Wilson Ramos is headed to the disabled list after breaking his left hand on Opening Day.

He was lifted by the Washington Nationals in the seventh inning, but it's unclear when the injury occurred.

Ramos, 26, was in the starting lineup as the cleanup hitter against the New York Mets.

The New York Mets are interested in adding Bobby Abreu on a Minor League contract.

Abreu was released by the Philadelphia Phillies after failing to make their 25-man roster.

Jon Lester took the mound for the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day Monday without a contract past this season.

The two sides announced a "pause" in talks on Saturday. Lester can hit the free agent market this winter.

"It's kind of like having the elephant in the room — we all know the circumstances that are there this year," Lester said."I would like to think I'm good about dealing with outside things. When I'm at the park I'm thinking about what I need to do that day to get better and worry about the other stuff when I'm done. It is what it is, I can't change it. It's something that's going to be there and there are going to be questions, and I'll have to give answers but it's something we'll deal with along the way."

The sides "are all in a good place," said Lester.

"There's no animosity," he said, and, "both sides have been very reasonable."

The Oakland Athletics have signed Joe Blanton to a Minor League contract and assigned him to Triple-A Sacramento.

The 33-year-old was released by the Los Angeles Angels last week.

Blanton was a major disappointment in Los Angeles, going 2-14 with a 6.04 ERA last season after signing a two-year, $15 million contract with the Angels as a free agent.

Ryan Braun received a standing ovation from fans in Milwaukee on Monday afternoon in his return from last season's 65-game suspension.

There may have been a few boos, but those were easily drowned out.

Braun was retired on a high fly to left in his first at-bat.

He has apologized several times this offseason following his suspension last summer following Major League Baseball's investigation of the Biogenesis of America anti-aging clinic. Braun accepted the penalty July 22, given for violations of MLB's drug agreement and labor contract.

Jimmy Rollins made his 14th straight Opening Day start at shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, matching Cal Ripken's Major League record for consecutive starts at the position with the same franchise.

Rollins also hit his 200th home run Monday against the Texas Rangers.

With a grand slam in the second inning, Rollins became the 19th player in major league history with at least 400 doubles, 100 triples and 200 homers.

Bryce Harper suffered a minor injury in Monday afternoon's season opener against the New York Mets after taking a leg to the head.

Harper was able to walk off under his own power.

He was looking to break up a double-play when Eric Young, Jr.'s leg smacked him in the side of the head.

Harper was on the field to play defense for the Washington Nationals in the next half inning.

Will Middlebrooks, who never had trouble with his vision before, says a test this spring revealed some issues in both eyes.

Middlebrooks doesn't need contact lenses away from the baseball field, but he's hoping they'll help him recognize pitches at the plate.

The Boston Red Six infielder has 20-25 vision in his right eye, 20-30 in his left.

"For everyday life, you'd never correct it," he said. "But for what I do, you need to be able to see the little things. Once I put them in, I could really see the spin on the ball. I was always just reading trajectory of the ball. I was never seeing the spin."

The San Diego Padres have an Opening Day payroll of $89.4 million, a team record.

However, $26.5 million, roughly 30 percent, of that payroll is currently on the disabled list.

Carlos Quentin ($9.5 million) and Josh Johnson ($8 million), two of San Diego's three highest-paid players, are sidelined. Cameron Maybin ($5 million), Cory Luebke ($3 million), Joe Wieland and Casey Kelly are also on the disabled list for the foreseeable future.

"We have money on the DL – it's frustrating; it's frustrating for any team," Josh Byrnes said. "We can analyze it every which way – the number of days on the DL, the percentage of payroll – whatever it is it's part of the six-month deal."

The Cleveland Indians have signed George Kottaras to a Minor League contract.

The Chicago Cubs acquired Kottaras from the Kansas City Royals in November, but released him last week as they choose to keep John Baker as their reserve catcher.

Kottaras hit .180/.349/.370 in 126 plate appearances with the Royals last season.