Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 05:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Nestor Cortes will return to the Yankees‘ rotation this weekend in a four-game series against the Houston Astros after missing more than two months with a left rotator cuff strain. Cortes was scheduled to make a third minor league rehab start Wednesday. When he
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Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 09:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Austin Adams will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured right ankle in Tuesday’s loss to San Francisco. He was placed on the 60-day injured list Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Adams entered to start the eighth inning,
ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2023, 01:53 PM ET The Texas Rangers revealed a positive injury prognosis for a pair of All-Stars, with both shortstop Corey Seager and catcher Jonah Heim on best-case-scenario recovery timetables. Seager was expected to miss more than two weeks after suffering a right thumb sprain on July 21, but the
Aug 2, 2023, 12:56 PM ET The San Diego Padres scratched pitcher Joe Musgrove from Wednesday’s scheduled start because of right shoulder soreness. Fellow right-hander Nick Martinez (4-4, 3.93 ERA) will take the mound for the afternoon series finale against the Rockies in Colorado. The Padres were optimistic that Musgrove will be ready to take
Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 11:49 AM ET WASHINGTON — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Wade Miley came off the 15-day injured list Wednesday and utilityman Owen Miller was optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Miley is scheduled to start when the Brewers close a three-game series at Washington. Miley, 36, has gone 6-2 with a 3.06 ERA in
Aug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels didn’t deal Shohei Ohtani and instead surrounded him with new additions. The New York Mets traded both Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, and threw in the towel for 2023. Those future Hall of Fame pitchers, by the way, just made the Houston Astros and Texas
Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 06:53 PM ET NEW YORK — The Yankees made a pair of relatively minor moves at the trade deadline, acquiring reliever Keynan Middleton from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Juan Carela and purchasing the contract of pitcher Spencer Howard from the Texas Rangers. New York
Associated Press Aug 1, 2023, 07:38 PM ET MIAMI — The Miami Marlins acquired infielder Jake Burger from the Chicago White Sox and first baseman Josh Bell from the Cleveland Guardians at Tuesday’s trade deadline as the team bolsters its lineup for a playoff push. Miami sent pitching prospect Jake Eder to Chicago in exchange
Aug 1, 2023, 06:07 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals for three prospects, the team announced on Tuesday. Flaherty is 7-6 with a 4.43 ERA this season, topping 100 innings for the first time since 2019. Flaherty has spent all seven of his major league seasons with
Aug 1, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez invoked his no-trade clause to block a trade that was in place between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tigers, killing the deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Rodriguez, a left-hander, had a 10-team no-trade clause that included the Dodgers. Rodriguez