Boston Red Sox's Willson Contreras, left, points to where he was hit by a throw by Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff (not shown) while walking to first with his brother Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras, right, looking on during the third inning at Fenway Park on Monday in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bucks’ Porter

has surgery

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.

The Bucks announced that Porter had undergone the procedure Tuesday in Vail, Colorado. Dr. Tom Hackett at The Steadman Clinic performed the surgery.

“It started eight minutes into the first game (of the season),” Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said before the Bucks’ game in Brooklyn against the Nets. “When you look at how he played overall, he had a hell of a year and was going to have even a better year but the injury thing caught him eight minutes into our first game and he never really recovered from that.”

The 25-year-old Porter last played on March 17. He has averaged 17.4 points, 7.4 assists and 5.2 rebounds in 38 games this season.

Brewers

get warning

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras had a warning for the Milwaukee Brewers after he was hit on the hand by a pitch Monday night from right-hander Brandon Woodruff.

“They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you,”’ Contreras said after the Brewers beat the scuffling Red Sox 8-6 at Fenway Park. “That gets old. So, next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out. That’s a message.”

Contreras was hit Monday night on the left hand with a fastball that grazed his fingers. Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the call, which was upheld following a replay review.

Horton out

for Cubs

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will miss the rest of the 2026 season after an MRI revealed UCL damage in his right elbow. Manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Horton will have surgery, though the exact procedure won’t be known until doctors go in.

Horton, 24, walked off the mound in Cleveland on April 3 after just 17 pitches, his velocity dropping suddenly in the second inning. It will be his second elbow surgery. He went 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA and finished second in 2025 NL Rookie of the Year voting. The Cubs are already without ace Justin Steele.

Pratt’s deal

can escalate

(AP) — Shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt’s $50.75 million, eight-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers includes escalators that could raise the value by $10 million if he repeatedly finishes high in MVP voting and the team exercises its two options.

Pratt, who has yet to play in the major leagues, gets a $3 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced Friday.

His contract calls for salaries of $2.5 million this year, $3.5 million in 2027, $4 million each in 2028 and ’29, $5 million apiece in 2030 and ’31, $10.75 million in 2032 and $13 million in 2033, according to details obtained by The Associated Press.

Milwaukee has $15 million options for 2034 and ’35, and each option would increase by up to $5 million: $2 million for winning a MVP award, $1 million for finishing second or third in the voting, $500,000 for fourth or fifth, and $250,000 for sixth through 10th.

He would earn award bonuses of $200,000 for each All-Star selection or Gold Glove award.

McIlroy defends

Masters title

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy thought winning the Masters was one of the greatest days of his career. Returning as the champion is also pretty sweet.

He has been taking what amounts to a victory lap ahead of the Masters. And then he gets back to the golf in time for the opening round on Thursday.

McIlroy says a weight has been lifted off his shoulders by finally getting that green jacket in his 17th attempt. He expects a difficult test this week, with a forecast for hot and dry weather.

McIlroy is trying to become only the fourth back-to-back winner at Augusta National.

NCAA transfer

portal opens

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The transfer portal has opened in college basketball, marking a crucial phase for teams aiming for the 2027 title.

More than 1,200 players have already entered the portal, with hundreds more expected. Michigan won the NCAA championship with transfers playing key roles. The Big Ten swept the football championship and both Division I basketball titles this year.

Kansas big man Flory Bidunga, Wake Forest’s Juke Harris and Saint Mary’s Paulius Murauskas are among the parade of players entering the portal.