Edwin Encarnacion hit two more home runs on Thursday night, giving him 16 in the month of May.

Encarnacion tied Mickey Mantle's American League record for May home runs. He is just one shy of Barry Bonds' Major League record (17).

He also matched a Major League record with his fifth multi-homer game in a month. Albert Belle did it in September 1995 and Harmon Killebrew in May 1959.

"I don't know where it goes down in history, but it's pretty historic in my mind," John Gibbons said.

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Raul Valdes from the Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later and cash considerations.

Houston claimed the 36-year-old Valdes off waivers from Philadelphia this past offseason and opened the season with him in their bullpen.

Baseball America released their list of the top 100 draft prospects on Wednesday as the 2014 First-Year Player Draft approaches.

Brady Aiken, a left-handed high school pitcher from California, is ranked first on the list.

Five of the top six players are pitchers. Three of those five are college pitchers.

The Toronto Blue Jays are the favorites to sign Venezuelan right-hander Juan Meza, who could bring home a signing bonus more than a $1 million.

Meza, who features a fastball, change and curveball, works out at Carlos Guillen's academy in his native country.

Jered Weaver did something he's never done before on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, he asked out of a game.

Weaver improved to 4-0 with a 1.71 ERA in his past four starts. He allowed one run and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, walked two and struck out five.

"I thought he mixed and matched," Mike Scioscia said. "He definitely went through a tough lineup. His ability to locate and change speeds got him through most of the game."

When Weaver's ability to locate started to fade, the right-hander stunned teammates by telling pitching coach Mike Butcher that it was time to turn to the bullpen.

"I just couldn't get over the hump there in the seventh," Weaver said. "I didn't have any command of the fastball."

The Rangers have announced that Yu Darvish will be pushed back two days from his next scheduled Wednesday start in Houston, according to an ESPN.com report on Sunday.

Darvish, who threw 126 pitches in a near no-hitter Friday against the Red Sox, is next scheduled to pitch Friday against the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays have activated closer Casey Janssen from the disabled list, a move that could stabilize one of the majors' worst bullpens.

The Blue Jays activated Janssen prior to Sunday's game against the Angels, designating infielder Chris Getz for assignment in a corresponding roster move.

Brandon Morrow has a torn tendon sheath in his right index finger and has been placed on the 60-day disabled list.

If the tendon doesn't heal on it's own, Morrow would have to undergo season-ending surgery.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold a $10 million club option on the right-hander for 2015 with a $1 million buyout. It seems highly unlikely that the option would be exercised.

The Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Brandon Morrow on the 15-day DL Saturday with what manager John Gibbons described as a strained right index finger.

"He said he just felt something pop," Gibbons said.

Mark Buehrle throws a pitch every 15.8 seconds, more than two seconds quicker than the next fastest Major League pitcher.

The length of baseball games has been a hot topic of conversation in recent years.

"You see guys get in the batter's box," Buehrle said.

"They listen to their song for 20 minutes. They don't swing the bat and they have to step out and tighten their batting gloves and do their stuff. I don't like sitting on the bench for a four-hour game when I'm not pitching, I'll tell you that much. When you're sitting there in between your start, looking at the scoreboard, looking at the clock, saying, 'Holy [expletive], this is ridiculous.' I know how fans feel."