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Cubs Designate Hoby Milner For Assignment
AUGUST 29: The Cubs have now designated Milner for assignment, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reports. AUGUST 28, 5:00pm: Feinsand has now issued a correction, saying that Milner has been placed on waivers but has not been designated for assignment. It is possible for a player to be placed on waivers while he still […]
Shohei Ohtani Will Not Pitch Sunday; Dodgers Determining Next Steps
Knee and biceps issues have prevented the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani from pitching since July 3, and a return to the mound is not imminent. The Dodgers hoped to start Ohtani against the Tigers on Sunday, but they have scrapped those plans after he came out of Friday’s bullpen session feeling discomfort in his knee, Alden […]
Yankees Designate Justin Topa For Assignment
The Yankees have designated right-handed reliever Justin Topa for assignment, per a team announcement. They activated lefty Max Fried from the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. New York now has two open spots on its 40-man roster. Topa, who previously spent time with the Twins, Royals and Blue Jays this season, signed a […]
Tigers Notes: Greene, Verlander, Flaherty, Vierling
A right hamstring strain has kept Riley Greene off the field since August 11, but the Tigers outfielder will begin a minor league rehab assignment today. According to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, Greene will be the DH for Triple-A Toledo in today’s game and then play left field on Sunday, assuming everything goes smoothly in his […]
Diamondbacks Select Derek Law’s Contract
The Diamondbacks announced that they have selected Derek Law‘s contract from Triple-A Reno. Left-hander Mitch Bratt was also called up from Reno to be the 27th man for today’s doubleheader with the Giants, and southpaw Kohl Drake was optioned to Reno in the corresponding move for Law. No 40-man roster move was required since Arizona […]
Yankees Sign Jarred Kelenic To Minors Contract
The Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (the Yankees’ top affiliate) announced that outfielder Jarred Kelenic has signed a contract with the club. Kelenic became a free agent earlier this week after clearing waivers and rejecting an outright assignment to the Rangers’ Triple-A club. The Yankees become the latest team to take a look at Kelenic, who now […]
Giants Select Seth Lonsway
The Giants announced three moves prior to today’s doubleheader with the Diamondbacks. Matt Wilkinson will start Game 1 after being called up from Triple-A Sacramento, and Wilkinson is the official 27th man for today’s twin bill. San Francisco also optioned right-hander Spencer Bivens to Sacramento and selected the contract of left-hander Seth Lonsway, with no […]
Mets Activate Juan Soto From Injured List
The Mets announced that Juan Soto has been activated from the 10-day injured list, with infielder Eric Wagaman optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move. Soto returns after a little more than a month on the IL due to a left calf strain. After a right calf strain cost Soto a little under three weeks […]
Red Sox Activate Garrett Whitlock From 15-Day Injured List
The Red Sox announced that right-hander Garrett Whitlock has been activated from the club’s 15-day injured list. Whitlock will take the place of righty Wyatt Olds, who was optioned to Triple-A Worcester in the corresponding move. Left-hander Raymond Burgos was also called up from Triple-A as the 27th man for today’s doubleheader with the Yankees. […]
Cardinals Place Blaze Jordan On 10-Day Injured List
Prior to Friday’s game, the Cardinals placed third baseman Blaze Jordan on the 10-day injured list due to a left ankle sprain. Utilityman Thomas Saggese was called up from Triple-A to take Jordan’s spot on the active roster. The IL placement was no surprise given that Jordan was forced out of Thursday’s 7-5 win over […]
Giants Notes: Adames, Mayer, Bullpen
Giants shortstop Willy Adames was diagnosed with a torn UCL in his non-throwing elbow earlier this week. Rather than surgery, Adames received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Thursday and will go with a rest-and-rehab approach to his recovery, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The projected rehab timeline of 3-4 weeks obviously […]
Tigers Re-Sign Nick Sandlin
TODAY: The Tigers have re-signed Sandlin to a new minor league contract, as per the righty’s MLB.com profile page. AUGUST 26: Right-handed reliever Nick Sandlin was released from the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. It’s possible the righty had an opt-out provision in his deal, as he’d been pitching pretty well […]
The Opener: White Sox, Skubal, Sosa, Doubleheaders
The White Sox improved to 71-63 after Friday’s 7-4 victory over the Twins, making some unique history in the process. As per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, the 71 wins are the most of any team in history coming off at least three consecutive 100-loss seasons. Chicago’s unlikely rise from doormat to division leader has been one […]
Byron Buxton Could Undergo Offseason Hip Surgery
Owing to a litany of injuries, Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has only played three seasons of 100-plus games since he debuted in 2015. The former No. 2 overall pick is pacing toward a fourth this year, having appeared in 93 games, but a nagging hip injury has hampered him. Buxton undergoing hip surgery in […]
Mariners Temporarily Move Bryce Miller To Bullpen
The Mariners are temporarily moving struggling right-hander Bryce Miller to the bullpen, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports. Manager Dan Wilson called it a “short-term” switch, though it is unclear if Miller will return to the rotation this season. This continues a tough couple of years for Miller, who has fallen short of expectations […]
Larry Christenson Passes Away
Former Phillies right-hander Larry Christenson passed away unexpectedly on Friday, the team announced. Christenson was 72 years old. “It is with great sadness that we just learned of the passing of Larry Christenson who was a friend for 50 years,” Hall of Famer and longtime teammate Mike Schmidt said. “Larry was very special, the guy […]
Jack Leiter Suffers Setback In Rehab
Rangers right-hander Jack Leiter had been working back from the arthroscopic ankle surgery he underwent in late June, but a potential return is now on hold. The Rangers are temporarily shutting Leiter down as a result of biceps soreness, per Zach Sweat of MLB.com. Manager Skip Schumaker said the Rangers will “reevaluate what that looks like […]
Yankees To Activate Max Fried On Saturday
The Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 17 (retroactive to the 14th) with a bone bruise in his pitching elbow. The same injury diagnosis caused Fried to miss two months earlier this year, but he went through a far shorter recovery process this time. Fried will return Saturday to […]
Jonathan Ornelas Elects Free Agency
Infielder Jonathan Ornelas, who was designated for assignment by the Brewers earlier this week, cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Nashville. Since he has a previous career outright, he has the right to elect free agency and has exercised that right. Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel passed along the info. Ornelas, […]
MLB Mailbag: Cardinals, Chourio, Cavalli
This week’s Mailbag gets into the Cardinals’ third base outlook, Jackson Chourio‘s ceiling and Cade Cavalli‘s breakout. (Note that questions are lightly edited for clarity and brevity.) Let’s get into it! Mark asks: Third base hasn’t been a good position for the Cardinals this year. Options within the organization are limited, other than perhaps Jesus […]
Poll: Checking In On The AL Rookie Of The Year Race
Kevin McGonigle was a consensus top-five prospect entering the 2026 season. Most sources considered him the most promising minor leaguer in any American League organization. When it became clear that he would break the Tigers’ roster out of spring training, his chances of winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award shot up. McGonigle’s early […]
Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep To Undergo Elbow Surgery
Two Braves right-handers will undergo elbow surgery, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com. Right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach is undergoing surgery for the same elbow fracture he dealt with last year while Hurston Waldrep will have Tommy John surgery. The Atlanta rotation has taken a number of blows already this year and this news provides two more hits. […]
Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Steve Adams Good afternoon! We’ll get going at 3pm CT, but as always, feel free to submit questions ahead of time. Hello! Let’s get going. Optimistic Giants Fan Now that both the A’s and the Rays have secured stadium futures, how excited are you to cover a future expansion draft? Steve Adams I do think […]
Twins Designate Woo-Suk Go For Assignment
The Twins announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder Walker Jenkins, a move that was reported yesterday. To open an active roster spot, fellow outfielder Alan Roden has been optioned to Triple-A St. Paul. In a corresponding 40-man move, right-hander Woo-Suk Go has been designated for assignment. Go, 28, started this season on […]
Mets Select Chris Devenski
The Mets announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Chris Devenski. Fellow righty Xzavion Curry has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding active roster move. To open a 40-man spot, infielder Jorge Polanco has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. It was reported last week that Polanco would be undergoing […]
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