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Red Sox Place Ranger Suárez On Injured List
The Red Sox announced Thursday that left-hander Ranger Suárez has been placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 6) due to a groin strain. Infielder Brett Harris is up from Triple-A Worcester to take his spot on the roster. Suárez, 30, signed a five-year, $130MM deal in free agency and has thus far […]
Mets Designate Jared Oliva For Assignment
The Mets designated outfielder Jared Oliva for assignment Thursday morning, per a team announcement. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to reliever Dan Hammer, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Syracuse (as was reported last night). Righty Tobias Myers has been optioned to Syracuse to open an active roster spot. Oliva, 30, was […]
Braves Designate José Azócar For Assignment
The Braves announced Thursday that outfielder José Azócar has been designated for assignment. His roster spot goes to fellow righty-swinging outfielder Eli White, who has been reinstated from the paternity list. Azócar, 30, was only selected to the 40-man roster Monday when White went on the paternity list. He went hitless in two plate appearances […]
The Opener: Cease, Jones, Ober
Angels outfielder Mike Trout is back in the lineup. He’s also back to hitting homers. Maybe a week of action will be enough for him to change his mind about the Home Run Derby. 1. Cease loses no-hitter in ninth Blue Jays righty Dylan Cease cruised through eight innings without allowing a hit on Wednesday […]
Justin Verlander To Retire At End Of Season
One of the best careers of this era of baseball is winding down. Justin Verlander announced that he will retire at the end of the current season. Earlier today, Verlander was selected as a “legend pick” for the All-Star game. Verlander issued a statement thanking commissioner Rob Manfred for the honor and revealed the news […]
MLBTR Podcast: Trade Deadline Questions About The Royals, Reds, Cardinals, Padres And More!
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of […]
Trade Deadline Outlook: Miami Marlins
Six weeks ago, the Marlins looked like one of the league’s few obvious sellers. They’ve been baseball’s best team since the beginning of June, reeling off a 24-8 stretch to climb eight games above .500 for the first time in three years. A walk-off win over Seattle last night was their fourth straight victory and […]
Orioles Outright Chadwick Tromp
The Orioles announced that catcher Chadwick Tromp accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. Baltimore designated him for assignment last week. Tromp was only on the MLB roster for a couple weeks. He drew one start and went 2-3 with an RBI. Tromp also played in 12 games for the Braves earlier in the season and […]
Mets To Select Dan Hammer
The Mets will select reliever Dan Hammer onto the major league roster, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. They’ll need to make active and 40-man roster moves before tomorrow’s series finale against the Royals. Hammer gets his first big league call a couple months before his 29th birthday. He was a 13th-round draftee by the Orioles out […]
Phil Regan Passes Away
Former All-Star and longtime pitching coach Phil Regan passed away at age 89, his attorney told Jeff Passan of ESPN. He died peacefully of natural causes, according to Dave Campbell of The Associated Press. Regan was a Michigan native who played a year of college ball at Western Michigan before signing with the Tigers. He […]
A’s Notes: Muncy, Soderstrom, McNeil
The Athletics optioned Opening Day third baseman Max Muncy to Triple-A Las Vegas this afternoon. That was the corresponding move to activate Tyler Soderstrom from his minimal stint on the injured list. That follows recent returns from Jacob Wilson and Zack Gelof, putting the A’s lineup pretty close to full strength — aside from the season-ending absence for Brent Rooker. […]
Brandon Woodruff Going For Second Opinion On Shoulder Injury
Brandon Woodruff will visit Dr. Keith Meister for a second opinion on his injured shoulder, relays team reporter Sophia Minnaert. Initial testing revealed a new injury to Woodruff’s anterior shoulder capsule. Milwaukee placed the two-time All-Star on the injured list over the weekend. Woodruff’s velocity had tanked on Saturday due to shoulder discomfort. Skipper Pat […]
Padres Select Luis Rengifo
The Padres announced they’ve selected infielder Luis Rengifo onto the big league roster. He takes the place of Samad Taylor, who lands on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. San Diego already had an opening on the 40-man roster. Rengifo quickly returns to the big leagues after being released by the Brewers […]
Bryse Wilson Elects Free Agency
6:11pm: Wilson indeed elected free agency, according to the transaction tracker. 11:39am: Cubs right-hander Bryse Wison went unclaimed on waivers following his recent DFA, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Iowa, but Wilson has the right to reject that assignment in favor of free agency. The Cubs originally […]
Will Benson Accepts Outright Assignment With Reds
The Reds announced that outfielder Will Benson has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment Triple-A Louisville. He had been designated for assignment last week when right-hander Hunter Greene came off the 60-day injured list. Benson had the right to elect free agency but it’s not a surprise that he has waived that right. Players […]
Angels Designate Donovan Walton For Assignment
The Angels announced that outfielder Mike Trout has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. It was reported a few days ago that Trout would likely be back this week. Infielder Donovan Walton has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Walton, 32, signed a minor league deal with the Halos in the offseason. […]
Twins Sign Matt Bowman To Minor League Deal
The Twins have signed right-hander Matt Bowman to a minor league deal, reports Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com. He will report to Triple-A St. Paul and give the Saints a fresh bullpen arm. Bowman and the Twins are plenty familiar with each other. He pitched for them in 2024, one of many clubs he has suited […]
Pirates Place Endy Rodríguez On Injured List
3:21pm: The Bucs have now officially announced these moves. The Rodríguez IL placement is retroactive to July 6th. 2:17pm: The Pirates are going to place catcher Endy Rodríguez on the 10-day injured list with a left glute strain, manager Don Kelly tells reporters, including Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rafael Flores will be recalled […]
Mariners Sign Stuart Fairchild To Minor League Deal
The Mariners added outfielder Stuart Fairchild on a minor league contract after he rejected an outright assignment with the Guardians earlier this week and instead opted for free agency. The Mariners didn’t formally announce the addition, but the CAA client made his organizational debut yesterday when he homered in a 1-for-3 showing with Seattle’s affiliate […]
Mets Designate Matt Seelinger For Assignment
The Mets on Wednesday announced that they’ve selected the contract of righty Xzavion Curry from Triple-A Syracuse and recalled righty Tobias Myers. Right-hander Matt Seelinger was designated for assignment in order to open a roster spot for Curry, while Myers will fill a spot vacated by right-hander Austin Warren‘s placement on the 15-day injured list. […]
Gregory Santos Elects Free Agency
Right-hander Gregory Santos has rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Sacramento and will instead become a free agent, per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco had passed Santos through waivers unclaimed earlier in the week. Santos, 27 in August, returned to the Giants organization (with which he made his 2021 big league […]
KBO’s SSG Landers Sign Pedro Avila
The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization announced Wednesday that they’ve signed right-hander Pedro Avila for the remainder of the 2026 season. Cleveland released Avila, who’d been pitching with their Triple-A club, last week in order to facilitate the move. Per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, Avila is guaranteed $380K for […]
The Opener: O’Hearn, Tolbert, Ohtani, Bichette
Have a night, Ryan O’Hearn. The Pirates slugger set a franchise record with 10 RBI on Tuesday against the Braves. O’Hearn hit a grand slam and two three-run homers within the first six innings of the game. He then tacked on an eighth-inning single to give himself a four-hit night. 1. Tolbert matches MLB record Royals […]
Astros Still Looking For Left-Handed Outfielder, Righty Relief
The Astros unsuccessfully tried last offseason to acquire a left-handed hitting outfielder. That remains one of the front office’s top priorities as they prepare for next month’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown told Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The GM also added the club would be open to adding a right-handed pitcher who could […]
Orioles Notes: Akin, Helsley, Selby, Detwiler
A handful of injured Orioles relievers are going for second opinions. As reflected on the MLB.com injury tracker, left-hander Keegan Akin will meet Dr. Keith Meister for evaluation on his elbow next week. Closer Ryan Helsley is going for further testing on his own elbow injury this week. Right-hander Colin Selby will visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache at […]