The Detroit Tigers have moved on from a bench piece who could not recapture last year's magic. The Tigers designated outfielder Jahmai Jones for assignment on Thursday, recalling catcher/first baseman Eduardo Valencia in the corresponding move.
The Move Behind the Move
The decision was tied to a health scare behind the plate.
Catcher Dillon Dingler took a foul ball off his hand on Wednesday and was replaced in the game by Jake Rogers, though X-rays came back negative. The Tigers have DFA...
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Well, the day was bound to come. Pinch-hit specialist Jahmai Jones has struggled mightily all season long, and while the Detroit Tigers were more patient than most liked, he just hasn’t been able to turn things around. Dillon Dingler’s hand contusion isn’t going to put him on the injured list, but it did precipitate a […]
Lauren Shehadi of MLB Network will be on Netflix's Home Run Derby broadcast at the All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
The past two seasons have not been very kind to the New York Rangers. They have missed the playoffs and have traded away so many familiar faces in order to…
Tarik Skubal should've been the Brewers' No. 1 priority, and Kyle Harrison's injury scare should make Milwaukee more eager to get a deal done.
The Boston Red Sox have an obvious decision they need to make on closer Aroldis Chapman ahead of this year's trade deadline.
The Royals failed to capitalize on the chance to take two straight series as they fell to the Mets, 7-3, Thursday afternoon. Kansas City led the game going into the bottom of the fifth, but for the third straight game, they allowed New York to score at least four runs in an inning, this time […]
As the Detroit Tigers wrap up their series with the Athletics this week (at home), it’s hard not to bring up the injury scare to catcher Dillon Dingler in Wednesday’s contest. Detroit is going for the sweep over the Athletics on Thursday, but before the game, the Tigers announced their lineup, which reveals Dillon Dingler’s […]
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The Tigers recalled catcher Eduardo Valencia after Dillon Dingler suffered a hand contusion. Dingler is day to day and not headed to the injured list.
The Detroit Tigers announced an official roster move involving a six-year MLB player before their game against the Athletics.
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If the New York Mets planned to trade struggling infielder Mark Vientos before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, he needed to be healthy and productive for any deal to be worth the return. In one pitch, that possibility was dashed.…
On Saturday night, one of the most beloved fighters in UFC history, Max Holloway, returns to the Octagon in a […]
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman provided some insight Thursday into the team's plans regarding injured superstar outfielder Aaron Judge.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers set to visit the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets later this month, an off-day between the two East Coast series looms on the schedule July 23. Amid reports that the defending World Series champions…
The St. Louis Cardinals are starting to struggle a little bit this season, but they got good news when it was announced that Jordan Walker would be competing in this year’s Home Run Derby. He is one of two Cardinals who has been selected to the All-Star game, along with closer Riley O’Brien.Walker is the […]
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Berard was recently acquired by Montreal from the Rangers in a trade featuring William Trudeau.
When the Nationals signed Foster Griffin in December of 2025, he was labeled as a low-upside reclamation project. The southpaw hadn’t thrown an MLB pitch since September of 2022, a season in which he posted an 8.33 ERA across 6.1 innings with the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. His prestige as a 2014 […]
This week’s Mailbag tries to discern which bubble teams will make a push to contend, what the Mets’ deadline may look like, Andre Pallante‘s potential trade value, Kazuma Okamoto‘s progress in MLB, Braxton Ashcraft‘s dominance and more. Lloyd asks: Which bubble teams (at least 3 games back from a playoff spot with at least one […]
A former Dodgers two-time World Series champion has suffered a season-ending injury with his new team, dealing a devastating blow to its bullpen.
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The Detroit Tigers have won six of their last seven games, and improved their record to 42-50. While they remain in third place in the American League Central Division standings, their start to July is the complete opposite of their miserable month of May, and is encouraging for fans who want to see them go […]
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The New York Yankees are spiraling after a great start to the 2026 MLB season, and the pressure surrounding manager Aaron Boone continues to intensify. After another rough stretch that has seen the Yankees tumble down the American League standings,…
It has been a disappointing season for New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells, who has faced plenty of criticism from the fanbase.Wells entered Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays batting just .148 with four home runs and 10 RBIs across 182 at-bats. He also carried a .225 slugging percentage and a .468 OPS.However, the tide […]
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Most viral moments come and go. They’re a flash in the pan, a sugar high, a quick dopamine release, then they’re gone as quickly as they came, lost to time, never to be thought of again. Bobby Dickerson trying to fight an ump on Tuesday was not that. This was important stuff. It will stand […]
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Somehow, someway, there are only four games left in the first half of the 2026 Braves season. Time flies when you’re having fun (except for the whole last month-plus of it all). Anyway, the Braves, who have lost four straight rubber matches, look to end that skid at Pittsburgh on Thursday at 12:35 ET. Bryce […]