May 11, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Detroit Tigers president Scott Harris said the positive way Javier Baez responded to being removed from a game last month has helped contribute to his team’s improved play since. Baez, in the second season of a six-year, $140 million contract, was removed from a game against the Toronto Blue
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ESPN News Services May 11, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Mahle will have Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2023 season as well as the start of 2024, manager Rocco Baldelli said Thursday. Mahle was shut down April 30 after tests revealed a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain
May 11, 2023, 11:18 AM ET Miami Marlins top prospect Eury Perez will become the youngest pitcher in franchise history Friday when he makes his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds. The Marlins announced Wednesday that they will promote Perez, 20, from Double-A Pensacola to start Friday’s home game. At 20 years and 27
May 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET The New York Yankees transferred right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga to the 60-day injured list on Thursday. The team filled the vacant roster slot by signing right-hander Ryan Weber to a major league contract. Loaisiga, 28, landed on the 15-day IL on April 8 (retroactive to April 6) with inflammation in
Tristan H. Cockcroft May 11, 2023, 11:27 AM ET The fantasy baseball world is abuzz with the news that the game’s top pitching prospect — that per Kiley McDaniel’s preseason rankings — Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Perez, will be promoted to make his big league debut Friday. Perez has thoroughly dominated the Double-A Southern League,
Associated Press May 10, 2023, 11:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Kenley Jansen became the seventh player in major league history to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night. Jansen, who had 41 saves last
Associated Press May 10, 2023, 03:24 PM ET BALTIMORE — The Tampa Bay Rays signed left-handed reliever Jake Diekman to a major league contract and designated right-hander Chase Anderson for assignment on Wednesday. Diekman, 36, went 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA in 13 games with the Chicago White Sox this season before being designated for
Tristan H. Cockcroft May 10, 2023, 04:21 PM ET Constructing a pitching staff in fantasy baseball is never an easy task, but doesn’t it feel like, this season, that the challenge has heightened even further? Injuries have hindered the progress of six of the game’s top-25 drafted starting pitchers from the preseason, with Robbie Ray‘s
ESPN News Services May 10, 2023, 12:49 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies placed left-hander Jose Alvarado on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his pitching elbow. Alvarado initially felt discomfort during warmups ahead of Tuesday’s 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The IL move is retroactive to Monday. The 27-year-old reliever has
ESPN News Services May 10, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Minnesota Twins shortstop Kyle Farmer, who missed 25 games following oral surgery after taking a 92 mph pitch to his face on April 12, has been activated off the 10-day injured list, the team announced Wednesday. Farmer, 32, had a procedure to realign four bottom teeth