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Padres Release Nick Castellanos

The Padres announced they’ve released Nick Castellanos. That was all but inevitable after the two-time All-Star was designated for assignment on Wednesday. San Diego also confirmed the previously reported placement of reliever Jeremiah Estrada on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 3, with right knee inflammation. David Morgan is back up from Triple-A El Paso […]

Angels, Logan Porter Agree To Minor League Deal

The Angels are in agreement with catcher Logan Porter on a minor league contract, reports Ari Alexander of Boston 7 News. The Gaeta Sports Management client had elected free agency this morning after being outrighted by the Giants. He’ll report to Triple-A Salt Lake. Porter backfills the catching depth after the Halos traded Austin Wynns to the […]

Marlins’ Prospect Thomas White Suffers Capsular Sprain

Marlins top pitching prospect Thomas White has been diagnosed with a capsular sprain in his throwing shoulder, the team announced (relayed by Isaac Azout of Fish On First). It’s a 3-4 month recovery timeline that’ll threaten the remainder of the 2026 season. Azout also notes that infielder Maximo Acosta underwent surgery last month to address a UCL […]

Angels Select Samy Natera

The Angels announced they’ve selected lefty reliever Samy Natera onto the big league roster. He’ll step into the bullpen in place of  Shaun Anderson, who has again been designated for assignment. Natera is up for the first time in his career. The 26-year-old southpaw, a native of Mexico, pitched his college ball at New Mexico […]

Ramón Laureano Likely Out For Season

The Padres are likely to be without left fielder Ramón Laureano for the remainder of the season. He underwent labrum surgery on his right hip on Friday, relays Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The team hasn’t officially ruled him out for the year but noted that this injury typically requires a 4-5 month […]

Brewers Designate Jake Woodford For Assignment

The Brewers announced that they have recalled left-hander Brian Fitzpatrick and right-hander Craig Yoho from Triple-A Nashville. In corresponding moves, lefty DL Hall has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left pectoral strain and righty Jake Woodford has been designated for assignment. Woodford, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Rays […]

Diamondbacks Select LuJames Groover

The Diamondbacks announced that they have selected the contract of infielder LuJames Groover. Fellow infielder José Fernández has been optioned to Triple-A Reno in a corresponding active roster move. Right-hander Taylor Rashi has been designated for assignment to open a 40-man spot. Groover, now 24, was a second-round pick in the 2023 draft. As a […]

Athletics Designate Joel Kuhnel For Assignment

The Athletics announced that they have recalled right-hander Elvis Alvarado. Fellow righty Joel Kuhnel has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move. The club’s 40-man roster count drops to 39. Kuhnel, 31, signed a minor league deal with the A’s in the offseason. He was added to the big league roster a week into […]

Rangers Designate Sam Haggerty For Assignment

The Rangers announced that infielder Corey Seager and outfielder Wyatt Langford have each been reinstated from the injured list. Infielder/outfielder Cody Freeman and outfielder Alejandro Osuna were optioned in corresponding active roster moves. Additionally, the Rangers reinstated infielder/outfielder Sam Haggerty from the bereavement/family medical emergency list and designated him for assignment. Seager hit the IL […]

Tarik Skubal To Begin Rehab Assignment, Could Be Reinstated After One Start

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch provided reporters with some updates on injured players today. Most notably, Hinch says that ace Tarik Skubal will make a rehab appearance on Sunday. That will take place with High-A West Michigan instead of Triple-A due to the weather forecast. If all goes well, he could rejoin the big league club […]

Cardinals Activate Lars Nootbaar

June 5th: Nootbaar has been officially reinstated, with Saggese optioned out as the corresponding move. June 3rd: The Cardinals will activate Lars Nootbaar from the 60-day injured list for Friday’s series opener against the Reds, manager Oli Marmol told reporters (including Jeff Jones of The Belleville News-Democrat). St. Louis will need to make an active […]

Red Sox Option Brayan Bello To Triple-A

June 5th: The Sox have officially selected La Sorsa, optioned Bello and transferred Crochet to the 60-day IL. June 4th: The Red Sox are optioning right-hander Brayan Bello to Triple-A Worcester, reports Dan Roche of WBZ. Boston will add recently acquired lefty reliever Joe La Sorsa to the active roster for tomorrow’s series opener in […]

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Aaron Judge Diagnosed With Rib Stress Fracture, Will Be Reevaluated In 4-6 Weeks

June 5: Judge has been officially placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 2nd, with Jones recalled as the corresponding move. Jack Curry of the YES Network first reported the Jones move earlier today. June 4: The Yankees will be without the game’s most feared slugger for a couple months. New York announced that Aaron […]

Logan Porter Elects Free Agency

1:25pm: Porter has chosen to elect free agency, MLBTR has learned. 11:49am: The Giants announced Friday that catcher Logan Porter cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Triple-A Sacramento. He’d been designated for assignment earlier in the week. San Francisco also recalled righty Carson Seymour from Triple-A and optioned righty Wilkin Ramos in his place. […]

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Red Sox Exploring Trade Market For Right-Handed Bats

Yesterday’s loss dropped the Red Sox to nine games under .500 — last place in the American League East. There’s a host of reasons for the team’s struggles to date, but a punchless offense is near the top of the list. Despite being in the division cellar and fourth from the bottom overall in the […]

Twins Playing Royce Lewis At First Base, Second Base In Minors

The Twins optioned infielder Royce Lewis to Triple-A a couple of weeks ago. Since then, he has hit eight home runs and slashed .367/.446/.939. He has also started expanding his defensive versatility. He played first base yesterday and was at second base the day before. Late last month, it was fair to wonder if Lewis’s […]

Elias Díaz Elects Free Agency

Veteran catcher Elias Díaz rejected an outright assignment from the Royals in favor of free agency, as reflected on the transaction log at MiLB.com. Players with more than three years of service (or a prior outright in their career) can reject outrights and instead elect free agency. Díaz has more than nine years of major […]

The Opener: Cubs, Rangers, Nootbaar

Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas and Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy are both fine after slamming into each other on a close play at first base last night (video via Talkin’ Baseball on X). Vargas is dealing with some bruises, and Muncy went through concussion protocol, but the infielders are expected to return to the […]

The Padres’ Problems Are Mounting

The past couple weeks have not been kind to the Padres. They now have a season-high five-game losing streak after being swept in today's matinee series finale in Philadelphia. It's their third four-plus game skid of the season and second in as many weeks, as they've dropped nine of ten. Six of those have come […]

A’s Move Jack Perkins Into Rotation

Jack Perkins will make his first start of the season for the A’s on Friday. The second-year righty will go opposite Peter Lambert to kick off a weekend series with the Astros. Manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com this week that Perkins will be part of the rotation. The A’s have lost Aaron Civale […]

Rangers Re-Sign Josh Sborz To Minor League Deal

The Rangers are re-signing reliever Josh Sborz to a minor league contract, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. He’d been granted his release earlier in the week. Sborz pitched parts of four MLB seasons with Texas between 2021-24. While he had a mostly nondescript 4.86 earned run average across 150 regular season innings, he […]

Twins Sign Austin Voth To Minor League Deal

The Twins signed right-hander Austin Voth to a minor league contract. The move was announced by their Triple-A affiliate in St. Paul, as he’ll start tonight’s game for the Saints. Voth elected free agency on Tuesday after being outrighted by the Blue Jays. The 33-year-old had two very brief stops on Toronto’s big league roster. He […]

Red Sox Acquire Joe La Sorsa

6:41pm: Boston announced the trade but has yet to reveal the corresponding move. 5:20pm: The Pirates are going to trade left-hander Joe La Sorsa to the Red Sox, reports Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. The Bucs will get cash in return, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. It was reported a few days ago […]