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Rangers Place Evan Carter On 10-Day IL With Oblique Strain

Rangers outfielder Evan Carter is heading to the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, the team announced. The Rangers recalled infielder/outfielder Cody Freeman from Triple-A Round Rock to take Carter’s roster spot. Injuries have been an all-too-frequent occurrence during a frustrating career for Carter, who left a loss to the Red Sox on […]

Tigers Activate Tarik Skubal, Place Jack Flaherty On 15-Day IL

Six weeks since he last took the mound, superstar left-hander Tarik Skubal is officially back. The Tigers have activated the two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner from the 15-day injured list and placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day IL with a left peroneal strain. In other moves, the Tigers recalled infielder Hao-Yu Lee from […]

Braves Place Spencer Strider On 15-Day Injured List

1:11pm: Ritchie will indeed take Strider’s spot in the rotation, Weiss announced (via Chad Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). 9:05am: The Braves announced that right-hander Spencer Strider has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing elbow.  Right-hander Anthony Molina was called up from Triple-A in the corresponding 26-man roster […]

Rangers Select Joe Ross, Designate Michel Otañez

The Rangers announced that they have selected right-hander Joe Ross from Triple-A Round Rock and designated fellow righty Michel Otañez for assignment. They optioned righty Luis Curvelo to Round Rock to clear a 26-man roster spot for Ross. While Ross went 25th overall to the Padres in the 2011 draft, he has spent the majority […]

Padres Place Miguel Andujar On 10-Day IL, Select Nick Solak

The Padres have placed infielder/designated hitter Miguel Andujar on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain (retroactive to June 11). To take his 26-man roster spot, the Padres selected outfielder Nick Solak from Triple-A El Paso. They now have a full 40-man roster. The 31-year-old Andujar tweaked his hamstring in a loss to […]

Yankees Place Trent Grisham On 10-Day IL, Activate Jasson Domínguez

The Yankees have placed outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain, the team announced. Fellow outfielder Jasson Domínguez, whom the Yankees reinstated from the 10-day IL, will take Grisham’s roster spot. Grisham suffered the injury sliding into second base in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday, forcing […]

Garrett Crochet Unlikely To Return Before All-Star Break

Garrett Crochet spoke to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo and other reporters Friday about his health status, though the left-hander still didn’t have any clear timeline about when he might return to the Red Sox rotation.  “I think it would take a huge leap to say I’d be back before” the All-Star break, Crochet said, as “I […]

Brewers Place Coleman Crow On 15-Day IL Due To Flexor Strain

The Brewers placed right-hander Coleman Crow on the 15-day injured list on Friday (retroactive to June 10) due to right forearm flexor strain.  Right-hander Craig Yoho was called up from Triple-A Nashville in the corresponding move. The severity of the strain isn’t yet known, and the lighter variety of such flexor injuries would see Crow […]

The Opener: Misiorowski, Alvarez, Skubal

The Marlins are baseball’s hottest team, as a six-game winning streak has brought Miami back to a .500 (35-35) record.  Friday’s 8-3 win over the Pirates saw Sandy Alcantara allow five runs and a walk over eight innings of three-run ball, while striking out seven.  Alcantara’s impressive start included his 1000th career strikeout, with 992 […]

Chase Dollander Expected To Undergo UCL Surgery

The Rockies provided a brutal injury update on Friday night. Manager Warren Schaeffer tells Kevin Henry of The Denver Gazette that Chase Dollander is expected to require surgery to repair UCL damage in his elbow. The Rox haven’t finalized those plans yet, as Schaeffer indicated the righty has one more pre-operation appointment in the coming […]

Weston Wilson Elects Free Agency

The Orioles announced that utility player Weston Wilson elected free agency. Baltimore designated him for assignment last week when they selected catcher Sam Huff onto the MLB roster. Wilson cleared waivers and was outrighted for the second time in his career, which allowed him to test the market. Wilson had spent the last two months on […]

Giants To Use Caleb Kilian As Closer

The Giants have named Caleb Kilian their closer, manager Tony Vitello told reporters before tonight’s game against the Cubs (link via Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area). They had used a committee approach but is moving to stricter roles in what has become a problematic bullpen. San Francisco inexplicably made almost no moves of […]

Marlins, Zach Pop Agree To Minor League Deal

The Marlins are in agreement with reliever Zach Pop on a minor league contract, according to the MLB.com transaction log. He’ll report to Triple-A Jacksonville. Pop signed a big league deal with the Phillies over the winter. He broke camp and made seven appearances over the first couple weeks, allowing three runs through 7 1/3 innings. […]

Royals Place Seth Lugo On Concussion IL

The Royals placed starter Seth Lugo on the seven-day concussion injured list this evening. Righty Eli Morgan is up from Triple-A Omaha to provide an extra bullpen arm for the time being. It was a scary scene on Wednesday when Lugo was struck in the face by a comebacker hit by Brandon Nimmo. The ball came off […]

Braves Release Maverick Handley

The Braves announced they’ve released catcher Maverick Handley, who’d been on optional assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett. That opens a 40-man roster spot for Hurston Waldrep, who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A. Atlanta also outrighted Carlos Carrasco yet again after designating him for assignment on Wednesday. Waldrep has been out all season after […]

Rockies Promote Sean Sullivan For MLB Debut, Move Chase Dollander To 60-Day IL

5:03pm: The Rockies announced Sullivan’s promotion. To make room, they shifted right-hander Chase Dollander to the 60-day IL and optioned lefty Sammy Peralta to Triple-A. Dollander has been down with an elbow sprain since May 15. He will now stay on the shelf until at least July 15. 12:57pm: The Rockies are set to promote […]

Athletics Place Brent Rooker On IL, Reinstate Jacob Wilson

The Athletics have placed designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 9) with a bone bruise in his left knee, per Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. The team reinstated shortstop Jacob Wilson from the IL to take Rooker’s roster spot. The injury continues a rough start for Rooker, who is already […]

Orioles Release Tommy Pham

JUNE 12: The Orioles have granted Pham his release, per Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun. JUNE 11: Veteran outfielder Tommy Pham will exercise an opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Orioles tomorrow, reports Josh Tolentino of The Baltimore Sun. He’ll return to free agency if the Orioles don’t add him to […]

Tigers Select Jacob Waguespack, Designate Zack Short

The Tigers have selected righty reliever Jacob Waguespack onto the MLB roster and designated infielder Zack Short for assignment, the team announced. They have also activated reliever Kenley Jansen from the 10-day injured list, added the just-claimed James Outman to their active roster and optioned righty Brenan Hanifee to Triple-A Toledo. Waguespack is also a new acquisition. Detroit […]

Cardinals Option Nolan Gorman, Select Blaze Jordan

The Cardinals have optioned slumping third baseman Nolan Gorman to Triple-A Memphis and selected the contract of corner infielder Blaze Jordan, as first reported by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Jordan’s first game for St. Louis will be his MLB debut. Injured infielder Ramón Urías has moved to the 60-day IL to make […]

Nationals Claim Jhancarlos Lara, Designate Julian Fernandez

The Nationals announced that they have claimed right-hander Jhancarlos Lara from the Braves and optioned him to Double-A Harrisburg. In a corresponding move, the Nats designated righty Julian Fernandez for assignment. When the Braves selected Lara’s contract last September, Baseball America, MLB.com and FanGraphs each ranked him among the team’s 25 best prospects. There were […]

Phillies Place Adolis García On 60-Day IL

The Phillies announced that they have placed outfielder Adolis García on the 60-day injured list with a torn right lat. They recalled outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his active roster spot. Outfielder Derek Hill, whom the Phillies acquired from the White Sox on Thursday, has reported to the club. Steward […]

Astros Designate Ryan Weiss For Assignment, Select Raynel Delgado

The Astros have designated right-hander Ryan Weiss for assignment, as first reported by Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle. His 40-man roster spot will go to infielder Raynel Delgado, whose promotion was first reported yesterday by Francys Romero. Weiss was not on Houston’s active roster, but the Astros already cleared a spot for Delgado on the […]

Blue Jays Activate Alejandro Kirk, Designate Tyler Heineman

To highlight a series of roster moves on Friday, the Blue Jays activated catcher Alejandro Kirk from the 60-day injured list and placed outfielder Dalton Varsho on the 10-day IL with left wrist inflammation, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports. The team also designated catcher Tyler Heineman for assignment and recalled outfielder Davis Schneider from Triple-A […]

Guardians Recall Daniel Espino For MLB Debut

2:01pm: The Guardians have officially announced the move. To make room for Espino, they optioned righty reliever Codi Heuer to Triple-A. 7:34am: The Guardians are expected to recall right-hander Daniel Espino for his MLB debut, reports Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Espino is already on the 40-man roster, so only a 26-man move will be needed. […]