boone said. “Even watching the video, watching how (he was) not finishing properly on his front leg and I think that was due to the knee.” Stroman had surgery on March 19, 2015, to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. He returned to a major league mound that Sept. 12. Stroman, who turns 34 on May 1, is 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in three starts after allowing a three-run HR to Jung Hoo Lee and a two-run double to LaMonte Wade Jr. in his shortest career start not interrupted by rain.

Royals: Cole Ragans struck out 10, walked none and allowed four hits in 7 2/3 innings, getting his first win this season as the Royals overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Guardians 4-2 on Sunday and stop the hosts’ five-game winning streak. Ragans (1-0), a 27-year-old left-hander who finished fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting last year, gave up two runs — one earned — while throwing 64 of 89 pitches for strikes. Maikel Garcia had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run double off Ben Lively (0-2) in the fifth that put the Royals ahead 4-2. Salvador Perez had tied the score in the fourth with his second HR this season, a two-run drive. Lucas Erceg got the last out in the eighth and Carlos Estévez allowed a leadoff single in the ninth, then struck out three straight batters for his fifth save in six chances.