Veteran free-agent outfielder Jon Jay and the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract, a source confirmed.
The Royals placed All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon on the disabled list Thursday with a strained left groin and expect him to miss eight weeks.
Brock Holt became the first Red Sox player in almost 19 years to hit for the cycle Tuesday, doubling in the first, singling in the fifth, homering in the seventh and tripling in his final at-bat.
Hunter Pence could be headed back to the disabled list.
Chicago Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler left Wednesday's game in the third inning with right groin tightness.
Free-agent outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is close to agreement on a one-year contract with the Miami Marlins, a baseball source confirmed to ESPN.com Friday.
