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Phillies Place Jesús Luzardo On Injured List
The Phillies announced that left-hander Jesús Luzardo has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 12, with left shoulder inflammation. Lefty Kyle Backhus has been recalled as the corresponding move. Prior to the official announcement, manager Don Mattingly passed the info onto reporters, including Matt Gelb of The Athletic. Luzardo was scratched from […]
Yankees To Activate Clarke Schmidt On Wednesday
The Yankees are likely to reinstate Clarke Schmidt from the 60-day injured list before Wednesday’s series finale in Minnesota, manager Aaron Boone told Gary Phillips of The New York Daily News. They optioned Bradley Hanner to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre tonight to clear a spot in the bullpen. New York will need to make another move tomorrow that’ll […]
Red Sox Expect Justin Slaten To Miss Remainder Of 2026
The Red Sox don’t expect reliever Justin Slaten to return this season, interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters (links via Tim Healey of The Boston Globe and Perla Paredes of MLB.com). The right-hander received a platelet-rich plasma injection after being diagnosed with “degenerative changes in his flexor mass,” as Tracy put it. Slaten landed on the […]
Cubs Shut Down Shelby Miller For Season
The Cubs are shutting down Shelby Miller for the rest of the 2026 season, manager Craig Counsell told reporters before tonight’s loss to Atlanta (links via Patrick Mooney of The Athletic and Jordan Bastian of MLB.com). The veteran reliever is expected to have a typical offseason and be full-go for Spring Training 2027. Miller is completing […]
Joc Pederson Attempting To Play Through Hand Fracture
Joc Pederson has a small fracture in his left hand, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News. The Rangers designated hitter will try to play through the injury, but that will be a matter of swelling and pain tolerance. Pederson was plunked by former teammate Brandon Pfaadt with a 93.3 mph fastball on Saturday […]
Athletics Place Gage Jump On Injured List
The Athletics announced that left-hander Gage Jump has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to September 13, due to a left shoulder impingement. Fellow lefty Joe Rock has been recalled as the corresponding move. Jump exited his most recent start after throwing just 44 pitches over two innings, departing due to this impingement. […]
Carlos Correa Will Not Return To Astros This Season
Astros manager Joe Espada has informed reporters, including Chandler Rome of The Athletic, that infielder Carlos Correa will not be coming off the injured list to rejoin the Astros this year. According to Espada, per Rome, there was no specific setback or injury recurrence. Rather, the daily workload related to his recovery became too much […]
Rafael Devers Undergoes Core Surgery
September 15: Per Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com, the recovery timeline for Devers is three months. That gives him plenty of time to be ready for the 2027 season. September 14: Rafael Devers will indeed undergo left-side core surgery on Tuesday, the Giants told reporters (including Zach Sweet of MLB.com). The team will have a […]
Reds’ Blake Dunn To Undergo Ulnar Nerve Transposition Procedure
Reds outfielder Blake Dunn is scheduled to undergo an ulnar nerve transposition procedure tomorrow, per Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. It’ll be the second surgery in as many months for Dunn, who underwent an internal brace procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 3. There’s no indication that this subsequent […]
Rays Announce Several Roster Moves
2:20pm: Wells tells Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times that he felt some tightness after his last outing but he is hopeful about having a minimal stint and returning for the playoffs. 1:45pm: The Rays on Tuesday placed righty Tyler Wells on the 15-day injured list due to tightness in his right forearm, retroactive […]
Mets Claim Christian Cairo
The Phillies announced Tuesday that infielder Christian Cairo, whom they designated for assignment over the weekend, has been claimed off waivers by the division-rival Mets. The Mets haven’t yet announced the move, but they already have an open 40-man spot after recently designating reliever Chris Devenski for assignment. Cairo, 25, was Cleveland’s fourth-round pick in […]
White Sox Designate José Urquidy For Assignment
The White Sox announced that left-hander Noah Schultz has been recalled from Triple-A Charlotte. Right-hander José Urquidy has been designated for assignment as the corresponding roster move. Urquidy, 31, was acquired from the Pirates in July after he had been designated for assignment by Pittsburgh. The Sox deployed him mostly as a long reliever, though […]
Braves Claim Michael Grove
The Braves announced Tuesday that they’ve claimed righty Michael Grove off waivers from the Rays. He’s been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. Atlanta already had a 40-man spot open, so no additional moves are needed. Grove, 30 in December, was a second-round pick by the Dodgers back in 2018. He long ranked as one of the […]
Reds Not Expected To Make Leadership Changes
It’s been a dismal season for the Reds, but it doesn’t sound as though fans should brace for sweeping changes in the front office or the dugout. President of baseball operations Nick Krall tells Gordon Wittenymyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer that he’s already had conversations with ownership and does not anticipate major changes in the […]
MLBTR Updates Super Two Cutoff Estimate To 2.134 Years
Last month, MLBTR contributor Ethan Hullihen estimated the upcoming Super Two cutoff to be 2 years and 130 days, or 2.130. That projection has now been updated to 2.134, when factoring in transactions made through September 14. The Super Two cutoff is a moving target. Players automatically qualify for arbitration when they have accrued at […]
Braves Place Reynaldo López On Injured List
September 15: López has indeed been placed on the injured list. Ritchie was recalled in the corresponding move. Atlanta also announced that reliever Joe Jiménez is reporting to Gwinnett for a rehab assignment — his first official game action since the 2024 postseason. It’s still a long shot that Jiménez will pitch his way into consideration […]
The Opener: Carroll Walk-Off, Peters At-Bat, Clinches
With Christian Koss flying down the line, Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn unleashed a 99.8 mph throw to end last night’s game (video link via MLB on X). It was the second-fastest infield assist in the Statcast era (h/t Sarah Langs of MLB.com). 1. Carroll wins it for D-Backs The Diamondbacks were two outs away from […]
Diamondbacks Claim Jesús Sánchez
The Diamondbacks have claimed outfielder Jesús Sánchez off waivers from the Blue Jays, per announcements from both clubs. Toronto had designated him for assignment last week. Arizona had an open 40-man spot after designating Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for assignment in recent days. Sánchez is out of options and will need a spot on the active […]
Edwin Díaz Not Guaranteed Spot On Dodgers’ Playoff Roster
Edwin Díaz’s first season in Dodger blue has thus far gone about as poorly as possible. The three-time All-Star has had multiple injured list stints and been blitzed for 18 runs in 13 2/3 innings. He has blown four saves in 11 attempts. Díaz has spent the last month on the injured list with what the […]
The White Sox’ Improbable Breakout
With under two weeks to play in the 2026 season, the White Sox are leading the American League Central — a sentence few expected to read or write back in March — thanks in no small part to breakouts up and down the roster. Chicago didn’t spend particularly aggressively in free agency. The Sox were […]
Mets Outright Chris Devenski
The Mets have sent right-hander Chris Devenski outright to Triple-A Syracuse, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week. A player has the right to reject an outright assignment and elect free agency if he has at least three years of service or a […]
Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
Steve Adams Good afternoon! We’ll get going at 2pm CT today, but feel free to send in questions ahead of time if you prefer. Hello! Let’s get going Bob Loblaw What’s the off-season market for Shota Imanaga look like? QO from the Cubs? Steve Adams Imanaga received a qualifying offer last offseason. He accepted it. He […]
Athletics Outright Taylor Rashi
Right-hander Taylor Rashi went unclaimed on waivers following his recent DFA by the Athletics, per the team’s transaction log. He’s been assigned outright to Triple-A Las Vegas. It’s Rashi’s first career outright assignment and he has fewer than three years of big league service, so he doesn’t have the right to elect free agency at […]
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 stretch of […]
Braves Designate Bailey Falter For Assignment
The Braves announced this morning that left-hander Bailey Falter has been designated for assignment. Right-hander Owen Murphy has been recalled from Triple-A to take his spot on the active roster. The 29-year-old Falter was acquired from the Royals alongside outfielder Lane Thomas prior to the 2026 trade deadline. By agreeing to acquire Falter and some […]