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Cubs designate INF/OF Vidal Brujan for assignment
The Chicago Cubs designated utilityman Vidal Brujan for assignment ahead of Wednesday afternoon's series finale in Milwaukee.,Brujan, 27, is hitting .222 with three RBIs in 36 games this season, his first with Chicago following a December trade with the Miami Marlins.,Defensively, Brujan has played ...
Yankees acquire OF Austin Slater from White Sox
The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for pitching prospect Gage Ziehl.,Slater, 32, is the latest addition for the Yankees ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, joining infielders Ryan McMahon and Amed Rosario. He also is expected to...
Braves place OF Ronald Acuna Jr. on 10-day IL
The Atlanta Braves placed All-Star Ronald Acuna Jr. on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and recalled fellow outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Triple-A Gwinnett.,Acuna exited the Braves' 9-6 road loss to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday with inflammation in his right Achilles.,After looking uncomforta...
A's aim to continue ascent in rubber match vs. Mariners
The Athletics are far out of the postseason race, but the young club has won five of its past six games entering Wednesday night's series finale against the Seattle Mariners at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Athletics recorded a 6-1 win over the Mariners on Tuesday to even the three-game series at one ...
Angels, Rangers meet again, eye wild-card position
Heading into a 13-game homestand, it appeared the Los Angeles Angels would be sellers at Thursday's trade deadline, with veteran closer Kenley Jansen drawing significant interest.,But after splitting four games with the Seattle Mariners and taking the first two of three against the Texas Rangers, th...
Marlins' roster in flux ahead of series finale vs. Cards
The Miami Marlins have had to adjust their roster on the fly during their final series ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.,More trades could take place before, during or after Miami's finale of a three-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.,The Cardinals recorded a 7-1 ...
Cody Bellinger a model of consistency as Yankees face Rays
In a run of inconsistent play, Cody Bellinger is among the most consistent hitters for the New York Yankees.,After he hit a tying homer on Tuesday that helped to even a four-game series with Tampa Bay at one win apiece, the Yankees hope to see more clutch hits from Bellinger when they host the Rays ...
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shooting to increase pitching workload vs. Reds
One day after a rare bad night at the plate, Shohei Ohtani will try his luck on the mound and attempt to help the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers complete a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night., ,For just the sixth time in his career, the Dodgers' star slugger struck out four tim...
Guardians' Kyle Manzardo seeks to continue hit parade vs. Rockies
Kyle Manzardo of the Cleveland Guardians is a man of few words, so he lets his bat speak for him.,Manzardo extended his hitting streak to a career-high eight games by hitting a pair of home runs Tuesday, helping the Guardians to a 10-4 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Bragging rights in t...
MLB’s Gambling Crisis Is an Existential Threat, and Rob Manfred Isn’t Taking It Seriously
MLB's gambling boom is now a threat to its future. Rob Manfred doesn’t seem to grasp how serious things have become....
Pirates trio looks to continue uptick against former team in San Francisco
Pittsburgh's Bryan Reynolds will attempt to complete a homecoming hat trick Wednesday afternoon when the visiting Pirates go for a sweep of the San Francisco Giants.,The Pirates, who occupy last place in the National League Central, clinched a third consecutive series win with 6-5 and 3-1 wins over ...
With Juan Soto in question, Mets aim to avert sweep by Padres
After flying into San Diego with a seven-game winning streak, the New York Mets hope to fly home Wednesday with a win that would avoid a series sweep by the Padres.,And the Mets might have to go about it without one of their sluggers in the lineup.,Right fielder Juan Soto left Tuesday night's 7-1 lo...
Cubs turn to Shota Imanaga in finale vs. Brewers
Left-hander Shota Imanaga will try to help the visiting Chicago Cubs avoid a sweep of their three-game series against division rival Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon.,Imanaga (7-4, 3.12 ERA) will start the contest opposite Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta (12-4, 2.81).,The Brewers followed an 8...
Fresh off halting skid, Astros chase series victory vs. Nationals
With All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land and outfielders Yordan Alvarez and Jake Meyers continuing to ramp up baseball activities, the Astros are inching closer to having several starters back from the injured list.,Until those front-line performers re...
Braves, without injured Ronald Acuna Jr., seek series win over Royals
A disappointing season continues to get bleaker for the Atlanta Braves. ,As All-Star Ronald Acuna Jr. heads to the injured list, the Braves must try to rebound from their latest defeat. They will visit the Kansas City Royals, who finally have some consistent offense, in the rubber game of a three-ga...
Phils' Taijuan Walker, fighting for starting role, faces White Sox
Eyeing their second straight road series victory, the Philadelphia Phillies will turn to a pitcher who senses he likely is a lame duck in the rotation.,Taijuan Walker is set to get the call Wednesday in the decisive contest of the visiting Phillies' three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.,W...
Amid trade rumors, Twins chase series win over Red Sox
This is the time of the season when a hug can set off alarm bells.,The Minnesota Twins will try their best to avoid distractions when they face the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon in the teams' final game before the trade deadline.,On Tuesday night, Twins closer Jhoan Duran sparked a social-me...
Chris Paddack set for Detroit debut vs. Diamondbacks
Chris Paddack suddenly finds himself with the American League Central leaders, and the Detroit Tigers have high hopes for him.,Paddack, a 29-year-old right-hander, was acquired by Detroit from the Minnesota Twins on Monday. He will make his Tigers debut in the finale of a three-game series against t...
First-place Blue Jays hope to avoid sweep vs. Orioles
The Toronto Blue Jays have suddenly fallen into a rut.,And while they took one of Baltimore's players in a trade this week, they haven't been able to beat the Orioles.,The teams face off again Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series.,The Blue Jays have dropped four consecutive games ...
MLB roundup: Andrew Vaughn, Brewers slam Cubs
Andrew Vaughn hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs to back a strong start from Quinn Priester, who won his ninth consecutive decision in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-3 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Priester (10-2) allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Aaro...