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White Sox reinstate OFs Andrew Benintendi, Mike Tauchman from IL
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielders Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Friday following their rehabilitation assignments.,Both players returned to the lineup for Friday's opener of a three-game home series against the Texas Rangers. Tauchman was second in th...
Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman exits with apparent leg injury
Boston Red Sox star third baseman Alex Bregman left the first game of Friday's day-night doubleheader against the visiting Baltimore Orioles with quadriceps tightness in his right leg. ,In the bottom of the fifth inning, Bregman lined a hit off the Green Monster in left field and appeared to sustain...
Nats put OF Jacob Young on IL, call up OF prospect Daylen Lile
Two days after placing Dylan Crews on the 10-day injured list, the Washington Nationals lost another outfielder on Friday with Jacob Young landing on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday.,Outfielder Daylen Lile, ranked as Washington's No. 9 prospect per ML...
Can Mike Trout Make the Los Angeles Angels Contenders Again?
Mike Trout has carried the Los Angeles Angels for 15 years. Now, with a veteran manager and rising young talent, can the Angels finally return to playoff relevance?...
He's back: Braves activate former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr.
The Atlanta Braves officially activated former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. from the injured list ahead of Friday's series opener against the visiting San Diego Padres.,The 27-year-old outfielder has not played in the majors since tearing his left ACL almost one year ago on May 26, 2024.,Acuna appeared in f...
Royals designate OF Hunter Renfroe for assignment
The Kansas City Royals designated veteran right fielder Hunter Renfroe for assignment on Friday.,Renfroe, 33, is batting .182 with zero home runs and four RBIs in 35 games this season.,Renfroe is a career .236 hitter with 192 homers and 510 RBIs in 996 games with seven teams in 10 seasons.,He set ca...
Twins activate SS Carlos Correa from concussion IL
The Minnesota Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the seven-day concussion injured list on Friday.,Correa's injury occurred when he collided with outfielder Byron Buxton as they chased Cedric Mullins' pop-up into shallow center field during the Twins' game against the Baltimore Orioles on ...
Red Sox P Liam Hendriks calls out death threats directed at family
Red Sox right-hander Liam Hendriks said he and his wife received death threats following Boston's recent home loss to the New York Mets.,"Just as an FYI: Threats against me and my wife's life are horrible and cruel. You need help," the reliever wrote Thursday on Instagram. "Leaving comments and tell...
Slumping A's face tough task in weathering 'storm' vs. Phillies
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said his team is in the midst of a "perfect storm" of how things can go wrong all at once.,Mired in a nine-game losing streak, the Athletics have a tough task to halt their slide on Friday night when they open a three-game series against the National League-leading Phil...
Angels ride high-octane offense into series opener vs. Marlins
The Los Angeles Angels will host the Miami Marlins on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif., riding a seven-game winning streak, their longest since the end of the 2022 season.,The offense has been the primary factor in the Angels' recent success. The team averaged 6.8 runs per game during the just-conclu...
Aaron Judge, surging Yankees face reeling Rockies
Coors Field has not been a safe haven for the Colorado Rockies, and it isn't going to get any easier this weekend.,Colorado was swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in a four-game home series and now will face another first-place team -- the American League East-leading New York Yankees -- in a three-...
Mariners await positive pitching news amid series in Houston
The series opener against the host Houston Astros on Thursday resulted in a loss for the Mariners as a team, but the Seattle rotation took a step forward.,Mariners right-hander George Kirby made his season debut in a 9-2 defeat against the Astros.,Seattle will try to level the four-game series on Fr...
Scuffling offenses clash as Rangers oppose White Sox
A pair of teams looking for jolts from their offenses will square off in Chicago on Friday when the White Sox host the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series.,Chicago has dropped six of its past seven games, including a 6-5 setback against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The White Sox...
Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. set to return to face Padres
Ronald Acuna Jr. will return from knee surgery that has kept him out for nearly a year when the Atlanta Braves open a three-game series against the visiting San Diego Padres.,"It'll be good, he feels ready and that's great," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "It'll be great to get him back in the ...
Tigers aim to rebound vs. Guardians behind Jackson Jobe
Rookie Jackson Jobe hasn't been flawless this season, but he has been a good luck charm for the Detroit Tigers, who are undefeated in his eight starts.,Detroit will look for that streak to continue when it hosts the Cleveland Guardians for the second game of a four-game series on Friday.,Jobe (4-0, ...
Drew Rasmussen, Rays aim to slow streaking Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to extend a pair of winning streaks when they open a three-game series against the host Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,The Blue Jays recorded their third win in a row on Thursday afternoon with a 7-6, 11-inning victory over the slumping San Diego Padres.,Daulton Varsho fol...
Nationals ride five-game win streak into series vs. Giants
The Washington Nationals will look to extend their season-best five-game winning streak when they open a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday.,The Nationals blew a ninth-inning lead on Thursday but got a game-winning single from Amed Rosario in the 10th for an 8-7 vi...
Orioles, Red Sox set for day-night DH after rainout
After rain postponed the scheduled Thursday game, the Boston Red Sox and visiting Baltimore Orioles will begin their four-game weekend series with a split doubleheader on Friday.,It has been a tumultuous week for the Orioles, who ended an eight-game skid with an 8-4, 11-inning road win over the Milw...
Paul Skenes, assured of remaining with Pirates, faces Brewers
A day after the Pittsburgh Pirates' front office declared its intention to keep ace Paul Skenes for the long term, the right-hander will get the start Friday against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Skenes, who has been the subject of trade speculation, will oppose Brewers ace Freddy Peralta in the s...
MLB roundup: Carlos Rodon, Yanks blank Rangers 1-0, sweep series
Carlos Rodon earned his fifth straight win by pitching six solid innings as the host New York Yankees became the second team in the American League to reach 30 victories with a 1-0 victory over the struggling Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.,Rodon (6-3) fanned eight and walked two before giving ...