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MLB: Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers

Tigers hire Jeff Greenberg as GM, adding former Cubs and Blackhawks executive

Greenberg was the Blackhawks’ associate general manager for 1 1/2 years after working in baseball for 15-plus years.

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Will Ohtani’s injury affect contract value?

Passan expects Ohtani to pitch again after surgery

Pitchers to look for at the end of fantasy season

Ohtani’s 2024 fantasy value as an exclusive hitter

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Witt Jr. No. 4 overall pick for D.J. Short

Yankees rookie Domínguez has Tommy John surgery

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Angels star Shohei Ohtani’s elbow surgery went well, Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin says

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Royals push back their self-imposed deadline to decide on location for new ballpark

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Arraez scratched from Marlins’ lineup because of left ankle sprain

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Cubs place Madrigal on IL, recall Young from minors

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Reliever Moore claimed by Marlins off waivers

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Latest Player News

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Max Fried

ATL Starting Pitcher #54

Max Fried, who had his start pushed back by a blister, dealt with some index finger issues in the later stages of his outing Thursday against the Nationals.

Fried said the top of the finger started filling up with fluid. He’s confident he can manage his blister issue, but the Braves might want to alter the plan for the final week if they think it will help him in the NLDS. That’ll probably be decided Sunday or Monday.
Bo Naylor

CLE Catcher #23

Bo Naylor had an RBI single and a walk Thursday as the Guardians topped the Orioles 5-2.

The RBI hit was a popup down the right field line that a running Adam Frazier had go off his glove. Obviously, he’ll take it. Naylor had an awful three-week slump from late July through mid-August, but his last 23 games have seen him hit .338 with five homers, seven doubles and a 13/14 K/BB ratio in 84 plate appearances. His OPS stands at .789, and it’s hard to understand why the Guardians, who are currently employing Kole Calhoun as a cleanup hitter, still have him batting eighth.
Emmanuel Clase

CLE Relief Pitcher #48

Emmanuel Clase turned in a scoreless ninth with a three-run lead for a save Thursday against the Orioles.

Clase started the ninth with a walk and a single on a comebacker, but he then got a couple of strikeouts a fly to left to end the game. It’s his league-leading 42nd save, matching his league-leading total from last year.
Grayson Rodriguez

BAL Starting Pitcher #30

Grayson Rodriguez fanned seven while allowing two runs in five innings Thursday against the Guardians.

Rodriguez was up to 12 consecutive scoreless innings until a leadoff walk and a couple of soft singles produced two runs in the ninth tonight. He’s due to make one more start next week against the Nationals before entering the postseason as the Orioles’ No. 2 starter.
Junior Caminero

TB Shortstop

The Rays are promoting 20-year-old top prospect Junior Caminero from Double-A to the majors, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

This is quite a surprise. Caminero has emerged as one of the game’s top three or five prospects while hitting .324/.381/.591 with 31 homes between high-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montomery in what’s technically his age-19 season (he turned 20 in July). Almost exclusively a third baseman of late, he’ll likely be used there in the majors, resulting in more first base time for Isaac Paredes and DH time for Yandy Díaz. Curtis Mead probably won’t see much action going forward. If the opportunity is there to pick up Caminero for the final week of the season, go ahead and do so.
Ozzie Albies

ATL Second Baseman #1

Ozzie Albies went 4-for-6 with a homer, a double and four RBI in the Braves’ 10-3 defeat of the Nationals on Thursday.

That’s 32 homers and 103 RBI for Albies. It’s just the 25th season all-time of 30 homers and 100 RBI from a second baseman. Albies also did it in 2021, so he’s joining Bret Boone, Joe Gordon, Rogers Hornsby, Jeff Kent, Alfonso Soriano and Chase Utley as second basemen to do it twice. There’s a slight chance that Marcus Semien, who did it in 2021, could join them, but he’d need five more homers during the final 10 days.
Max Fried

ATL Starting Pitcher #54

Max Fried allowed only a run in six innings Thursday in a victory over the Nationals.

One imagines Fried would be right there with Blake Snell in the NL Cy Young race if he had remained healthy this season. The runner-up last year, he’s 8-1 with a 2.55 ERA in his 14 starts. Fried is 62-26 as a major leaguer, giving him a .705 winning percentage. The only AL-NL pitcher since 1900 with a better winning percentage in as many decisions was Spud Chandler, who went 109-42 for mostly exceptional Yankees teams from 1937-47 (they won six World Series during his career).
Jake Irvin

WAS Starting Pitcher #74

Jake Irvin lasted just 2 2/3 innings and allowed five runs to the Braves on Thursday.

Irvin allowed seven hits, walked three and struck out just one against the majors’ most merciless lineup. He fell to 3-7 with a 4.61 ERA with one start remaining. It sounds like he’ll probably make it, even though he’s thrown 143 innings this year after missing 2021 due to Tommy John and coming in at 103 innings last year.
Matt Olson

ATL First Baseman #28

Matt Olson went 2-for-6 and hit his 53rd homer Thursday against the Nationals.

It’s too bad the Olson-Shohei Ohtani home run battle didn’t get to play out, but it’s looking like Olson probably would have won anyway. Already the Braves’ single-season record holder, he’s now tied for the 28th most homers of all-time with Chris Davis (2013) and Pete Alonso (2019). Maybe he’ll wind up with 55, which is the one number between 0-66 that no player has ever finished with.
Gerrit Cole

NYY Starting Pitcher #45

Gerrit Cole limited the Blue Jays to one run and two hits in eight innings and struck out nine in the Yankees’ 5-3 victory Thursday.

Cole was at his best tonight, retiring the first 16 batters he faced. The lone run came in the eighth on a double, a groundout and a wild pitch, and the Yankees declined to send him back out for the ninth at 107 pitches afterwards. The eight innings put Cole at 200 for the season; it’s the sixth time he’s reached that mark in his career. At 14-4 with an AL-best 2.75 ERA, he’s a big Cy Young favorite.

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MLB: SEP 20 Orioles at Astros

MLB AL West Futures Best Bets: Astros, Mariners, and Rangers

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down the three-horse race in the AL West and how he would hedge his Houston Astros bet.

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Ranger Suárez

Pickups of the Day: Swoop in for Suárez

Dave Shovein explores a hot-hitting outfielder that continues to fly under the radar and an outstanding streamer of Thursday’s slate of MLB action.

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MLB: Los Angeles Angels at San Diego Padres

Saves and Steals: The Final Stretch

Jorge Montanez highlights the latest in saves and steals, including Josh Hader’s big week, Ryan Helsley performing, and Bo Naylor providing speed at the catcher position.

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MLB: Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros

Pickups of the Day: We Yearn for O’Hearn

Dave Shovein explores an underrated Orioles’ slugger that’s on a heater and a strong streaming option for Wednesday’s MLB slate.

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

Pickups of the Day: Perfect Combo with Ryan Yarbrough

Shelly Verougstraete discusses Ryan Yarbrough’s production in Los Angeles and more in the latest Pickups of the Day.

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Mixing It Up: Giolito tweaks his slider, Stone leans on sinker

Welcome to Mixing It Up, a weekly column where I look at starting pitchers who are making noteworthy changes to their pitch mix or pitch shape/velocity.

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Arizona Diamondbacks v. New York Mets

Pickups of the Day: Lean On Lucchesi

George Bissell highlights a pair of under-the-radar streaming options for fantasy managers in the latest Pickups of the Day.

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MLB: New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates

Sunday Funday Stat Leaderboard: Gipson-Long announces himself, Florial getting a chance to play

Eric Samulski looks at this week’s leaders to help with your FAAB bids.

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CIRCLING THE BASES

D.J. Short and a revolving cast of fantasy analysts provide top-notch fantasy baseball analysis covering draft strategy, waiver wire pickups, the latest injury news and more.

More MLB News

Angels Shohei Ohtani arm fatigue

Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25

Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 23, ending his pitching season.

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MLB: Tampa Bay Rays-Press Conference

Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project

The site is on the same 86-acre (34-hectare) tract of downtown land where Tropicana Field now sits.

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Hunter Renfroe Cincinnati Reds

Reds place Bader on 10-day IL, designate Renfroe for assignment

Hunter Renfroe hit just .128 with a .432 OPS in 14 games for the Reds.

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Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field

Rays, St. Petersburg announce news conference expected to include ballpark details

The franchise has played at Tropicana Field since 1998 and has struggled to draw fans, despite recent success.

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Milwaukee Brewers stadium funding proposal

Republicans propose spending $614M in public funds on Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium upgrades

The bill would give the team up to $20 million each fiscal year through 2045-46.

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MLB: Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians

Guardians place rookie pitcher Tanner Bibee on injured list, ending right-hander’s solid season

Bibee was forced to leave his start on Saturday night against Texas after 5 1/3 innings with what the team called tightness in his hip.

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MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber will not pitch again for Red Sox this season

The 37-year-old right-hander has not pitched for Boston since June 20 because of right shoulder inflammation.

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MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics

Shohei Ohtani’s locker has been packed up at Angel Stadium, and the Angels decline to say why

Ohtani will be a free agent this winter after six seasons with the Angels, and his future has been a constant source of speculation this season.

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Elehuris Montero

Pickups of the Day: Elehuris On The Rise

George Bissell discusses Elehuris Montero’s sizzling-hot stretch at the dish and more in the latest Pickups of the Day.

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Pickups of the Day: Yearning for Yastrzemski

Dave Shovein takes a quick look at a hot-hitting outfielder heading to Coors and an underrated southpaw who could help over the next few weeks.

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