The Texas Rangers placed right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right forearm strain.

The move is retroactive to Thursday and comes after the team opted to skip the two-time All-Star's turn in the rotation as a bid to give their starters some rest.

Eovaldi, 33, has posted an 11-3 record with a 2.69 ERA in 19 games (all starts) this season.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward suffered facial fractures when he was hit in the head by a pitch during Saturday's game, the team announced.

Ward, who was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, had been taken to a Toronto hospital for testing after being struck by a 91 mph pitch from Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah in the fifth inning. The ball appeared to strike Ward next to his left eye, knocking off his batting helmet and sending blood running down his face.

Ward was released from the hospital Saturday night.

Aaron Judge could return to the lineup for the New York Yankees as early as Friday.

Sidelined since early June with a toe injury, Judge played another simulated game Wednesday at the team's complex in Tampa, Florida. He returned to New York after that, Aaron Boone said.

Boone said he didn't know yet if Judge would come off the injured list Friday to face the Baltimore Orioles.

"We'll kind of see where we're at tomorrow," Boone said. "I'm not sure if he's going to run through a workout or if rehab stuff's on the table. I don't know that yet. When I talk to him and get with the trainers we'll come up with a plan."

Earlier Wednesday, the New York Post reported Judge is expected to be activated Friday barring a late setback.

Shane Bieber will be sidelined until at least mid-September because of elbow inflammation, a significant blow to the Cleveland Guardians.

Bieber hasn't pitched since July 9. The Guardians transferred him to the 60-day injured list.

Terry Francona said Bieber did not experience a setback while rehabilitating in Cleveland but won't be back until the season's final month.

"Shane is actually self-reporting that he's doing great, which we love hearing," Francona said. "But when you do the math, it's going to be another six days until he throws, then three weeks after that until he gets back on the mound. That's six weeks right there."

The Los Angeles Dodgers are backing off on the throwing program for injured ace Clayton Kershaw, postponing a bullpen session while saying the left-hander hasn't had any setbacks with his shoulder.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Sunday there wasn't a timetable for when Kershaw would throw in the bullpen or face live hitters. Over three days, the update from Roberts changed from Kershaw throwing to hitters, to instead throwing a bullpen, to doing neither.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge faced live pitching on Sunday for the first time since tearing a ligament in his right toe on June 3.

In a simulated game against Jonathan Loaisiga, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, Judge saw 16 pitches. He did not put any balls in play but fouled off four pitches, including one to the upper deck behind home plate.

Shohei Ohtani's next scheduled mound start for the Los Angeles Angels has been pushed back one day to Friday in Toronto.

Angels manager Phil Nevin announced the decision Sunday on Ohtani, who had been tentatively scheduled to take his semiregular turn in the rotation Thursday in Detroit.

New York Mets infielder Luis Guillorme injured a calf during the first game of Saturday's day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox and was placed on the injured list.

Infielder Danny Mendick was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to replace him on the roster.

Dodgers ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen session Monday before facing hitters.

Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Kershaw came out "well" after a 40-pitch bullpen the previous day. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and 10-time All-Star hasn't pitched in a game since June 27 because of left shoulder soreness.

Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager went on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right thumb.

Seager said an MRI showed no structural issues with the thumb that he hurt in the series opener Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, his former team. X-rays after he exited the game were negative.