Just when the Arizona Diamondbacks figured they were back in the hunt for the postseason, they get the brutal news that ace Corbin Burnes has suffered a significant setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. The former Cy Young winner, who was expected to be back around the All-Star Break, suffered a strain of his right teres major muscle and now will likely be out until September. He had thrown 15 bullpen sessions as part of his ramp-up before facing live hitters, but it was...
The Arizona Diamondbacks have recovered from a slow start to the season and now find themselves right in the heart of the mix for a Wild Card berth in the National League. Where we once thought earlier in the year that they could be sellers, insider Ken Rosenthal not only has them buying, but he suggests a particular need they'll be focusing on: The Diamondbacks expect to pursue a left-handed first baseman/DH type at the deadline, people briefed on their plans say. The insider then went on to ...
Aroldis Chapman is having one of the best seasons of his career at age 38.
He has a 0.48 ERA across 18 appearances and 18.2 innings, 12 saves, 25 strikeouts, and a 0.849 WHIP that makes him one of the most dominant closers in baseball right now.
The Boston Red Sox are 25-33 and trending toward being sellers at the August deadline.
NBC Sports Boston ranked Chapman as their most likely trade candidate if the Red Sox shift into sell mode, and multiple outlets have confirmed that his name is...
Justin Topa is getting another chance, and this time it is in Toronto.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed the veteran right-hander to a minor league contract, with Topa assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.
The 35-year-old was released by the Minnesota Twins in late May after posting an 8.05 ERA, a 2.00 WHIP, and 27 hits allowed across 19 innings, the latest difficult chapter in a career that has been defined by injury setbacks and improbable returns. Justin Topa, released by MIN last month, has signed ...
It was back in 2019 that the Toronto Blue Jays first acquired top pitching prospect Simeon Woods Richardson. He was a Top 3 prospect for the club when they dealt him to the Minnesota Twins in 2021 in the Jose Berrios trade. Now, Toronto has re-acquired Woods Richardson, days after he was designated for assignment by the Twins after going 0-7 through 10 starts with a 7.74 ERA and 1.89 WHIP with 47.2 innings pitched. The #BlueJays are acquiring Simeon Woods Richardson from the ...
It was a controversial addition when they brought him in, but now, after just two months, the San Diego Padres have decided to end the Nick Castellanos experiment, designating him for assignment. Padres have designated Nick Castellanos for assignment. He hit .191 with a .560 OPS and -0.9 bWAR in 39 games for San Diego pic.twitter.com/Tfwrp4twy9 — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 3, 2026 The two-time All-Star started his fall from grace last season in Philadelphia, when he batted just ....
The Cincinnati Reds had a brutal Monday night against the Kansas City Royals and made two roster decisions because of it.
Lyon Richardson and Brandon Leibrandt were both designated for assignment, with right-hander Zach McCambley and righty Luis Mey recalled from Triple-A Louisville in corresponding moves.
Chase Burns was scratched from Monday's start with an illness, forcing the Reds into an unplanned bullpen game that began with Richardson as opener and ended with a 9-2 final. The #Reds ...
The Minnesota Twins acquired right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations, adding a hard-throwing veteran to a bullpen that has been one of the most inconsistent in the American League this season.
Lawrence was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh last Friday and joins a Twins roster dealing with injuries to Bailey Ober, diagnosed Monday with a mild flexor strain that will sideline him from throwing for ten to fourteen days, and Kendry Rojas, w...
The injuries continue to pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays, notably in the starting rotation. With Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber, Max Scherzer and Jose Berrios currently on the IL (the latter for the entire season), the Jays will continue to look for pitching help. Despite their floundering start to the 2026 season, the defending American League champions still find themselves tied for a Wild Card berth at this point. If they can get to the postseason, not many teams would want to face a sho...
If there's one team that can pick it on defense, it's the Chicago Cubs. But the Cubbies are also a team with a need for some starting pitching to let those fielders go do their jobs. Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon are flyball pitchers, as is Matthew Boyd (currently on the IL). So as the team looks to fortify its rotation, there are two 'dream' fits for the Cubs to look to on the trade market, as noted by Christopher Kline of Fansided . Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins The former Cy Youn...
The San Francisco Giants made two roster decisions.
Ryan Borucki was designated for assignment after giving up at least one run in three straight appearances, pushing his ERA to 4.94 across 23.2 relief innings.
Jonah Cox was promoted directly from Double-A Richmond, skipping Triple-A Sacramento entirely, after one of the most eye-catching minor league stretches of the 2026 season.
I know there are a lot of reasons to question the some of the front office’s moves this year, but signing a ...
Jarred Kelenic is in Texas now.
The Texas Rangers have signed the outfielder to a minor league deal, with Kelenic reporting to Triple-A Round Rock after electing free agency from the Chicago White Sox over the weekend.
The White Sox designated him for assignment on May 25 after he batted .226/.305/.321 with one home run and a 33.9 percent strikeout rate across 59 plate appearances in 19 games, a brief big league stint that continued a career-long pattern of promising Triple-A numbers faili...
Detroit Tigers' two-time defending Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal is continuing his lightning-quick recovery from elbow surgery, and could be back on the mound by the end of June, by all accounts. The innovative new arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body from his elbow has been unexpectedly successful. But as for his future going forward, insider Ken Rosenthal reports on Monday that with the Tigers continuing to bring up the rear in the American League, "a growing belief exists w...
The Toronto Blue Jays have had more than their fair share of injuries this season. But this latest one is completely off the charts. Outfielder Jesus Sanchez was forced out of Sunday's game in Baltimore with an injury after a fan threw a baseball from the stands and struck him in the hand. Blue Jays outfielder Jesus Sanchez left the game with an injury after a fan threw a ball and hit him pic.twitter.com/PtS8buBbrU — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 31, 2026 A follow-up by a Baltimore rep...
Mike Trout hit another bomb on Saturday, giving him 14 for the season, with a .906 OPS, on pace for his best output in four years. The three-time MVP has once again made himself relevant after several seasons of injury troubles seemed to spell the end for him as an impact player. Not so fast. But one thing that hasn't changed is that his Los Angeles Angels are bringing up the rear in the American League, sitting last place in the AL West once again. Will this finally be the ...
The second time around wasn't a charm for right-hander Austin Voth with the Toronto Blue Jays. After surrendering three home runs, four walks and five earned runs in 3.1 innings Friday night, Voth woke up Saturday morning to find out he'd been designated for assignment for the second time this season by the Jays. The Blue Jays have selected RHP Hayden Juenger to the Major League roster. In a corresponding move, RHP Austin Voth has been designated for assignment. pic.twitter.com/TLiwxgMGp...
The biggest and most-frequently mentioned names are taking up all the oxygen on the trade market as we approach the summer: Tarik Skubal, Joe Ryan, Sandy Alcantara, Jarren Duran. They have all been discussed ad nauseam over the last few months. But what about the names that weren't expected to have a lot of trade buzz around them this summer, for a variety of different reasons? Here are three that are becoming potential trade candidates as the season progresses: Christian Wal...
There are celebrations, and then there are celebrations that cross the line . Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe performed the latter, and has now been hit by Major League Baseball with a one-game suspension. Abner Uribe has been suspended one game for his triple chop celebration directed at the Cardinals dugout https://t.co/Try114t4lG pic.twitter.com/Y2ntE8ob2r — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 29, 2026 The suspension and an undisclosed fine were handed down to Abner, ...
Albert Suarez and the Baltimore Orioles have developed one of the more unusual organizational relationships in baseball this year, and it produced another transaction when Suarez cleared outright waivers and elected free agency rather than accept a Triple-A assignment to Norfolk.
This marks the second time Suarez has gone through this exact sequence in 2026.
The first designation came in late April.
He cleared waivers, declined the outright assignment to Norfolk because a previous outrig...
John Brebbia has had one of the more eventful non-seasons of any pitcher in baseball this year.
The Colorado Rockies and veteran right-hander are in agreement on a minor league deal, with Brebbia assigned to Triple-A Albuquerque for what is effectively his third stint in the Colorado organization since December.
Brebbia signed an original minor league deal with the Rockies in December, was invited to big league spring training, pitched well enough to generate roster consideration, and then...
The San Francisco Giants have the second-worst record and the second-worst run differential in the National League. The only thing saving them from total and utter basement-dwelling is the Colorado Rockies. Recently, insider Bob Nightengale reported that the Giants, whom he calls, "the Worst Team Money Can Buy", are trying to unload some of their biggest contracts. That would include the $225M remaining for Rafael Devers, the $161M remaining on Willy Adames's deal, and the $125M left for...
With the other three major North American professional sports leagues having a salary cap, Major League Baseball is now pushing hard to finally get one. But the MLB players' union is still pushing back. The last time MLB Owners proposed a hard salary cap was over 30 years ago, in 1994. And we all know what happened then. A player's strike in defiance of a cap wound up getting the World Series cancelled. Salary cap is accompanied by salary floor in owners' proposal In the new propos...
The Chicago Cubs have signed left-handed reliever Aaron Bummer to a minor league contract, adding a veteran arm to a bullpen that has been one of the more injury-ravaged units in baseball this season.
Bummer was released by the Atlanta Braves on May 19 after posting a 7.63 ERA and an 8.62 FIP across 19 appearances and 15.1 innings, with a walk-to-strikeout ratio of 10 to 13 that showed a pitcher who could not consistently miss bats or locate his fastball.
He is expected to report to Triple...
The Texas Rangers designated Andrew McCutchen for assignment ahead of their game against the Houston Astros, ending the veteran's tenure in Arlington after 37 games and signing utility infielder Nicky Lopez to a one-year major league contract in a corresponding move.
McCutchen, 39, signed with Texas on a minor league deal in March and earned his way onto the Opening Day roster, serving primarily as the right-handed half of a designated hitter platoon with Joc Pederson. McCutchen Heads to the...
A 13.97 ERA? Yup, that'll get you designated for assignment. The Kansas City Royals had no choice but to DFA left-handed reliever Bailey Falter after his disastrous nine-hit, seven-run outing over 2.1 innings on Tuesday night. Falter was a full-time starter for the previous four seasons, but took on a swing role with the Royals at the end of last season and again this year, with two starts and three relief appearances in 2026. But no matter what stage of the game he took the mound, it wa...