Mets: Closer Edwin Díaz was suspended 10 games on Monday by Major League Baseball after his ejection from the Mets’ 5-2 victory over the Cubs for having a foreign substance on his hand. Díaz became the eighth pitcher suspended for sticky stuff since MLB cracked down on pitchers attempting to use foreign substances to improve their grip and spin rates in 2021. Three of them have been Mets, including Max Scherzer and Drew Smith last year. Díaz’s suspension will start with Tuesday’s Subway Series opener against the Yankees at Citi Field unless the pitcher appeals. If Díaz does, the penalty would be held in abeyance until the disciplinary process is complete. The 30-year-old Díaz came on in the ninth to try to seal the victory for the Mets on Sunday night but was tossed by third-base umpire Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch after an inspection of his glove and throwing hand. Both Díaz and manager Carlos Mendoza said the umpire said he thought the pitcher had too much of a combination of rosin, sweat and dirt on his throwing hand. Carapazza, the crew chief, said in a pool report after the game it “definitely wasn’t rosin and sweat” on Díaz’s hand. “We’ve checked thousands of these,” Carapazza said. “I know what that feeling is. This was very sticky.” Díaz said he was “really surprised” by the ejection. “I use the same thing always,” Díaz said. “I rub rosin and sweat and put my hand in the dirt a little bit to get a grip on the ball.” Díaz missed all of 2023 following knee surgery and struggled early this season. He had four blown saves and a 5.40 ERA before going on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement in May. He’d been much sharper since returning, with three scoreless outings of an inning each. The Mets have won 10 of 13 and are 13-6 in June and might need to find a temporary closer for the next two weeks.

Dodgers: Three-time NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experiencing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder surgery. Manager Dave Roberts sais the 36-year-old had an MRI that “showed no new incidents.” Roberts added that the team is confident it’s just “a blip.” Kershaw had surgery in November, a month after he recorded just one out in Game 1 of the NLDS.

Padres: OF Fernando Tatis Jr. was placed on the 10-day IL with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone. Tatis has been dealing with what had been described as a quad injury for some time. Manager Mike Shildt said Tatis could play with the injury, but it won’t get better without rest. Tatis, 25, leads the Padres with 14 HRs.

Reds: OF TJ Friedl was placed on the 10-day IL because of a right hamstring strain he suffered last week. The 28-year-old Friedl could be out a few weeks. It’s his third stint on the injury list this season. Friedl was hitting .227 in June and .208 for the season, with four HRs and 16 RBIs. The Reds promoted INF/OF Levi Jordan from Triple-A Louisville.