May 29, 2023, 03:18 PM ET Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. is no longer throwing off the mound and is back to throwing on flat ground in his bid to return from a muscle strain in his forearm. McCullers, who first experienced soreness in the forearm in February, had been throwing bullpen sessions earlier

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 02:01 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán said Sunday he probably will use less rosin on his hands when he returns from a 10-game suspension for using a foreign substance on the mound. Germán was suspended by Major League Baseball on May 17 and will return to

May 28, 2023, 05:41 PM ET The Los Angeles Angels promoted prized pitching prospect Ben Joyce from Double-A Rocket City on Sunday and placed veteran left-hander Matt Moore on the 15-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. The move involving Moore is retroactive to Thursday. The right-handed Joyce was a third-round draft pick

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 09:27 AM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. — A bill introduced late Friday in the Nevada Legislature would give the Oakland Athletics up to $380 million for a potential 30,000-seat, $1.5 billion retractable-roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. The bulk of the public funding would come from $180 million in

May 27, 2023, 03:59 PM ET The San Francisco Giants placed infielder Thairo Estrada on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a sprained left wrist. Infielder David Villar was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding transaction. Estrada, 27, is batting .301 with six homers, 17 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 47 games this

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 01:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he will not stop fighting for his team but acknowledged he might need to be more mindful of not crossing a line with umpires. “No, I’m not going to change,” Boone said Saturday as he returned from a one-game

May 27, 2023, 02:26 PM ET The San Diego Padres placed reliever Luis Garcia on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday for the 36-year-old right-hander, who is 1-3 with a 4.66 ERA in 21 games. Garcia is 20-27 with a 4.07 ERA in 445 career

Associated Press May 26, 2023, 09:04 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Sam Bachman was promoted by the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, making him the first top-10 pick from the 2021 amateur draft to reach the majors. Bachman, the ninth overall selection by the Angels out of Miami University in Ohio, is primarily a starter

May 26, 2023, 03:16 PM ET The Baltimore Orioles activated infielder Ramon Urias from the 10-day injured list and optioned infielder Joey Ortiz to Triple-A Norfolk. Urias, 28, was placed on the injured list May 9 with a left hamstring strain. He was batting .278 with one home run and 16 RBIs in 30 games

May 25, 2023, 07:35 PM ET One week after he was called up by the New York Mets, veteran catcher Gary Sanchez was designated for assignment Thursday. The Mets reinstated catcher Tomas Nido (dry eye syndrome) from the 10-day injured list to replace Sanchez. In three games with the Mets, Sanchez had one hit and