Tigers pitcher Ty Madden leaves game with injury vs. Jays

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ty Madden left Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning after being hit in the right arm with a 107.9 mph line drive off the bat of Yohendrick Piñango.

Madden, who could be heard audibly reacting on the broadcast as he tracked down the loose ball on the infield, was quickly met by trainers, teammates and manager AJ Hinch on the mound.

He went through quick tests with the trainer before exiting.

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Madden’s apparent injury is now adding to a hefty list of injured Tigers pitchers, as Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize (who is set to start Saturday), Will Vest, Connor Seabold, Troy Melton, Beau Brieske and Justin Verlander are all on the injured list or spent time there this season.

Detroit turned to Burch Smith out of the bullpen to replace Madden, trailing 2-0 in the third inning.

Andrew Graham is a freelance writer.

This article originally appeared on The Detroit News:Ty Madden was hit by a line drive and left the Tigers' game vs. Jays

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Dodgers LHP Blake Snell (elbow) scratched from start, placed on IL

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim and placed on the 15-day injured list.

The Dodgers said the 33-year-old Snell was scratched due to loose bodies in his left elbow.

The IL move is retroactive to Tuesday.

The Dodgers are now listing right-hander Will Klein (1-2, 2.76 ERA) to be the first pitcher in what will be a bullpen game.

The contest was slated to be Snell's second appearance of the season. His season got off to a late start due to shoulder issues and he made his season debut last Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.

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Snell struggled against the Braves as he allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits while throwing 77 pitches in just three innings. He struck out five and walked two while taking the loss.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner was limited to 11 starts last season due to a shoulder injury and went 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA in his first season with the Dodgers. In the postseason, he went 3-2 with a 3.18 ERA in six appearances (five starts) to help the Dodgers win the World Series.

Snell is 81-63 with a 3.17 ERA in 223 career starts over 11 major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays (2016-20), San Diego Padres (2021-23), San Francisco Giants (2024) and Dodgers.

Snell won the American League Cy Young with the Rays in 2018 and took National League honors in 2023 for the Padres.

Los Angeles recalled left-hander Charlie Barnes in a corresponding move. Barnes, 30, hasn't appeared in a game for the Dodgers since being claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs last Saturday. He gave up four runs (three earned) in three innings in his one outing for the Cubs.

--Field Level Media

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US moves to end job protections for hundreds of health department workers

By Ahmed Aboulenein

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration ‌on Friday moved to ‌strip U.S. Department of Health and ​Human Services workers of civil service job protections, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

HHS employees ‌at several ⁠agencies received the email, which said members of ⁠their teams would be affected by the reclassification, known as ​Schedule P/C ​and formerly ​as Schedule F.

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At ‌HHS the reclassification will initially apply to employees "on the order of hundreds, not thousands," the email said, with additional tranches ‌to follow.

An HHS ​official confirmed the ​email's authenticity ​and said it "reflects the ‌finalization of previously announced ​RIFs," ​referring to reductions in force or mass layoffs. The official ​said ‌no new RIFs were planned.

(Reporting ​by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing ​by David Gregorio)

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Michigan football lands 2nd 4-star recruit in two days for 2027 class

Michigan received a commitment from Texas defensive lineman Xavier Muhammad on Thursday, the Wolverines’ second four-star recruit to pledge the last two days.

Muhammad, a three-sport athlete who also plays basketball and competes in track and field, reposted several confirmations of his commitment to the Wolverines on his social media. The 6-foot-4, 275-pounder out of South Houston (Texas) High, chose Michigan over Notre Dame, Miami (Florida) and Missouri, among others.

He is ranked 97th overall by 247Sports Composite, ninth among defensive linemen and No. 12 in Texas. Michigan now has nine commitments to the 2027 class. Four-star receiver Quentin Burrellcommitted to Michigan on Wednesday.

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Isles' Matthew Schaefer wins Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookie

New York Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer was named the 2025-26 Calder Memorial Trophy winner on Wednesday.

The award is presented to the player who was the most proficient in his first year in the league.

Schaefer, at 18 years, 223 days on the final day of the regular season, is the youngest winner of the award in NHL history. He is one day younger than Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon in 2013-14.

Schaefer received all 198 first-place votes and finished with 1,980 points. He is the first unanimous recipient of the award since Teemu Selanne of the Winnipeg Jets received first-place votes on all 50 ballots cast in 1992-93.

Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov pocketed 120 second-place votes and finished with 1,158 points, followed by Anaheim Ducks forward Beckett Sennecke (41, 958).

Schaefer, the top overall pick of the 2025 NHL Draft, learned that he won the award when his father, Todd, and brother, Johnathon, showed up on the set of ABC's "GMA3" in New York. The latter two traveled from the Toronto suburbs to share in Matthew's honor.

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"We've got a lot of good family," said Matthew Schaefer, 18, "My mom's helped me and my family so much with everything; obviously we've had some tough losses, but it hasn't stopped us as a family. We've gotten a lot closer. For you guys to be here ... it means a lot. This year was super important to me."

Schaefer's mother, Jennifer, died in 2024 from breast cancer.

Schaefer led all first-year players in ice time (24:41) this season and shared the NHL lead in goals (23) while playing in all 82 games.

Demidov, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, led all 2025-26 rookies in points (62) and assists (43).

Sennecke was tied with Schaefer for the rookie lead in goals and finished two points behind Demidov with 60 points.

--Field Level Media

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