Yankees: Yankees slugger Juan Soto has elbow inflammation and was not in the starting lineup for the first time this season when the Yankees opened a high-profile series against the Dodgers on Friday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he doesn’t expect Soto will go on the injured list. Soto had imaging of his forearm and elbow that did not show any ligament damage. He will take medication and did not require an injection. “In the grand scheme of things, we got some good news,” Boone said. “There might have been some anxious moments in there.” Soto was removed from Thursday’s 8-5 win over the Twins after five innings because of left forearm discomfort. Soto said after the game the forearm of his throwing arm had been bothering him for about 1 1/2 or two weeks. A 25-year-old three-time All-Star, Soto had started all 64 games in his first season with the Yankees after being acquired from the Padres in December. ... Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to make a second minor league injury rehabilitation start for Double-A Somerset on Sunday, remaining on track for a possible return to the Yankees rotation in mid-to-late June. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner threw 45 pitches over 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the Patriots on Tuesday night, the 33-year-old right-hander’s first game action his only spring training start on March 1. He was diagnosed then with nerve inflammation and edema and told to rest. A usual progression to is increase pitch count by 10-15 per outing. Boone announced Cole’s next start before Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers. Boone said this week Cole needed at least two more minor league starts. If Cole remains on normal four days’ rest, he could start again on May 14, making his earliest possible return the home series against the Orioles from May 18-20.

MLB: The Major League Baseball Players Association alleged employees at Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm provided improper inducements to dozens of players, causing the union to decertify an agent and issue a fine. Rimas Sports, under its corporate name Diamond Sports LLC, sued the union in U.S. District Court in San Juan last month, accusing the Major League Baseball Players Association of violating Puerto Rico’s general tort claim and tortious interference with its contracts to represent players. The union issued a notice of discipline to Rimas agents William Arroyo, Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda on April 10 and fined them $400,000 for misconduct.

Rangers: Rangers shortstop Corey Seager wasn’t in the lineup Friday night and the two-time World Series MVP could miss multiple games because of tightness in his left hamstring. Seager came out of the Rangers’ game Wednesday night after reaching for his hamstring on an RBI single. Manager Bruce Bochy said the shortstop did go on the field before the series opener against San Francisco. “He did some light jogging, but not quite ready,” Bochy said. “It looks like it’s going to be a couple of days, three days.”