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• AL West Notes: Rangers, Thomas, Pena, Trout, Moncada July 5, 2026
  The Rangers had some interest in signing Lane Thomas last offseason, the Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant reports.  The outfielder instead joined the Royals on a one-year, $5.25MM free agent deal that was “too rich for the Rangers’ blood,” as Grant puts it, but Thomas could be a possibility for Texas as the trade deadline […]
• Blue Jays Release Matt Bowman July 5, 2026
  TODAY: The Blue Jays have released Bowman, according to Bowman’s MLB.com profile page. JULY 3: Right-hander Matt Bowman has triggered an opt-out in his minor league deal with the Blue Jays, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The Jays have until Saturday to decide whether to add Bowman to their roster or release […]
• Astros Interested In Rockies Outfielders, Skubal, Gray July 5, 2026
  The Astros have “strong interest in” Rockies outfielders Mickey Moniak and Jake McCarthy, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.  In even more notable trade deadline news, Nightengale writes that the Astros “also plan to be in the Tarik Skubal and Sonny Gray sweepstakes.” While Houston is still only 44-47, that record breaks down as an […]
• Guardians Prospect Khal Stephen To Undergo UCL Surgery July 5, 2026
  Guardians pitching prospect Khal Stephen will undergo a UCL-related surgery this week, team president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti told reporters (including MLB.com’s Tim Stebbins).  Dr. Keith Meister is performing the surgery, and it won’t be known until the procedure is underway if Stephen will need an internal brace or a full Tommy John surgery. […]
• Pirates Select Noah Murdock, Designate Davis Wendzel July 5, 2026
  The Pirates announced that right-hander Noah Murdock‘s contract has been selected to the 40-man roster, and Murdock has now been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.  Infielder Davis Wendzel was designated for assignment to create space for Murdock on the 40-man. Murdock signed a minor league deal with the Pirates last November that included an upward mobility […]
• Brewers Place Brandon Woodruff On 15-Day Injured List July 5, 2026
  11:33AM: The Brewers officially placed Woodruff on the 15-day IL, with a designation of right shoulder inflammation.  Left-hander Drew Rom was called up from Triple-A to take Woodruff’s spot on the 26-man roster. 9:47AM: Brandon Woodruff left Saturday’s start in the fourth inning after throwing only 61 pitches, and experiencing a significant velocity dropoff from the […]
• Nationals Designate Robert Hassell III, Select Eddy Yean July 5, 2026
  The National announced that outfielder Robert Hassell III has been designated for assignment.  The move opens up a 40-man spot for right-hander Eddy Yean, whose contract was selected from Triple-A (The Athletic’s Spencer Nusbaum and other Nats beat writers noted earlier today that Yean had a locker in the team’s clubhouse.)  Washington optioned right-hander Zak […]
• Phillies Designate Jean Cabrera, Sign Bryan De La Cruz To MLB Contract July 5, 2026
  The Phillies announced that outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been signed to a Major League contract, a day after De La Cruz was released from his previous minors deal with the club.  De La Cruz has been assigned again to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  To open up a space for De La Cruz on the […]
• Brewers’ Brian Fitzpatrick Undergoes Tommy John Surgery July 5, 2026
  Brian Fitzpatrick‘s rookie season is already over, as Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters (including Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) yesterday that the left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this week.  As per the usual recovery timeline for TJ procedures, Fitzpatrick will be out until late August or early September 2027 at the […]
• Mets Select Guillo Zuniga July 5, 2026
  9:10AM: The Mets officially announced Zuniga’s selection, and right-hander Joey Gerber was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move. 8:41AM: The Mets will be selecting the contract of right-hander Guillo Zuniga prior to today’s game with the Braves, according to reporter Francys Romero.  New York has an open space on its 40-man roster, so the […]