ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2023, 03:49 PM ET The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring right-hander Aaron Civale from the Cleveland Guardians, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. In return, the Guardians will receive first baseman Kyle Manzardo, sources told Passan. Civale is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts for Cleveland this season, which
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ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2023, 08:41 PM ET CHICAGO — The Cincinnati Reds acquired reliever Sam Moll in a trade with the Oakland Athletics on Monday. The Athletics also traded infielder Jace Peterson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Chad Patrick and cash considerations The addition of Moll puts another left-hander in Cincinnati’s bullpen
ESPN News Services Jul 31, 2023, 04:24 PM ET The New York Yankees recalled right-handed pitcher Jhony Brito from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start Monday night’s game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in place of scheduled starter Domingo German. German was scheduled to be on the mound for the series opener in New York, but
Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 06:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The struggling Arizona Diamondbacks acquired closer Paul Sewald from the Seattle Mariners on Monday, hoping to shore up a bullpen that has faltered over the past month and taken
Jeff Passan, ESPNJul 31, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” The New York Mets continued to deal from their disappointing 2023 team, trading outfielder Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league pitcher Justin Jarvis, sources familiar with
Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 08:46 PM ET TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays shortstop and American League batting leader Bo Bichette left Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning because of a sore right knee. Bichette hit a two-out single to right field off Orioles right-hander Kyle Gibson and made the turn
Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterJul 31, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Brian Harkins, the longtime Los Angeles Angels clubhouse attendant who was fired for distributing foreign substances to players, has settled his
Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 11:15 AM ET ATLANTA — The Braves reinstated left-hander A.J. Minter from the 15-day injured list on Monday and optioned right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver to Triple-A Gwinnett. Minter had been out since July 12 while recovering from left shoulder inflammation. He will return to his late-innings role in the Braves’ bullpen
Tristan H. Cockcroft Jul 31, 2023, 11:21 AM ET Editor’s Picks 1 Related It might be trade deadline time in the baseball world — that moment arrives at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday — but that doesn’t mean it’s “all trades, all the time” in this space. Sure, the news cycle has been dominated by
Jul 30, 2023, 06:59 PM ET The Atlanta Braves acquired infielder Nicky Lopez from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in exchange for left-hander Taylor Hearn. Editor’s Picks Lopez, 28, was batting .210 with three triples and 13 RBIs in 67 games for the Royals this season. In five seasons, all in Kansas City, he