Luis Severino diagnosed with Grade 2 right lat strain  —  HOUSTON — Luis Severino is not coming back to rescue the Yankees anytime soon.  Their ace was diagnosed with a strained right lat on Tuesday and shut down from throwing for the next six weeks.  That timeline means Severino will likely not return until mid July.

Travis d'Arnaud catches first MLB game since undergoing Tommy John surgery  —  One year and one day removed from his last Major League Baseball start, Travis d'Arnaud was thrilled to finally crouch behind the plate again.  —  The Mets catcher was batting eighth during the Mets' 14-8 loss to the Twins on Tuesday night at Citi Field.

Vilified Braves bullpen delivered in Denver  —  The Braves' much-maligned bullpen took well to Coors Field.  —  In the Braves' two-game sweep, the bullpen combined to throw seven scoreless innings, with nine strikeouts against two walks.  That's a marked improvement from the first week of the season …

Will Detroit Tigers ever repeat Roar of '84?  New film remembers special run  —  We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats.  “Bless you, boys.”  —  CONNECT  —  There's a moment near the end …

Cardinals sign All-Star infielder Carpenter to two-year extension  —  ST. LOUIS  • The Cardinals and All-Star leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter have agreed upon an extension that will likely allow him to finish his career with the team, as first reported by The Post-Dispatch.

Chicago Cubs put up, take down sexist ‘no women admitted’ press box sign  —  The Chicago Cubs held their season opener at Wrigley Field Monday, knocking around the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 to improve to 3-7 on the season.  —  The game was over by the fourth inning, but there was plenty of pre-game excitement in the stadium's press box.

Baseball Team Values 2019: Yankees Lead League At $4.6 Billion  —  aseball is more lucrative than it has ever been because of the continued escalation in the value of the sport's media rights and higher profits.  —  In November, Fox signed a new seven-year media rights deal with MLB beginning …

Magic Johnson abruptly steps down as Lakers president of basketball operations  —  LOS ANGELES — Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing a desire to get back to the simpler life he enjoyed before taking over the franchise just over two years ago.

Indians' Clevinger out with ‘significant’ injury  —  The Cleveland Indians placed Mike Clevinger on the 10-day injured list with a back injury and manager Terry Francona told reporters that the right-hander won't be able to pick up a ball for six-to-eight weeks.

Angels rally for 11-8 win over Brewers after Trout gets hurt  —  Tommy La Stella homered twice and drove in four runs, and the  —  Milwaukee Brewers 11-8 on Tuesday after  —  Mike Trout departed with a groin injury.  —  Andrelton Simmons collected three hits as Los Angeles extended its win streak to five games.

Warriors' Stephen Curry leaves game vs New Orleans with foot injury  —  Warriors guard Stephen Curry rolled his right ankle in Tuesday's game against New Orleans … NEW ORLEANS — After clinching the No. 1 seed, the Warriors only had one priority for Tuesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans: Avoid any injuries.