PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Joey Wentz left Sunday’s outing against the Tampa Bay Rays with a right leg injury from an awkward step while covering first base.
MLB.com reported that Wentz was carted off the field but walked into the clubhouse without assistance. The site said initial tests showed he avoided a serious injury.
Wentz, 28, was 5-7 with a 5.60 ERA for three teams last season. He was projected to compete for a spot in the Braves rotation, which has already lost Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep for at least part of the season after both had elbow surgery this spring.
Wentz entered Sunday’s game in the fifth inning and had two outs with a man on third when Taylor Walls laid down a bunt. Wentz went to cover first and stepped awkwardly on the base and collided with Walls, MLB.com reported.
The site said the team will evaluate Wentz again on Monday.
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Joey Wentz throws against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were making progress Saturday battling a fast-growing and smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out Friday morning, prompting mandatory evacuations and warnings.
Now encompassing roughly 6.3 square miles (about 16 square kilometers) east of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, the Springs Fire was 45% percent contained on Saturday, according to a state website. It was 25% contained on Friday.
More than a dozen zones in the county remained under mandatory evacuation orders or evacuation warnings, while six have been dropped. It was not immediately known how many households were affected by the orders.
Firefighters were battling strong winds. The National Weather Service issued an advisory for 15 mph to 20 mph winds (24 kph to 32 kph), with gusts up to 45 mph (72 kph), into Saturday afternoon. An air quality alert has also been issued for harmful fine particle pollution levels due to wildfire smoke.
Hundreds of people have been battling the blaze using helicopters, engines and water tenders. It's located in a populated unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000. The city is 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Riverside and 64 miles (103 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.
Pechanga Fire Department firefighters monitor the smoky and fast-growing wildfire Springs Fire in Moreno Valley, Calif., Friday, April 3, 2026. (Terry Pierson /The Orange County Register via AP)
