MLB Player News

Darvish had surgery in October to repair his right ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace and a flexor tendon repair. He posted on his Twitter account that he has started playing catch. Given the timing of his surgery, he is likely out for the entire 2026 season, but it seems as though the 39-year-old has not officially called it a career.

The 21-year-old Ewing is joining a Mets club desperate for any sort of boost. He hit .339/.447/.514 with two homers and 17 steals in 30 games between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. The power won’t carry over very well, but the on-base skills might and he figures to remain aggressive on the basepaths, potentially making him of some use in mixed leagues. He figures to start regularly against righties at least until Luis Robert Jr. returns and the Mets reevaluate things.

Ibáñez’s brief Mets career is probably over after he went 0-for-6 with two sacrifice flies in three games. Including his time with the A’s, he’s 2-for-23 on the season.

Espada has pitched one scoreless inning in two brief stints with the Orioles this season.

Rogers will face the Yankees tonight after missing two starts due to an illness. He had a 9.53 ERA in his most recent three starts before landing on the IL.

Sandlin was designated for assignment by the Angels earlier in the month and went unclaimed on waivers. The 29-year-old had an 11.42 ERA over 8 2/3 innings with the Angels this season; however, he does have a career 3.51 ERA in 220 1/3 MLB innings and is coming off a season in which he posted a 2.20 ERA in 16 1/3 innings for the Blue Jays.

The Dodgers needed to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Alek Thomas, so Siani was let go. The 26-year-old was hitting .225/.355/.303 with 21 runs scored and five steals in 29 games at Triple-A. He has plus speed and plays good defense in center field, so there always seem to be teams ready to take a chance on him.

Thomas was designated for assignment over the weekend so that the Diamondbacks could add top prospect Ryan Waldschmidt to the 40-man roster. Thomas was hitting .181/.222/.340 as Arizona’s center fielder against right-handers. However, he has two years of team control remaining on his contract and was once a top 100 outfield prospect, so it makes sense for the Dodgers to take a gamble. He’ll head to the minors for now. Requena is a 17-year-old outfielder who signed with the Dodgers in January for a $372,500 bonus.

Jones is set to make another rehab start on Tuesday for Double-A Altoona, which will be his third rehab start. Cherington acknowledged that Jones will “probably toggle back and forth between Double-A and Triple-A as we get deeper into the rehab assignment,” which means he could start next week in Triple-A and then be activated when he’s eligible on May 26th. We’ll see how he pitches on Tuesday to get a better idea of how close he is.

Cash said that all the strength tests done after the game were good, and Simpson’s health, “from all the reports, sounds really good.” He did acknowledge that Simpson would likely get a day off on Tuesday with a left-hander on the mound, but he doesn’t expect Simpson to miss more time.

Devers homered on a splitter that Roki Sasaki left up on the zone. It was his third homer in five games, bringing his season total to five in 168 plate appearances. It’s the first time this year that he’s scored three runs. He’s totaled seven runs scored in his last five games after touching home plate just nine times in his first 36 games.