MLB en bref : Tommy John pour Pablo Lopez | Jordan Westburg blessé

Pablo López will have season-ending Tommy John surgery Wednesday.

— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) February 20, 2026

At Steinbrenner Field, Gerrit Cole is facing hitters for the first time since TJ surgery. Scheduled to go one inning.

— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) February 20, 2026

So much of the MLB econ story is the local TV divide:
*The Dodgers enjoy $334m a year from their regional cable deal, and don't pay full revenue share due to their bankruptcy deal.
*The Twins sold 50,000 subs for their streaming product last season. At $99 a sub, that's ~$5…

— Travis Sawchik (@Travis_Sawchik) February 19, 2026

Jordan Westburg has a partially torn UCL in his right elbow

He will be out through at least the end of April pic.twitter.com/UAwIaZ1dij

— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) February 20, 2026

Mitch Garver is in camp and ready to go. Said Cal encouraged him to give the Mariners a call and the deal was done within 24 hours.

— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) February 20, 2026

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been doing a lot of work with Kazuma Okamoto in camp. This morning, it’s at first.

Right now, Vladdy has Carlos Febles and Okamoto’s interpreter, Yusuke Oshima, with him while he helps Okamoto with his positioning. It’s fascinating to watch. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/dtBGbBEKSB

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) February 20, 2026

Alex Cora on Red Sox' Kristian Campbell: "He knows what he needs to do to get back to the big leagues, which is the most important thing."

— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) February 20, 2026