Longtime Atlanta Braves owner and one of the most impactful media figures of the last half century, Ted Turner, passed away on Wednesday. Turner was 87. Turner was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia (a “progressive brain disorder”) in 2018, shortly before his 80th birthday. No specific cause of death has been released.

Tributes from both MLB.com’s Mark Bowman and CNN’s Brian Stelter and Ann O’Neill are worth reading.

The son of a Cincinnati advertising agency owner who moved to Atlanta, Turner inherited his father’s business in 1963. The success he found in subsequent years allowed him to purchase several smaller television stations — including UHF Channel 17 WJRJ (now known as the Peachtree Network).

As Bowman writes, “Turner’s gamble was rewarded in 1976 when the FCC began allowing the satellite feed to be transmitted to cable providers across the country. The same year, the entrepreneur bought the Braves. A year later he purchased the Hawks. These purchases provided content for this satellite channel the world would come to know as Superstation WTBS.”

In a curious piece of timing, Turner’s purchase of the Hawks came just one day after MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended him for a year and stripped the Braves of their first two draft picks. Kuhn alleged that Turner had “tampered” with pending free agent outfielder Gary Matthews during the 1976 World Series, before ultimately signing him to a five-year, $1.875 million contract. Turner successfully appealed the decision. The Braves would use one of the two picks on Arizona State Univ. infielder Bob Horner, who immediately joined the MLB roster upon signing and won the NL Rookie of the Year Award that season (hitting .266/.313/.539, a 124 OPS+, with 23 HR and 63 RBI in 359 PA).

Turner also helped bring the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers to town. His ownership stakes in all three teams were “inherited” by Time Warner when the company merged with (purchased) Turner Broadcasting in Oct. 1996 (though Turner would remain involved in running the new company until retiring in 2001).

Turner’s tenure as owner of the Braves proved to be a great success. The club won the division title in 1982 and again in 1991, beginning a stretch in which they’d reach the postseason 14 times in 15 years. Much of that success can be attributed to Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox, who Turner first hired as manager in 1978 and then “reluctantly fired” in 1981. Cox returned in 1985 as the club’s general manager, rebuilding the farm and player development systems throughout the organization. He’d step back into the dugout in 1990.

Of course, Turner was also quite the character. Overly involved in decisions in the early part of his ownership tenure, Turner often found himself making headlines.

His first “incident” came in 1976, when Turner angered other MLB owners following his push to sign Andy Messersmith. At the time, the 29-year-old right-hander was coming off a season with the Dodgers in which he posted a 2.29 ERA (149 ERA+) in a league-high 321.2 IP (40 starts, 19 complete games) and finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting. Messersmith was among the first players to challenge MLB’s reserve clause that offseason, before being declared a free agent in December.

His contract with the Braves — a three-year, $1 million deal — is considered the first free agent signing. Not to be overlooked here, there was another “catch” to the signing: Turner “asked” Messersmith to wear No. 17, the number of his TV station, to help promote the team.

Turner became the subject of Kuhn’s frustration again in 1977. With the Braves riding a 16-game losing streak, Turner decided to give manager Dave Bristol a ten-day leave of absence, during which time he would step into the dugout and manage the club himself. Turner managed one game — May 11, 1977; the Braves lost 2-1 against the Pirates thanks to HOF’er Dave Parker hitting a two-run homer off of HOF’er Phil Niekro — before National League President Chub Feeney put a stop to it, citing rules prohibiting anyone with ownership shares in the team from being in the dugout during games.

A pair of hurlers from Samurai Japan’s World Baseball Classic roster have suffered serious injuries and will miss the remainder of the season, according to an update from Yuri Karasawa at World Baseball.

Hiroya Miyagi has been among the top left-handed starters in the NPB over the last three seasons, stepping up to become the anchor of the Orix Buffaloes’ staff once Yoshinobu Yamamoto left for the Dodgers. In 2025, Miyagi was 7-3 with a 2.39 ERA over 150.1 IP (23 starts) with 30 BB and 165 SO.

After the WBC, Miyagi was named Orix’s starter on Opening Day, but he made just three starts, totaling 13.1 IP with a 4.05 ERA, before exiting his start on April 6 with elbow discomfort. As Karasawa notes, Tommy John surgery was recommended, but Miyagi wanted a second opinion before making any decisions. There has been no additional reporting to date on whether the 24-year-old underwent surgery.

Atsuki Taneichi was used out of the bullpen during the WBC, but made two starts for the Chiba Lotte Marines before his season ended abruptly. The right-hander ruptured his Achilles stepping off the mound to field a ground ball during the second of those outings. He underwent surgery on April 30. The 27-year-old posted a 9-8 record and 2.63 ERA in 160.2 IP (24 starts) with 50 BB and 161 SO in 2025.

Right-hander Ckyler Tengler pitched a no-hitter on Tuesday for the Arkansas State Red Wolves, a 12-0 victory over Little Rock. The junior completed the game on 93 pitches, with 0 BB and 9 SO. Little Rock’s only baserunner came via a hit-by-pitch in the fourth inning.

Tengler’s outing is at least the seventh no-hitter this year in college baseball. Haruki Hosano also threw one in the NPB on April 1, while Braxton Garrett also pitched one (and lost) for the Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate on April 23.

Dong-ju Moon, the 22-year-old de facto ace for the KBO’s Hanwha Eagles, will undergo surgery on his ailing shoulder and miss the remainder of the season. Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency suggests that one of the league’s hardest-throwing pitchers likely tore his labrum, which typically requires a full year of rehab and recovery.

Per Yoo, Moon has received the same diagnosis from two examinations, but he’s seeking an additional consultation in Los Angeles before deciding on next steps. Shoulder problems have plagued the right-hander over the last two seasons and kept him from joining Team Korea in the WBC this spring.

Moon is 1-1 with a 5.18 ERA in 24.1 IP (6 starts) this season. He was 11-5 with a 4.02 ERA in 121.0 IP in 2025.

While playing at High-A Lancaster in 2014, a 19-year-old Carlos Correa slid into third base awkwardly and fractured his right fibula. Correa would need surgery, cutting his season short, but he would still reach the big leagues the next spring. Over his first seven seasons with the Astros, he was never forced to miss games due to any recurring concerns in his ankle¹.

The same can be said for his first two seasons with the Twins after signing a three-year, $105M deal with the team once he hit free agency for the first time at 27.

He’d exercise an opt-out and reach the open market again following 2023, but, suddenly, his ankle became a significant concern — leading to a chaotic offseason:

Midway through last season — with the Twins organization in the midst of a major rebuild and rumors of a potential sale (which didn’t end up happening) — Correa was dumped back on the Astros. Minnesota agreed to pay $33M of the $104M remaining on his contract and traded him to Houston for minor league left-hander Matt Mikulski. Mikulski allowed 5 ER in 5.1 IP with 13 BB and 7 SO for High-A Cedar Rapids before being released last summer. He remains unsigned. The Twins, effectively, traded Correa for nothing.

Correa and the Astros announced Wednesday that the third baseman tore a tendon in his left ankle — not the same one that all of the prior concerns have centered on — and will undergo surgery. Correa will miss at least the remainder of the 2026 season (typical recovery can take 6 to 8 months).

MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart relays that the injury occurred ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers while Correa was in the batting cage. He “felt a pop” during a swing and fell to the ground.

The 31-year-old was hitting .279/.369/.418 (119 OPS+) in 141 PA before the injury.

Correa joins a lengthy list of Astros on the injured list, including: SS Jeremy Peña, C Yainer Diaz, OF Jake Meyers, OF Joey Loperfido, OF Taylor Trammell, RHP Ronel Blanco, RHP Hunter Brown, RHP Tatsuya Imai, RHP Cristian Javier, RHP Nate Pearson, RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Brandon Walter, and LHP Josh Hader.