MLB roundup: Teixeira, Youkilis back for Yankees
The New York Yankees activated Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis, and both were listed in the starting lineup for Friday's game the Red Sox.
The Yankees also demoted pitcher Ivan Nova, who has not been the same since his outstanding 2011 season. He was sent to Triple-A.
Teixeira has been out since early in spring training with a wrist injury he sustained while taking batting practice for the World Baseball Classic.
Youkilis has been on the 15-day disabled list since April 28 with a lumbar spine strain. He's batting .266 with two homers in 17 games this year.
Nova was just 24 when he went 16-4 with a 3.70 ERA for the Yankees in 2011. He went 12-8 with a 5.02 ERA last year, and he is 2-1 with a 5.16 ERA this season in four starts and two relief appearances.
---Major League Baseball announced Friday that there have been discussions about instituting an international player draft, but an agreement could not be reached.
As a result, an international draft will not be implemented in 2014, according to a statement.
Commissioner Bud Selig said last year that drafting international players is "inevitable."
---Major League Baseball announced that minor league players Ryan Acosta and Chris Retherford were suspended for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Acosta is a free agent right-handed pitcher and Retherford is a free agent second baseman. They each received a 50-game suspension without pay for testing positive for an amphetamine.
---A's outfielder Josh Reddick was activated from the 15-day disabled list and is in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox. He had been out since May 6 with a sprained right wrist.
---After stealing five bases on Thursday, Boston Red Sox was left out of the starting lineup on Friday because of tightness in his groin area.
The Providence Journal reported his status is day-to-day.
