Jun 12, 2023, 03:43 PM ET The St. Louis Cardinals placed late-inning reliever Ryan Helsley on the 15-day injured list Monday with a strained right forearm. The move is retroactive to Saturday. In a corresponding transaction, the Cards recalled fellow right-hander Jake Woodford from Triple-A Memphis. Helsley, 28, is 3-4 with a 3.24 ERA and
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Jun 12, 2023, 02:44 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels purchased the contract of Daniel Murphy from Long Island of the independent Atlantic League and signed him to a minor league contract. The move was announced by the general manager of the Ducks. Murphy, who turned 38 in April, last played in the major leagues
ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 05:39 PM ET ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shane McClanahan is making a serious case to be the American League starter again in next month’s All-Star Game. McClanahan became the first 10-game winner in the major leagues and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers 7-3 on Sunday, taking
ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 04:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen recorded his 2,000th hit, Jack Suwinski hit his 12th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Mets 2-1 on Sunday, New York’s eight loss in nine games. McCutchen became the 291st player and fifth active player to reach 2,000 hits when
Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 01:39 PM ET DENVER — Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has a fractured right hand and is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks. Blackmon was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday, and Colorado recalled infielder Coco Montes, who was to make his major league debut at
Jun 11, 2023, 01:55 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of left-hander Adam Kolarek from Triple-A Oklahoma City and optioned right-hander Andre Jackson. In an additional move, the Dodgers moved outfielder Trayce Thompson to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Kolarek. Kolarek, 34, returns to the
Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 01:02 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell missed Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletics to attend his son’s high school graduation. Brewers bench coach Pat Murphy managed in Counsell’s place. Murphy had a 42-54 record as the San Diego Padres‘ interim manager for the final 96 games
Jun 11, 2023, 12:04 PM ET The Philadelphia Phillies activated infielder Alec Bohm from the 10-day injured list Sunday. Bohm, 26, was out with a left hamstring strain. He is batting .265 with six homers and 37 RBIs in 53 games. Bohm has played in 39 games (32 starts) at first base and 20 games
Jun 11, 2023, 11:28 AM ET The Chicago White Sox have placed right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Hendriks, 34, has appeared in five games since making his season debut on May 29 after missing the start of the year following a diagnosis of stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Jun 11, 2023, 10:18 AM ET New York Mets owner Steve Cohen said he is “not going to blow up” over his team’s poor start to the season and insisted that neither manager Buck Showalter nor general manager Billy Eppler are in danger of being fired. Cohen, in a wide-ranging interview with the New York
Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 12:36 AM ET NEW YORK — Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was hit by a foul ball from Justin Turner in the ninth inning of New York’s 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and continued his commentary. “Ow! Ow! Ow! It really hit me, I didn’t
Jun 10, 2023, 07:40 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Shelby Miller on the bereavement list Saturday. The Dodgers recalled right-hander Andre Jackson from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move. Miller, 32, is 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 24 relief appearances this season. Miller struck out three in two scoreless innings
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 06:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Phillies manager Rob Thomson was ejected in the sixth inning of Saturday’s 9-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers for arguing when plate umpire Roberto Ortiz apparently wouldn’t reset the pitch clock after Aaron Nola requested a new baseball. While facing David Peralta with two
Jun 10, 2023, 02:19 PM ET Mired in a seven-game losing skid, the New York Mets made a series of roster moves Saturday that included designating right-handed reliever Tommy Hunter for assignment. Hunter, 36, pitched in Thursday’s 13-10 loss to the Atlanta Braves and Friday’s 14-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed five runs
Jun 10, 2023, 12:58 PM ET The Cincinnati Reds reinstated TJ Friedl on Saturday, with fellow outfielder Jake Fraley taking his place on the 10-day injured list. In corresponding moves, the Reds recalled Kevin Herget from Triple-A Louisville and optioned fellow right-handed reliever Joel Kuhnel to the same location. Friedl, 27, has not played since
Jun 10, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Minnesota Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco returned to the 10-day injured list Saturday because of his troublesome left hamstring. Polanco, 29, was reinstated from the IL on June 1 after missing 12 games with the same injury. He is batting .250 with five homers and 16 RBIs in 30
Jun 10, 2023, 11:28 AM ET The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Akil Baddoo on the 10-day injured list Saturday and recalled utilityman Nick Solak from Triple-A Toledo. Baddoo, 24, suffered a right quad strain during the fourth inning of the Tigers’ 11-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. He is batting .231 with three
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 12:14 AM ET DENVER — Yu Darvish pitched into the sixth inning to earn his 100th career win and was backed by five home runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6 Friday night. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Gary Sanchez, Trent Grisham and Brandon Dixon all