Sam Huff cleared waivers Saturday and filed for free agency, jolting the catching market and showing how fast a roster can churn after a waiver claim fails. The Orioles had selected his contract earlier in 2026, then sent him down, while the Giants yanked him from their 40-man, so a shift was baked in. This […]
Christian Yelich landed on the injured list with a grade 1 groin strain on Friday, forcing the Milwaukee Brewers to immediately rethink their offensive architecture ahead of a critical four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The team shifted into contingency mode, pushing power-hitting first baseman Tyler Black into the cleanup spot and […]
George Kirby tossed six strong frames Friday and lifted the Seattle Mariners past St. Louis. The right-hander improved to 4-2 as Seattle wins its third straight and keeps pace in the AL West standings. In a season defined by incremental progress and high-leverage contributions, Kirby’s latest outing epitomized the steady, ground-ball-oriented approach that manager Dan […]
Seattle Mariners placed Julio Rodriguez on administrative leave Friday amid roster congestion that echoes across the American League. The club must balance Julio Rodriguez value against luxury tax exposure and outfield depth before Sunday’s series opener versus Houston. Front-office brass scrambled to recalibrate payroll and prospect flow after a rash of parallel moves league-wide. Mariners […]
Gerrit Cole progresses through late-stage recovery from Tommy John surgery as the New York Yankees recalibrate rotation plans for a 2026 playoff run. The right-hander builds arm strength and command while New York mixes veteran depth with emerging options at the back end of the rotation. Yankees brass balances risk and reward by limiting workload […]
Minnesota right-hander Taj Bradley meets his old club Friday at Tropicana Field, the first such reunion since a July swap sent him to the Twins for Griffin Jax. The Rays recalibrated their bullpen by trading a former top prospect for a controllable arm built to navigate high-leverage frames. In a league where bullpen resources define […]
Byron Buxton shook off soreness after a diving catch and stayed in Friday’s lineup as the Minnesota Twins absorbed a labrum tear to optioned reliever Alan Roden. The injury, disclosed Thursday at Citi Field, trims Twin Cities outfield flexibility and raises recall odds for Triple-A St. Paul arms if setbacks occur. Target Field depth charts […]
The Mets selected Carl Edwards’ contract from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. This roster addition injects bullpen depth and signals that free agency chatter is shifting from quiet to active before May. For a franchise that has oscillated between rebuilding and contention over the past decade, such micro-moves are critical […]
The Seattle Mariners opened the 2026 regular season with uneven results, leaning on a steady hand behind the plate to set the tone. Cal Raleigh, the 28-year-old backstop who signed a one-year, $4.35 million contract in the offseason after his breakout 2023 campaign, said the club will ride a 25-game stretch of better swings and […]
The Yankees have built one of baseball’s sharper rotations a month into the 2026 season, blending generational pedigree with modern analytics to create a unit that is as intellectually formidable as it is athletically gifted. Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon are on carefully monitored rehab assignments and could rejoin the active list within days, forcing […]