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Padres Option JP Sears The Padres announced they’ve optioned JP Sears to Triple-A El Paso. They recalled reliever Sean Reynolds and will go with a nine-man bullpen in the short term. Sears will spend at least 15 days in the minors unless he’s brought up to replace a player going on the injured list. San Diego acquired Sears alongside Mason Miller in…
06.08.2025 00:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Reds Place Nick Lodolo On Injured List With Blister The Reds placed starter Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger. Reliever Yosver Zulueta is up from Triple-A Louisville to fill the active roster spot. Lodolo left last night’s start at Wrigley Field in the second inning. He has dealt with blister issues in the past, including one on…
05.08.2025 23:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Padres Outright Trenton Brooks The Padres have sent first baseman/left fielder Trenton Brooks outright to Triple-A El Paso, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week. He has the right to elect free agency though the log doesn’t indicate if he has done so. Brooks, 30, signed a…
05.08.2025 22:32 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Terrin Vavra Accepts Outright Assignment With Orioles The Orioles announced that infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra has cleared waivers and been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk. He has the right to reject this assignment and elect free agency but the O’s say he has accepted and will report to the Tides. Vavra, 28, signed a minor league deal with the O’s in the offseason. He…
05.08.2025 22:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blue Jays Designate Ali Sánchez For Assignment, Select Buddy Kennedy The Blue Jays announced that they have selected the contract of infielder Buddy Kennedy. In a corresponding move, catcher Ali Sánchez has been designated for assignment. More to come.
05.08.2025 21:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Angels Outright José Quijada The Angels have sent left-hander José Quijada outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment last week. Quijada, 29, has the right to elect free agency but it’s unlikely he will do so. Players with at least three years of service…
05.08.2025 21:02 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Astros Outright Zack Short Infielder Zack Short has been sent outright to Triple-A Sugar Land, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment a few days ago. He has the right to elect free agency though the log doesn’t say he will do so. Infielder Luis Guillorme has been released…
05.08.2025 20:41 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Buxton: Still No Plans To Waive No-Trade Clause With rumors of the Twins potentially operating as deadline sellers swirling amid this year’s All-Star break, star center fielder Byron Buxton publicly indicated that he had no desire to waive his full no-trade clause and looked forward to being a Twin for the rest of his career. Minnesota indeed went the route of the seller…
05.08.2025 19:59 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Twins Claim Brooks Kriske, Designate Darren McCaughan For Assignment The Twins announced that they have claimed right-hander Brooks Kriske off waivers from the Cubs. They also announced their claim of Thomas Hatch from the Royals and their reinstatement of Luke Keaschall from the 60-day injured list, moves which were previously reported. To open spots for those three, they optioned outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and…
05.08.2025 19:39 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Nationals Activate PJ Poulin For MLB Debut The Nationals announced today that left-hander PJ Poulin, recently claimed off waivers from the Tigers, has been added to the active roster. He’ll be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game. The club also recalled right-hander Clayton Beeter and optioned righties Zach Brzykcy and Ryan Loutos in corresponding moves.…
05.08.2025 19:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Red Sox Designate Jorge Alcala For Assignment The Red Sox announced Tuesday that they’ve designated right-handed reliever Jorge Alcala for assignment. Fellow righty reliever Isaiah Campbell was recalled from Triple-A Worcester to take his spot on the roster. More to come.
05.08.2025 18:54 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1
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Marlins Release Matt Mervis, Rob Brantly The Marlins have released first baseman Matt Mervis and catcher Rob Brantly, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. Both had been in the majors earlier this season but were playing with the Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville after passing through waivers unclaimed and thus being removed from the 40-man roster. Mervis, 27, got some Miami…
05.08.2025 18:50 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 2
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Tigers Re-Sign Tyler Owens To Minor League Deal Right-hander Tyler Owens has re-signed with the Tigers on a minor league deal, reports Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group. Detroit recently released Owens but the two sides have quickly reunited. Owens, 24, was designated for assignment a week ago when the Tigers acquired Rafael Montero. At the time he was designated for assignment, Owens…
05.08.2025 18:38 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Poll: Who Had The Best Deadline In The NL Central? The trade deadline has come and gone. While trade season was slow to get started this year, when all was said and done, there were several dozen trades made in a flurry of movement over the final few days before the deadline arrived. The full impact of these trades won’t be known for years to…
05.08.2025 18:05 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Astros Re-Sign Jon Singleton To Minor League Deal The Astros have agreed to a new minor league deal with first baseman Jon Singleton, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC-2 in Houston. Singleton was designated for assignment shortly before the trade deadline and passed through waivers unclaimed. He briefly became a free agent after rejecting an outright assignment but will now return to the ’Stros…
05.08.2025 17:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Orioles Claim Rico Garcia The Orioles have claimed right-hander Rico Garcia off waivers from the Mets, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. The latter club designated him for assignment earlier this week. The O’s have multiple 40-man roster vacancies from their deadline dealings. Garcia is out of options, so the O’s will need to make a corresponding active roster…
05.08.2025 17:22 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 4
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Yankees To Designate JT Brubaker For Assignment The Yankees are designated right-hander JT Brubaker for assignment, according to a report from Robert Murray of FanSided. The corresponding move for Brubaker’s departure is not yet known. More to come.
05.08.2025 16:15 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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Pirates To Select Cam Sanders The Pirates are selecting right-hander Cam Sanders, according to a report from Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register. Alex Stumpf of MLB.com confirms that report, adding that right-hander Johan Oviedo is set to be optioned to the minors to make room for Sanders on the active roster. The Pirates have multiple 40-man roster vacancies,…
05.08.2025 16:12 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Blue Jays Release Chad Green The Blue Jays released Chad Green yesterday after the veteran right-hander cleared waivers, according to a team announcement. Green is now eligible to sign with any of the league’s 30 clubs. and had been designated for assignment by the Jays just prior to the trade deadline. A veteran of ten MLB seasons, the 34-year-old righty…
05.08.2025 15:45 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 4
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Yankees Option Jake Bird The Yankees have optioned right-hander Jake Bird to Triple-A, per a team announcement. A corresponding move has not yet been announced, though ESPN’s Jorge Castillo notes that right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. is expected back from the injured list today and could take Bird’s roster spot. Bird, 29, was one of the Yankees’ trio of potential…
05.08.2025 15:03 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 5
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The Opener: Alonso, Keaschall, Soroka Here are three things for MLBTR readers to keep an eye on throughout the day today: 1. Alonso chasing down Strawberry: Mets slugger Pete Alonso bashed the 251st home run of his career in a game against the Guardians yesterday, and his next home run will tie him with former Mets, Dodgers, and Yankees star…
05.08.2025 13:32 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Twins Have Expressed Interest In Ryan Pressly The Cubs released veteran reliever Ryan Pressly over the weekend. Chicago had designated the two-time All-Star for assignment on deadline day after acquiring Taylor Rogers. The 36-year-old is now free to explore other opportunities, which could include a return to either of his previous teams. Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports that the Twins have reached out…
05.08.2025 04:59 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Cubs To Place Michael Soroka On IL With Shoulder Discomfort Michael Soroka’s debut with the Cubs could hardly have gone worse. The righty only made it through two innings before departing the game with shoulder discomfort. Manager Craig Counsell said postgame that Soroka is headed to the 15-day injured list; the severity of the injury and recovery timeline aren’t clear (relayed by Maddie Lee of…
05.08.2025 03:30 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 2
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Cubs Release Chris Flexen The Cubs released righty Chris Flexen, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction log. Chicago had designated him for assignment last week. MLBTR has learned that Flexen declined an outright assignment, leading to the release. As a player with five-plus years of service time, Flexen will collect the remaining portion of his $1.5MM salary. Flexen signed…
05.08.2025 01:33 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Write For MLB Trade Rumors We’re looking to add to the MLBTR writing team, in a part-time position that pays hourly.  The criteria: Availability to take a regular eight-hour Saturday shift running from 3-11pm central time.  Strong availability on other days of the week would be a bonus. Exceptional knowledge of all 30 baseball teams, no discernible bias. Knowledge of…
05.08.2025 00:10 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Dodgers Place Tommy Edman On Injured List The Dodgers placed Tommy Edman on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. As expected, Max Muncy was reinstated from his own IL stint in the corresponding move. Edman missed a couple weeks in May with ankle inflammation. He aggravated the injury while rounding first base on a single during yesterday’s win over Tampa…
04.08.2025 23:54 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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2026-27 MLB Free Agents The following players project to become free agents after the 2026 season.  The player’s 2027 age is in parentheses.  For MLBTR’s list of players who project to become free agents after the current season, click here. Updated 8-4-25 Catchers Travis d’Arnaud (38) Jonah Heim (32) Kyle Higashioka (37) Ryan Jeffers (30) Carson Kelly (32) –…
04.08.2025 23:34 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cardinals Claim Anthony Veneziano From Marlins The Cardinals claimed lefty reliever Anthony Veneziano off waivers from the Marlins, as first reflected on the MLB.com transaction tracker. He’s been optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Miami had designated him for assignment last week when they promoted outfielder Jakob Marsee. More to come.
04.08.2025 22:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Dodgers Claim Luken Baker, Designate Jack Little The Dodgers announced they’ve claimed first baseman Luken Baker off waivers from the Cardinals. According to the MLB.com transaction log, he’s been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Los Angeles designated righty reliever Jack Little for assignment to clear a 40-man roster spot. More to come.
04.08.2025 22:33 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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Twins Claim Thomas Hatch The Twins claimed righty Thomas Hatch off waivers from the Royals, reports Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Kansas City had designated him for assignment over the weekend. More to come.
04.08.2025 22:06 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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