• Jays’ Bautista to have season-ending surgery: Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista will have season-ending surgery to stabilize a tendon in his left wrist. Bautista said before Tuesday night’s game against the New York Yankees that the recovery period is three to four months and he would be ready to play long before the start of spring training next year. The two-time defending AL home run champion was immediately put back on the DL and sent to Cleveland to see a hand specialist.
• 2014 MLB All-Star game to Minnesota: The Minnesota Twins will host the 2014 All-Star game at Target Field. A person with knowledge of the decision, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Twins nor Major League Baseball had announced it, confirmed the news on Tuesday. The decision was first reported by the Star Tribune.
• Cubs’ SS Castro gets new deal: The Chicago Cubs and shortstop Starlin Castro have agreed to a seven-year contract with a club option for 2020. The 22-year-old Castro is a two-time All-Star and in just his second full major league season. Terms of the new deal were not released by the team, but published reports have placed the guaranteed money at $60 million over the duration of the extension. Since making his major league debut on May 7, 2010, Castro has more hits than any player in the NL with 486.
