Mike Trout, the Angels' superstar center fielder who has been hampered by a litany of injuries in recent years, suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee that will require surgery.

The Angels did not announce a timetable for Trout's recovery while revealing the injury Tuesday, but sources familiar with the situation said a best-case scenario could be four to six weeks. A true timeline, however, can't be determined until doctors take a closer look at Trout's knee. Surgery is expected to take place at some point this week, with a source indicating it could happen Friday.

An effort to lure the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs across the border to Kansas from Missouri has fizzled over concerns about how it might look to taxpayers.

Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature pushed a bill that would have allowed Kansas officials to authorize at least $1 billion in bonds to cover the entire cost of building each new stadium, paying the debt off with tax revenues generated in the area over 30 years.

However, GOP leaders didn't bring it up for a vote before lawmakers adjourned their annual session early Wednesday.

Legislators' work on a plan began in earnest behind the scenes after voters on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area refused earlier this month to extend a local sales tax used to keep up the complex housing the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium and the Royals' Kauffman Stadium for more than 50 years.

Jack Flaherty tied the American League record for strikeouts to begin a game on Tuesday, retiring seven consecutive St. Louis Cardinals in the Detroit Tigers' eventual 2-1 loss.

The right-hander had a career-high in strikeouts, notching 14 across 6 2/3 shutout frames.

Flaherty threw 93 pitches, allowing just two hits and a walk.

The start of Tuesday night's Los Angeles Dodgers-Arizona Diamondbacks game was delayed nearly two hours after a bee colony swarmed the top of the protective netting behind home plate.

Matt Hilton turned into the star of the night for removing the bees, earning the nod to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Chase Field.

"Minor leagues to the big leagues now," said Hilton, branch manager for Blue Sky Pest Control's Phoenix office. "It's pretty cool."

Bee swarms are common during the spring in Arizona and have caused numerous spring training delays through the years. Chase Field has a retractable roof that was open for Tuesday's game, so the bees had free rein.

The series of $500,000 payments Ippei Mizuhara sent from Shohei Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaking operation were forwarded to casinos in California and Las Vegas, where the money was deposited in gambling accounts, converted to playing chips and cashed out to pay the bookie, according to multiple sources.

Mathew Bowyer, the California bookmaker who took Mizuhara's bets, was a frequent customer at Las Vegas casino Resorts World.

Mizuhara paid his losses to Bowyer's associate, who forwarded the money to his own "marker" accounts at Resorts World and Pechanga Resort Casino in Southern California. The men then withdrew chips from the marker account, gambled with them, and if they won, cashed out, according to sources.

Bowyer, 49, lost $7.9 million at Resorts World from June 2022 to October 2023, according to multiple sources. After Bowyer's home was raided by federal agents on Oct. 5, he was dubbed a known bookmaker and banned from entering casinos throughout the United States.

The Houston Astros will option Jose Abreu to their spring training facility to try to get the first baseman back on track.

The 37-year-old will report to the Astros complex in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Houston general manager Dana Brown said the decision was made after a meeting that included himself, Abreu, coaches and front-office personnel.

Abreu is in the second season of a $58.5 million, three-year contract. In 77 plate appearances across 22 games this season, he has seven hits.

Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer was scratched from his second scheduled rehab start Tuesday because of thumb soreness.

The soreness is similar to what Scherzer experienced last year before being sidelined for the end of the regular season and the start of the playoffs for the World Series champion Rangers.

The Athletics have retained an investment banking firm in an effort to procure $500 million in private funding towards the construction of their Las Vegas ballpark, according to a report.

The club is prepared to offer minority ownership shares in the franchise to potential investors as they put together financing for their estimated $1.5 billion stadium.

Nevada lawmakers approved $380 million in public funding last summer — taking the form of state tax credits, county-issued bonds and a county credit — to offset a chunk of the cost.

The Colorado Rockies are calling up top outfield prospect Jordan Beck, according to a report.

Beck isn't on Colorado's 40-man roster, which means the Rockies will need to make at least one corresponding transaction.

Beck, 23, was the No. 38 overall draft pick out of the University of Tennessee in 2022 and entered the season ranked 81st among all Major League prospects, per MLB.com.

The Los Angeles Dodgers went their entire 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night without striking out once.

It marked the first time the franchise played a full game without a strikeout since August 28, 2006.

"A lot of competitive at-bats," Dave Roberts said. "Eighteen years -- we've seen a lot of baseball games since that's happened. I just think you've got to give the players all the credit for winning pitches and fighting to move the ball forward."

The Dodgers had 44 plate appearances without a strikeout. They drew eight walks.