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Bryce Elder To Miss 3-4 Weeks Due To Knee Surgery
Braves manager Walt Weiss informed reporters, including Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that right-hander Bryce Elder had knee surgery today and will need about three to four weeks of recovery time. Specifically, the procedure removed bone fragments from his right knee, per Bishop. He has not yet been placed on the injured list but […]
Diamondbacks Activate Corbin Burnes From 60-Day IL
Right-hander Corbin Burnes has been reinstated from the 60-day IL, the Diamondbacks announced. He’s expected to start tonight against the Royals. Burnes hasn’t pitched in the majors since June 2025. Arizona also recalled right-hander Kade Strowd. Righties Gerardo Carrillo and Jose Cabrera were sent back to Triple-A. The club had two openings on the 40-man […]
Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Steve Adams Good afternoon! Pushed this week’s Monday chat by a day, as I was off for the holiday. Hope everyone who was able to take a long weekend enjoyed themselves. I’ll get going at 3pm CT, but feel free to ask questions ahead of time! Hello! Let’s get underway here. Breslow Should I really […]
Rays Select Nick Madrigal
The Rays have selected the contract of infielder Nick Madrigal, per a team announcement. He’ll replace Taylor Walls, who is headed to the 10-day IL with a right hip flexor strain. Tampa Bay also shared that infielder Oliver Dunn has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A. To clear a 40-man spot for Madrigal, the […]
Royals Release Brandon Drury
The Royals have released infielder Brandon Drury, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He is now a free agent and eligible to sign with any club. Drury, 34, signed a minor league deal with the Royals in the offseason. On the whole, this year’s Triple-A numbers don’t look great. In 212 plate appearances, he […]
Padres Release J.P. France, José Leclerc
The Padres have released right-handers J.P. France and José Leclerc, per the MiLB.com transaction log. Both had been with the organization on minor league contracts. France (no relation to San Diego first baseman Ty France) signed his minor league deal in early August after being cut loose by the Astros. The 31-year-old has pitched 10 […]
The Opener: Luzardo, Diamondbacks/Royals, Judge
For the first time since June 2025, Corbin Burnes will be on a big-league mound tonight. He’s slated to make his long-awaited return against the Royals. 1. Luzardo strikes out 12 in CGSO Phillies lefty Jesus Luzardo delivered one of the best outings of his career on Monday. He fired a complete-game shutout to secure […]
Yankees Activate Aaron Judge From 60-Day Injured List
After over three months on the injured list, Aaron Judge is back in action. The Yankees announced that Judge has been reinstated from the 60-day IL, in advance of New York’s game with the Rockies on Tuesday. Right-hander Elmer Rodriguez was optioned to Triple-A yesterday, and right-hander Chase Hampton was designated to create room for […]
Injury Notes: Pages, O’Hearn, Helsley, Pena
Andy Pages’ left hand was fractured by a Bubba Chandler pitch on August, but the Dodgers outfielder told The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya that he has started to hit off a tee and is no longer feeling any discomfort in his hand. Manager Dave Roberts told Sportsnet LA and other reporters that Pages “is coming quickly” […]
Shohei Ohtani Not Likely To Pitch Again In 2026
11:10PM: Ohtani himself (though an interpreter) told The Athletic’s Katie Woo and other reporters that he will concentrate just on hitting for the remainder of the season. While not pitching is “disappointing,” Ohtani said “the thing I was more focused on was to make sure that the pitching wouldn’t cause the most worst scenario, which […]
Braves To Activate Reynaldo Lopez On Wednesday
Reynaldo Lopez will return from the Braves’ 15-day injured list on Wednesday, as manager Walt Weiss told reporters (including Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) that Lopez will start that day’s game against the Rays. The right-hander last pitched on July 26, before a bout of left knee inflammation put Lopez on the shelf for […]
Anthony Santander To Begin Rehab Assignment On Wednesday
Anthony Santander’s first game action of 2026 is almost here, as Blue Jays manager John Schneider told Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling (multiple links) that Santander will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. It will mark Santander’s first game of any kind since he was Toronto’s starting DH in Game 3 of the ALCS […]
Pirates Outright Christian Bethancourt
The Pirates announced that catcher Christian Bethancourt has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis. Bethancourt has the ability to decline this assignment in favor of free agency, but there isn’t yet any word on the backstop’s decision. Bethancourt has hit .229/.259/.362 over 1301 plate appearances and 427 Major League games over parts of […]
Brewers Place Grant Anderson On 15-Day Injured List
Prior to today’s 4-3 win over the Cubs, the Brewers placed right-hander Grant Anderson on the 15-day injured list due to right biceps inflammation. Right-hander Brandon Sproat was called up from Triple-A Nashville in the corresponding move. Since Anderson was acquired from the Rangers during the 2024-25 offseason, the righty has been a workhorse in […]
Nationals Notes: Ribalta, Cruz, Early
The Nationals announced today that right-hander Orlando Ribalta has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 4, with right forearm inflammation. Fellow righty Yovanny Cruz has been recalled in a corresponding move. It’s unclear how serious Ribalta’s injury is. At this point of the calendar, any IL stint could be season-ending. The […]
Rangers Reinstate Robert Garcia From 60-Day Injured List
The Rangers announced that left-hander Robert Garcia has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. The 40-man roster had a vacancy but is now full. Right-hander Ben Peoples has been optioned as the corresponding active roster move. This has been Garcia’s most challenging season to date. From 2023 to 2025, split between the Nationals and […]
Jeff Greenberg Withdraws From Red Wings GM Search
Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg is staying with the team. Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group was among those to relay that Greenberg is removing his name from consideration for the job running the front office of the NHL’s Red Wings. For the latest on the ongoing search for the hockey club, check out our […]
Padres Designate Blake Hunt For Assignment
The Padres announced that right-hander Nick Pivetta has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list, a move that was previously reported. To open an active roster spot, fellow righty Jhony Brito has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso. In a corresponding 40-man move, catcher Blake Hunt has been designated for assignment. Hunt, 27, began the […]
Marlins Notes: Bender, Fairbanks, Meyer
The Marlins are hanging in the playoff race, currently four games back of the final Wild Card spot with three weeks to go. They don’t have a lot of margin for error, which makes it frustrating that right-hander Anthony Bender has seemingly hit a setback. Per the MLB.com injury tracker, he was scheduled to throw […]
Brewers Considering Moving Kyle Harrison To Bullpen
10:55am: Murphy told reporters today that Harrison will start Saturday against the Reds (h/t Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). The Brewers will have long relievers ready to go behind him. 9:18am: Kyle Harrison didn’t make it out of the fourth inning of today’s 12-8 Brewers loss to the Reds, as Cincinnati’s lineup tallied nine […]
Twins Activate Joe Ryan
The Twins have reinstated right-hander Joe Ryan from the 15-day IL, per a team announcement. He’s expected to start on Monday against the Tigers. Ryan missed exactly a month with a left glute strain. Righty Garrett Acton was optioned to Triple-A to clear a big-league roster spot. Ryan earned the second All-Star selection of his […]
The Opener: Guardians Walk-Off, Dodgers Comeback, Pivetta Return,
Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. belted a game-tying home run in the eighth inning against the Phillies. As boos rained down in Philadelphia, Acuna emerged for a curtain call (video link via NBA Sports on X). “I love it when they boo me,” Acuna said. 1. Cleveland does it again Guardians utilityman Daniel Schneemann came […]
East Notes: Corbin, Blue Jays, Crochet, Red Sox, Lavender, Millas
Patrick Corbin is a “long shot” to pitch again in 2026 due to a teres major strain, Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters (including Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling and MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson). This already seemed the case after the Jays shifted Corbin to the 60-day injured list in August following an initial 15-day IL placement […]
Yankees Place Trent Grisham On 10-Day Injured List
TODAY: Grisham has a moderate Grade 2 strain in a different part of his hamstring than the June injury, manager Aaron Boone told the New York Post’s Greg Joyce and other reporters. Boone acknowledged that Grisham’s regular season could be in jeopardy but “we’re not putting a timetable on it right now.” Joyce noted that […]
MLBTR Chat Transcript
Mark P It’s the first Weekend Chat of September, let’s go! We’ll start once a few questions pile up in the queue… Joe More likely to have an impact down the stretch-Justin Steele or Shelby Miller? Mark P Interesting question. I lean towards Miller just because he’s more used to bullpen work, and because his injury […]
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