The Mets are missing a pair of injured infielders, and the calendar hasn't even reached March.
The Washington Nationals placed starter Stephen Strasburg on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a left oblique strain.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar is being sidelined -- by a sneeze.
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina did not start Game 3 of the NL Championship Series on Tuesday.
Drew Brees said he's still not quite back to 100 percent in his recovery from a strained oblique. But you could hardly tell based on his performance in the New Orleans Saints' 23-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night.
A day after a report that he was headed to the DL, the Pirates say Andrew McCutchen will remain on the active roster.
