The Mets are calling up right-hander Brandon Sproat to start on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday, marking the third time in less than a month that the club will promote one of its top pitching prospects to bolster a scuffling starting rotation.
Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton has been almost unhittable since the All-Star break. In fact, for the first five innings against Atlanta on Wednesday night, the 24-year-old right-hander didn't allow any hits at all to the Braves.
Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich was a late scratch from Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies with lower back soreness.
Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after he was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left oblique strain.
Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will get his second consecutive game off Wednesday, with manager Craig Counsell saying he wants to give him a "physical and mental" break amid his struggles in the second half of the season.
San Francisco third baseman Matt Chapman is appealing a one-game suspension handed down Wednesday by Major League Baseball along with an undisclosed fine after he made contact with Colorado pitcher Kyle Freeland in a game a night earlier.
Gabriel Arias hit a two-run homer that sparked a six-run second inning, and the Cleveland Guardians routed the sloppy Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
Matt Chapman hit two home runs after appealing a one-game suspension, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 on Wednesday night to finish a three-game sweep with their fourth straight victory.
Yandy Diaz had a career-high five hits to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night, completing a three-game series sweep.
Ha-Seong Kim hit a three-run homer, Bryce Elder pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and the Atlanta Braves rallied for a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Jackson Holliday hit a leadoff homer and Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo and Alex Jackson hit consecutive shots in the third inning — all off Nestor Cortes — and the Baltimore Orioles beat struggling San Diego 7-5 on Wednesday for their first three-game sweep of the Padres.
Isaac Collins hit a three-run homer and Jose Quintana pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday night.
TSN Blue Jays Reporter Scott Mitchell ranks the top 50 prospects in Toronto's farm system and projects when they'll be able to chip in at the big league level.
TSN Blue Jays Reporter Scott Mitchell ranks the top 20 Canadian prospects across MLB farm systems and provides an ETA for when each could make an impact at the big league level.
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