TIGERS
Aybar acquired from Braves
ATLANTA — Shortstop Erick Aybar has been traded from the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for minor league catcher Kade Scivicque.
Aybar gives the Tigers experience at shortstop as Jose Iglesias recovers from a hamstring injury. Aybar is hitting .242 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI and is making $8.5 million in the final year of his contract.
Atlanta was expected to let Aybar leave as a free agent after the season. Dansby Swanson, the No. 1 overall draft pick of 2015, is likely to start at shortstop next year.
Aybar was acquired on Nov. 12 with minor league pitcher Sean Newcomb as part of the trade that sent Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Los Angeles Angels.
Aybar, in his 11th big league season, was in the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against Minnesota but was removed after taking batting practice and replaced by Chase d’Arnaud.
The Braves also got utility man Mike Aviles in the deal. Aviles, 35, hit .210 with 1 home run and 6 RBI in 68 games with the Tigers.
Scivicque, 23, is hitting .282 with 6 home runs and 41 RBI in 105 games for Class A Lakeland. Before acquiring Scivicque, the Braves had no significant catching prospects in their minor league system.
Scivicque was ranked as Detroit’s No. 20 prospect before season by MLB.com.
Detroit recalled outfielder Steven Moya from Class AAA Toledo to take Aviles’ spot on the 25-man roster.
Cabrera not in lineup
Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was not in the starting lineup Tuesday because of a strained biceps muscle.
Cabrera was hurt Monday while reaching for a wild throw from pitcher Daniel Norris in the first inning. He stayed in the game long enough to bat twice, then left after the fourth.
Tigers Manager Brad Ausmus said Cabrera asked to play Tuesday but the team decided to be cautious. Ausmus does not expect him to miss more than two or three games, and there was no thought of putting Cabrera on the disabled list.
YANKEES
Eovaldi (elbow) out until 2018
NEW YORK — Nathan Eovaldi might never throw another pitch for the New York Yankees.
The right-hander revealed Tuesday he will miss the remainder of this season and all of next year because of two tears in his elbow that require serious surgery. It’s a stunning blow to the Yankees, who hoped Eovaldi would be a key cog in their rotation for several seasons when they acquired him from the Miami Marlins in a December 2014 trade.
One of the hardest-throwing starters in the majors, Eovaldi, 26, was 9-8 with a 4.76 ERA in 1242/3 innings this year. He can become a free agent after next season, so at the very least, his future in New York is uncertain.
After receiving a second opinion on his ailing elbow, Eovaldi said he has a torn flexor tendon and a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament. The torn UCL will necessitate a second elbow ligament replacement surgery for Eovaldi, who had the procedure nine years ago when he was a high school junior.
CARDINALS
Holliday, Maness to have surgery
HOUSTON — Two separate and unrelated surgeries this week will influence the St. Louis Cardinals for the remainder of this season and possibly seasons to come.
Matt Holliday will have surgery to stabilize the fracture in his right thumb, and the recovery from the surgery could take him through or close to the end of this season. Holliday fractured the thumb Thursday in Chicago when he was hit by a pitch. Holliday will have the surgery today in St. Louis.
Seth Maness, added to the disabled list Tuesday morning with an elbow strain, will have elbow reconstructive surgery Thursday in St. Louis.
The ligament tear means he’ll miss the next 10 to 12 months.
RANGERS
Choo to likely miss rest of season
ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo is set for surgery Wednesday to have a plate inserted near the break in his left wrist and forearm.
Choo went on the disabled list Tuesday for the fourth time this season. The fracture occurred during Monday’s 5-2 victory over Oakland on a pitch from left-hander Ross Detwiler and is likely to end the right fielder’s season.
The surgery will be performed by Dallas hand specialist Dr. Thomas DiLiberti.
When catcher Robinson Chrinos had similar surgery in April, he missed 53 games over two months. The AL West-leading Rangers had 41 games left in the regular season after Tuesday night’s game against the Athletics.
The Rangers recalled outfielder Ryan Rua from Class AAA Round Rock and he was in the lineup Tuesday against the Athletics in right field, Choo’s regular position. Jurickson Profar was the leadoff hitter, playing left field.