Aug 15, 2023, 05:27 PM ET The Toronto Blue Jays received a boost in their quest to maintain playoff positioning Tuesday, activating closer Jordan Romano from the 15-day injured list while sending All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo. Romano, 30, suffered a back injury during the All-Star Game in Seattle.
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Aug 15, 2023, 03:02 PM ET New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will not need offseason toe surgery, manager Aaron Boone told the “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast Tuesday. Judge missed 42 games this season with a torn ligament in his right big toe, an injury suffered when the right fielder crashed into the wall at Dodger
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 08:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Tampa Bay ace left-hander Shane McClanahan is scheduled to have Tommy John surgery Monday, and Rays outfielder Manuel Margot will undergo a procedure to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The 26-year-old McClanahan went on the 60-day injured list with tightness in his
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 09:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES — There’s a new baby girl in the world named for Mookie Betts. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger was in the on-deck circle awaiting his at-bat at home on Aug. 2 against Oakland. A fan told Betts that if he hit a home run the
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 07:34 PM ET MIAMI — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins after fouling the first pitch he saw off his shin. Altuve limped around the plate for a couple minutes before finishing the at-bat. He reached on an infield single before Alex Bregman
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 08:18 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Daniel Murphy’s surprising comeback bid ended with him going on the voluntarily retired list after playing 38 games with the Los Angeles Angels‘ Triple-A team. Murphy a three-time All-Star infielder, was no longer on the active roster for the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday,
ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2023, 09:54 AM ET NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to revive longtime umpire Ángel Hernández’s lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball of racial discrimination. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Cuban-born Hernández’s arguments that the league’s promotion practices,
Associated Press Aug 15, 2023, 12:50 PM ET ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves recalled infielder Vaughn Grissom from Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of their game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. Grissom, who lost out on the starting shortstop job during spring training, was promoted after the Braves placed second baseman Ozzie Albies on
Aug 15, 2023, 01:43 PM ET The Texas Rangers signed infielder/outfielder Josh Harrison to a minor league deal, his agency announced Tuesday. The Philadelphia Phillies released the 36-year-old veteran on Aug. 2 to make room for right-hander Michael Lorenzen, acquired from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline. Harrison batted .204 with two homers and
Aug 15, 2023, 01:32 PM ET The Minnesota Twins reinstated infielder Royce Lewis from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday after he missed 36 games with a left oblique strain. Lewis hasn’t played in the majors since July 1. He completed a four-game rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul, where he was 5-for-12 (.417) with