MLB Player News

After hitting 43 homers for the Phillies between 2016-2017, Joseph most of 2018 with the Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate while batting .284/.353/.549 with 21 homers. The 27-year-old will look for a better fit elsewhere.

Allard spent a couple hours, literally, on the free agent wire before returning to Cleveland on a brand-new minor league deal. The 28-year-old southpaw was torched for 10 runs on 16 hits over 8 2/3 innings across four relief appearances earlier this month.

Buttó made the revelation on his Instagram page, adding that it was an extremely rare surgery for an athlete to address a blood clot in his armpit that was limiting his mobility and causing pain while he pitched. The official timeline comes from a team statement. The positive news is that Buttó is in recovery but he’s highly likely to miss the remainder of the season.

Harris fortifies Houston’s outfield depth after Joey Loperfido left Friday’s game with quad tightness. The Astros are familiar with Harris since he spent more than a half-decade in the minors between the division-rival Rangers and Athletics earlier in his career. The 26-year-old profiles as a quality reserve outfielder but is unlikely to carve out a full-time role at this stage of his development.

France loses his spot on Houston’s 40-man roster with the club claiming young outfielder Dustin Harris off waivers. The 31-year-old righty returned to the big leagues last week, and wound up allowing six runs over 6 2/3 innings of work over three relief appearances. He’s likely to pass through waivers unclaimed given his struggles since undergoing shoulder surgery back in 2024.

Stowers will rejoin Miami’s lineup as their everyday left fielder following a three-week absence at the outset of the season while recovering from a hamstring strain. The 28-year-old corner outfielder wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment on Friday night with Triple-A Jacksonville, finishing 3-for-17 over five games. He should be rostered in all fantasy formats following last year’s impressive 25-homer breakthrough campaign.

Rodriguez bolsters Milwaukee’s bullpen as a long relief option heading into Saturday’s showdown against the Marlins. The 24-year-old swingman made four relief appearances last year and has been hit pretty hard in three outings at Triple-A Nashville this season. He did look sharp while pitching for Nicaragua during last month’s World Baseball Classic.

Crow seems destined to be a Statcast darling, thanks to the extreme spin rates on his sweeper, which is typically north of 3,000 rpm. The 25-year-old performed admirably in his major-league debut on Friday, allowing two runs over 5 1/3 innings against the Marlins. He struck out four and only issued one walk. He should get a more look at some point later this season but might make sense out of the bullpen for Milwaukee considering their starting pitching depth.

Pauley appears to be fine since he was spotted taking ground balls during pregame warmups following an early exit from Friday’s game against the Brewers with left oblique discomfort. It’ll be Javier Sanoja taking over at third base in his absence.

Slaten has resumed throwing after hitting the shelf earlier this month with a right oblique strain. Cora added that he’ll likely require a minor league rehab assignment instead of jumping right back into Boston’s bullpen later this month.

Simpson finds himself atop Tampa Bay’s lineup for the sixth time in his last seven games since April 10. He’ll have the challenge of facing Pirates ace Paul Skenes in this one. The 25-year-old speedster has put together a phenomenal start to the year, batting .342/.368/.397 with four RBI and seven steals in 19 games. There’s some slight regression coming based on an unsustainably high .368 BABIP, but he still projects as an elite fantasy contributor in the batting average and stolen base departments. He won’t provide much else, but he should still return strong value for a player typically drafted after pick 150 earlier this spring.