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Angels select OF Jose Siri, option Bryce Teodosio
The Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of outfielder Jose Siri on Saturday prior to the team's home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In corresponding transactions, outfielder Bryce Teodosio was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake and right-handed reliever Ben Joyce was transferred to the 60-da...
Cardinals top Royals behind Kyle Leahy's strong start
Kyle Leahy's strong start led the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday afternoon.,Alec Burleson knocked in two for the Cardinals, and Victor Scott II and Masyn Winn also added RBIs. St. Louis will go for the series sweep in Sunday's finale after beating Kansa...
Blue Jays RHP Jose Berrios scheduled for elbow surgery
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios, who has not pitched in a major league game since last September, will undergo surgery for a stress fracture in his elbow, manager John Schneider said Saturday.,Berrios, 31, did not participate in the Blue Jays' run to the World Series last season or the W...
Mets place RHP Clay Holmes on IL with fibula fracture
The New York Mets placed right-hander Clay Holmes on the 15-day injured list Saturday after he fractured his right fibula when he was hit by a comebacker in Friday's game against the New York Yankees.,In a corresponding move, right-hander Joey Gerber was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.,Holmes was h...
Red Sox SS Trevor Story (sports hernia) lands on IL
The Boston Red Sox placed shortstop Trevor Story on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a sports hernia. It will be retroactive to May 15th.,The Red Sox recalled utility man Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story's roster spot.,Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin str...
Yohendrick Pinango hits first career homer, Blue Jays outlast Tigers
Daulton Varsho's RBI single in the 10th gave the visiting Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon.,Varsho's one-out hit off Tyler Holton (0-2) knocked in the runner at second, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,Yohendrick Pinango hit his first career homer for Toronto's othe...
A's DFA 2B Michael Stefanic, acquire 2B Alika Williams from Pirates
The Athletics designated second baseman Michael Stefanic for assignment Saturday and acquired minor league infielder Alika Williams from the Pittsburgh Pirates.,Stefanic, 30, was added to the A's roster Tuesday and was 2-for-5 with a run scored in two games following a 34-game stint at Triple-A Las ...
Yankees place LHP Max Fried on IL, recall RHP Elmer Rodriguez
The New York Yankees placed left-hander Max Fried on the 15-day injured list Saturday and recalled right-handed pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.,The move involving Fried is retroactive to Thursday and was made after an MRI exam and CT scan revealed a left elbow ...
Royals place LHP Matt Strahm on IL, activate LHP Bailey Falter
The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation and activated left-hander Bailey Falter from the IL.,Strahm, 34, is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 17 relief appearances during his return to the Royals, who selected him in the 2012 MLB Draft. ,In ...
Report: Red Sox SS Trevor Story headed to IL
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.,The newspaper also reported that utility man Nick Sogard will be summoned from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story's roster spot.,Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin strain for ...
Blue Jays RHP Jose Berrios to have surgery for elbow fracture
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios will undergo surgery on his pitching elbow Wednesday to address a stress fracture as well as potential loose bodies or ligament issues, MLB.com reported on Saturday.,Berrios, 31, has been dealing with the injury since early in spring training. He has yet t...
Reports: Orioles signing veteran OF Tommy Pham
The Baltimore Orioles are signing veteran outfielder Tommy Pham to a minor league deal, multiple outlets reported Saturday.,Pham, 38, was hitless (0-for-13) in nine games with the New York Mets last month before being designated for assignment on April 27.,The 13-year veteran has played for 10 teams...
Franchise icons to call Red Sox, Yankees game in June
Three legendary players representing the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will join play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt on the call of the teams' game on June 6 at Yankee Stadium.,Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and David Ortiz typically are together in the Fox Sports studio during big games. This...
Athletics' Nick Kurtz aims to continue power surge vs. Giants
Nick Kurtz got off to a slow start in the power department by going homerless over the Athletics' first 13 games and later enduring a 15-game drought.,But Kurtz suddenly has found his long-ball stroke, and he will attempt to homer for the fourth consecutive game when the Athletics face the San Franc...
Dodgers striving for repeat victory over Angels
The Los Angeles Dodgers did something they hadn't done since before winning the first of back-to-back World Series in their Freeway Series opener with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night.,Beat the Angels.,Despite having to put scheduled starter Blake Snell on the injured list ...
Rangers 2B Josh Smith battling viral meningitis
Texas Rangers second baseman Josh Smith is undergoing treatment for viral meningitis at a Dallas-area hospital, the team announced.,Smith, 28, started feeling ill this week and visited doctors on Wednesday. He will remain in the hospital until he returns to full health, which the team said is expect...
Without Cal Raleigh, Mariners seek elusive win vs. Padres
When the Seattle Mariners returned home Friday, catcher Cal Raleigh was asked what it's going to be like for the next week or so on his first-ever trip to the injured list.,"It's going to (stink)," said Raleigh, who was placed on the 10-day IL a day earlier with a strained right oblique. "I tried to...
Bad break shakes Mets as Subway Series continues vs. Yankees
The New York Yankees got some reasonably good news about their most consistent veteran starting pitcher Friday afternoon.,The New York Mets were not nearly as fortunate a few hours later.,The Mets will look to bounce back from their latest chunk of bad news Saturday night when they host the Yankees ...
Bryce Elder, Braves bid to continue torrid pace vs. Red Sox
After claiming a series-opening win in walk-off fashion, the Atlanta Braves look to continue their majors-best pace when they host the middle of three interleague games against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.,The Braves have the right man on the mound as they look to follow up Friday's 3-2, 10...
Brewers, Twins navigating holes in lineups ahead of rematch
Both teams could use reinforcements in the middle of their lineups when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers square off with the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in Minneapolis. ,The Brewers rallied for a 3-2 win in the opener of a three-game series on Friday behind an eighth-inning RBI double by Jake Bauers a...