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Cubs Not Planning To Place Alex Bregman On Injured List
Cubs manager Craig Counsell informed reporters, including Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times, that third baseman Alex Bregman will not be placed on the injured list. He has multiple facial fractures and lots of swelling but could be back on the field before the regular season ends on Sunday. Bregman was in the on deck […]
Mets Sign Manager Andy Green To Three-Year Extension
The Mets announced that interim manager Andy Green will stick around as full-time manager and has been signed to a three-year deal. “Over the course of the season, it became evident that the next manager of the New York Mets was already in place,” said president of baseball operations David Stearns in the press release. […]
Ryan Ward Acquired By NPB’s Chunichi Dragons
The Dodgers announced that the contract of first baseman/outfielder Ryan Ward has been sold to the Chunichi Dragons of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. Ward had been designated for assignment last week. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic was among those to relay today’s update. Ward, 28, has been a huge power threat throughout his minor league […]
Pirates Designate Camilo Doval For Assignment
The Pirates announced that right-hander Kirby Yates has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list. Fellow righty Camilo Doval has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. It’s a bit of a surprising decision for the Bucs at this late part of the season. They just acquired Doval at the trade deadline, giving up […]
The Rays’ Unlikely Ace
This afternoon, Nick Martinez will make his 30th start of the year. Thirty starts isn’t usually a huge milestone, at least not for a major league veteran. More than 30 pitchers have already hit that mark in 2026. Yet, for Martinez, that nice, round number 30 represents something special. The right-hander has played 16 professional […]
The Opener: Rays/Yankees, Gore, Alonso
After just three games on Monday, the schedule is much more plentiful today. There are 16 games on the Tuesday slate. All but one of the matchups are in the evening. 1. Rays can clinch AL East The Rays and Yankees have a day/night doubleheader on tap for Tuesday. Tampa Bay can lock up the […]
Offseason Outlook: Colorado Rockies
The Rockies have shown a bit of improvement but are still one of the worst teams in the league. They won’t be trying to compete in 2027. The big question of the offseason is how aggressively they will be shopping players from the major league roster. Guaranteed Contracts Kris Bryant, 1B/OF: $52MM through 2028 Ezequiel […]
Giants’ Blade Tidwell Exits Start With Elbow Discomfort
The Giants are dealing with yet another injury. Blade Tidwell made an early exit from tonight’s 5-2 victory over Minnesota. Manager Tony Vitello told reporters postgame that the right-hander felt elbow discomfort and will go for further testing on Tuesday (via Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area and Susan Slusser of The San Francisco […]
Michael Lorenzen Elects Free Agency
Michael Lorenzen cleared waivers after being outrighted by the Blue Jays, according to the MLB.com transaction log. The veteran righty will get an early start on the offseason after electing free agency. Lorenzen had a brief stint in Toronto, making six appearances in low-leverage relief after signing in late August. He allowed at least one […]
Giants Promote Bo Davidson, Activate Marcelo Mayer
The Giants announced they’ve selected outfield prospect Bo Davidson onto the MLB roster and activated Marcelo Mayer from the 10-day injured list. San Francisco shut down Jung Hoo Lee with a groin contusion and placed rookie first baseman Bryce Eldridge on the seven-day concussion list. Eldridge’s placement is retroactive to September 18, so he could theoretically return for […]
Alex Bregman Suffers Multiple Facial Fractures
Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was hit by a foul ball in the on deck circle yesterday. Today, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that Bregman suffered multiple facial fractures. He will not undergo surgery and is hoping to return during the postseason. Bregman was in the on deck circle yesterday when a ball off the […]
Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Anthony Franco Good afternoon, hope all is well! Swapping with Steve this week since I’m off on Friday. He’ll run that chat. Let’s get rolling Quart Lowe I think big market teams will offer Lowe 3/$60-65m and the Pirates will offer 2/$36m. He says he likes Pittsburgh but I can’t see him passing on a […]
Blue Jays Designate Joe Mantiply For Assignment
The Blue Jays reinstated righty Trey Yesavage from the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow right-hander Chad Dallas from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, the team announced. In a pair of corresponding moves, Toronto optioned right-hander Spencer Arrighetti and designated left-hander Joe Mantiply for assignment. Yesavage will start tonight’s game as the Jays try to keep […]
Nationals To Release Cole Henry
The Nationals announced Monday that they’ve requested unconditional release waivers on right-hander Cole Henry. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to left-hander DJ Herz, who has wrapped up his rehab from last summer’s UCL surgery and been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Henry was placed on the minor league injured list about four […]
Dodgers Notes: Sasaki, Ohtani, Pages, Snell
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki is nearing a return from the injured list, where he’s spent the past few weeks due to a blister issue on his pitching hand. When the 24-year-old makes his return this week, it’ll be as a member of the bullpen, manager Dave Roberts told the team’s beat yesterday (via MLB.com’s Sonja […]
Brewers Outright Rob Zastryzny
Sept. 21: Zastryzny cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Nashville, per the MiLB.com transaction log. Sept. 17: The Brewers have designated left-hander Rob Zastryzny for assignment, per Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Zastryzny was on the injured list and on a rehab assignment. Since he’s out of options, it seems the […]
Submit Your Questions For This Week’s Episode Of The MLBTR Podcast
On the MLB Trade Rumors podcast, we regularly answer questions from our readers and listeners. With the next episode set for Wednesday, we’re looking for MLBTR’s audience to submit their questions and we’ll pick a few to answer. The trade deadline is now in the rear-view and teams are coming into the final week of […]
Twins To Select Aaron Sabato
The Twins will select the contract of first baseman Aaron Sabato for the final week of the season, as first reported by Bobby Nightengale of the Minnesota Star Tribune. They’ll need to open a 40-man roster spot, but that can be accomplished by moving Byron Buxton to the 60-day IL. His season is over after […]
The Opener: Red Sox Clinch, Ryan Joining Tigers, Yesavage Back
For a three-game slate, there are a surprising number of notable pitching storylines on Monday. The Tigers, Nationals, and Blue Jays will each get young starters back on the mound. 1. Red Sox secure playoff spot Boston came up short against Tampa Bay on Sunday, but still locked up a postseason berth with Houston falling […]
Alex Bregman Undergoing Tests After Being Hit In Face By Foul Ball
The Cubs’ 9-1 victory over the Reds kept Chicago atop the tight NL wild card race, but with a painful and perhaps long-term cost. While in the on-deck circle during a Michael Busch plate appearance in the fourth inning, Alex Bregman was hit in the face by a Busch foul ball, immediately causing Bregman to […]
Central Notes: Brazoban, Holderman, Ashcraft, Jordan
The White Sox activated right-hander Huascar Brazoban from the 15-day injured list prior to today’s game with the Tigers, and left-hander Chris Murphy was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move. Sidelined since August 24 due to a left lat strain, Brazoban returned with a scoreless inning of relief, and was the winning pitcher in […]
Tigers Notes: Verlander, Ryan, Holton
While stressing that these plans are “still in pencil,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told the Detroit Free Press’ Jeff Seidel and other reporters said the team intends to start Justin Verlander on Saturday when the Tigers host the Pirates. If all goes to plan, this will be the last game of Verlander’s superb 21-year career, […]
MLBTR Chat Transcript
Mark P The Weekend Chat has arrived! We’ll open things up in a minute, after a few questions start to stack up in the queue…. You can’t misspell Alex Bregman without Bees? Mark P Beads?!And, this got me looking at that Bregman post to see if I’d made a typo, haha EricT Will any team give […]
Nationals To Activate DJ Herz From 60-Day IL On Monday
The Nationals announced that left-hander DJ Herz will be activated off the 60-day injured list to start Monday’s game against the Tigers. Left-hander Jared Simpson was optioned to Triple-A today to open up a spot on Washington’s active roster, and the Nats still need to create space for Herz on the 40-man roster. Herz will […]
Athletics Interview Mike Groopman, Taylor Smith For GM Vacancy
The Athletics’ search for a new front office leader included a pitstop in Boston, as Over-Slot Baseball’s Joe Doyle reports that the A’s had interviews with Red Sox assistant GMs Mike Groopman and Taylor Smith. MassLive.com’s Sean McAdam reports that the A’s speaking with candidates via video call during this first stage of the interview […]
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