49ers Want To Keep Brandon Aiyuk For The Long Term
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is unlikely to be traded entering the final year of his rookie deal in 2024, and the 49ers' focus remains on keeping the star wideout for the long term. Both sides are hoping that they can work out a well-earned contract extension eventually. The recent extensions for DeVonta... Read More
Jace Jung Tallies Three Hits And Sixth Home Run
Detroit Tigers second base/third base prospect Jace Jung went 3-for-4 at the plate and hit his sixth home run of the 2024 campaign. Jung has posted an overall .280/.397/.525 slash line in 33 games this season in his first taste of Triple-A ball. Jung is expected to reach the major leagues this summer but is... Read More
Taj Bradley Likely To Make Season Debut On Friday
With Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot (leg) likely to land on the injured list, right-hander Taj Bradley (pectoral) is looking likely to come off the injured list in a corresponding move to make his 2024 debut on Friday against the New York Yankees. Bradley is finally ready to return to Tampa's starting rotation after... Read More
Ethan Salas Tallies Two Extra-Base Hits On Tuesday
San Diego Padres catching prospect Ethan Salas went 2-for-4 in the batter's box with a double and his first triple of the season on Tuesday. He also tallied his eighth RBI of the season off a sacrifice fly. Salas has had a rough start to the 2024 season at High-A with a .205/.301/.284 slash line.... Read More
Austin Gauthier Promoted To Triple-A
Los Angeles Dodgers second base/shortstop prospect Austin Gauthier made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday. After performing very well at Double-A last season and in the early part of this year, he got the call to move up to Triple-A and is now quickly approaching his major league debut. Gauthier posted a stellar .280/.445/.488 line with... Read More
Gabriel Moreno Back In Action Wednesday
Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno (illness) is back behind the plate and is batting seventh on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Graham Ashcraft. Moreno had the day off on Sunday against the San Diego Padres and also sat out the series opener on Tuesday against the Reds while being under the weather, but... Read More
Darell Hernaiz Placed On Injured List
The Oakland Athletics placed rookie infield prospect Darell Hernaiz (ankle) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left-ankle injury and recalled catcher/first baseman Tyler Soderstrom from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move. The A's also selected left-hander Easton Lucas' contract from Vegas and added right-hander Osvaldi Bido as the 27th man for... Read More
Agustin Ramirez Continues To Perform At Double-A
New York Yankees catching prospect Agustin Ramirez has been showing both excellent power and plate discipline in his first extended look at Double-A pitching. The 22-year-old went 3-3 at the plate with two walks and launched his tenth home run of the season on Tuesday which brings him to an overall .258/.405/.618 line. Ramirez is... Read More
Rangers Acquire Robbie Grossman From White Sox
The Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Robbie Grossman from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa, according to the Rangers. The 34-year-old switch-hitting veteran will return to the Rangers after he hit .238/.340/.394 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI in 115 regular-season games with the World Series champions last year.... Read More
Drew Thorpe Tosses Five Shutout Innings In Fifth Victory
Chicago White Sox starting pitching prospect Drew Thorpe continued his excellent start to the season with another shutout performance. In this outing, he tossed five ⅔ innings with five strikeouts and allowed just two hits and two free passes en route to his fifth victory of the season. The 23-year-old performed very well in Double-A... Read More
Dansby Swanson Out With Knee Injury
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (knee) "tweaked something in his right knee (and) has been bugging him a little bit," according to manager Craig Counsell, which is why Swanson is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale against the visiting San Diego Padres. Counsell said Swanson hurt his knee on a slide in... Read More
Tyler Black Heads Back To The Minors
Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Tyler Black has been optioned back to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday with outfielder Christian Yelich (back) being reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Black, the team's No. 4 prospect per MLB Pipeline, went 5-for-22 (.227) with two doubles, no RBI, two stolen bases, a run scored, one walk and eight strikeouts... Read More
Jud Fabian Launches Two Home Runs On Tuesday
Baltimore Orioles outfield prospect Jud Fabian went 4-for-5 at the plate with two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's victory. After disappointing in his first taste of Double-A ball last season with a .176/.314/.399 slash line, the No. 12 prospect in the Baltimore system has begun to settle in with a strong .264/.350/.517 line... Read More
Christian Yelich Activated And Starting On Wednesday
The Milwaukee Brewers activated outfielder Christian Yelich (back) from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday and he's right back into the starting lineup against Kansas City Royals right-hander Brady Singer, serving as the designated hitter and batting third. Yelich will return to Milwaukee after landing on the injured list on April 16 with a lower-back... Read More
Mark Canha Out With Upper Respiratory Infection
Detroit Tigers outfielder Mark Canha (illness) is out of the starting lineup again on Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians due to an upper respiratory infection. "He's not feeling well. It hasn't been a great road trip health-wise (for the team), so we're kind of quarantining him at this point to get him away from the... Read More