Rays Select Mike Brosseau The Rays have selected INF Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Durham among a flurry of roster moves, the team announced. INF/OF Daniel Robertson was placed on the 10-Day IL with a left knee sprain, and durable reliever Austin Pruitt was sent down to make room for lefty Adam Kolarek. Catcher Anthony Bemboom…
DetailsPirates Place Gregory Polanco On 10-Day IL The Pirates have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the 10-Day IL with left shoulder inflammation, the team announced. Outfielder Jason Martin has been recalled in his place. It’s the same shoulder on which Polanco underwent major surgery in the offseason, resulting in a month-long absence at the season’s…
DetailsCANARIES’ FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER, NIETO, HEADED TO MARLINS ORGANIZATION MOORHEAD, MINN. – The Sioux Falls Canaries have sold the contract of C Adrian Nieto to the Miami Marlins’ organization, the American Association announced Friday, June 22. Nieto is the 28th American Association player to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization in 2019.…
DetailsIndians Designate Leonys Martin For Assignment The Indians designated centerfielder Leonys Martin for assignment today, tweets The Athletic’s Zack Meisel. The move makes room for Aaron Civale, who is set to make his major league debut. This might be just the first of a number of moves coming for the Indians in the next couple of…
DetailsCorbin Burnes Optioned To Triple-A, Aaron Wilkerson Recalled The Brewers have optioned Corbin Burnes to Triple-A San Antonio, per MLB Roster Moves. Righty Aaron Wilkerson has been recalled in his stead. Burnes is among the candidates for most disappointing 2019. After a positive showing in last year’s playoffs, Burnes was ticketed for the rotation this…
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Trash Pandas unveil 2020 uniforms The Rocket City Trash Pandas have unveiled their uniforms for the 2020 season. The team is currently still playing under the Mobile BayBears moniker but will move to the Huntsville area after the 2019 season. The unveiling of the Trash Pandas branding happens in stages. In September 2018, the name…
DetailsAthletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas suspended 80 games for positive PED test Oakland Athletics starter Frankie Montas was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. He can return in late September but is ineligible to pitch in the postseason. The suspension comes on the heels of…
DetailsClayton Kershaw Isn’t His Old Self … but Hyun-Jin Ryu Is Clayton Kershaw’s Old Self. Ryu is a prolific commercial pitchman, and this noodles spot is his masterpiece, notable for two reasons. First is the hysterically ersatz Kershaw cheering Ryu on in the dugout, with a fake beard so outrageous there’s about a 6 percent…
DetailsInjury Notes: Lowrie, Mancini, Marte Let’s check in on a few injury updates from around the league… Jed Lowrie does not appear anywhere near a return for the Mets, as his left side hip and hamstring are both causing him some pain, tweets Deesha Thosar of the NY Daily News. The Mets maintain that Lowrie…
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of June 21 Angels third baseman Matt Thaiss homered twice for Triple-A Salt Lake, while Giants shortstop Marco Luciano collected four hits in the Rookie-level Arizona League. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190622&content_id=308360418&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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