The Pirates have signed right-hander Luis Cessa to a minor league deal, as first reported by Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (X link). Cessa was released from a pact with the Royals on June 1. It’s the second non-roster rotation pickup in as many days for Pittsburgh. The Bucs added Jake Woodford on a minor league…

The Nationals have released veteran right-hander Luis Cessa, who’d been pitching with their Triple-A affiliate, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. He’s now a free agent. Cessa, 31, opened the year in the Reds’ rotation but was bounced from the starting staff after just six appearances, during which time he was tagged for 26 runs…

The Nationals have signed Luis Cessa to a minor league contract and sent him to Triple-A Rochester, tweets Talk Nats. The right-hander had been released from a non-roster deal with the Rockies last week. Cessa joins his third organization of the season. He opened the season in the Reds’ rotation, his third year in Cincinnati. The…

The final line for Gerrit Cole tonight against the Guardians pic.x.com/IAU5fSbzAJ

ICYMI nypost.com/2026/05/28/spo When the Yankees argued they did not run it back, it was about Gerrit Cole coming back, Ryan Weathers meeting his talent and what it could mean for the length of their pitching staff.

nypost.com/2026/05/28/spo When the Yankees argued they did not run it back, it was about Gerrit Cole coming back, Ryan Weathers meeting his talent and what it could mean for the length of their pitching staff.

The Blue Jays released Chad Green yesterday after the veteran right-hander cleared waivers, according to a team announcement. Green is now eligible to sign with any of the league’s 30 clubs. and had been designated for assignment by the Jays just prior to the trade deadline. A veteran of ten MLB seasons, the 34-year-old righty…

ROSTER MOVES: 🔹 RHP Chad Green has cleared waivers and been released pic.x.com/iqVnFnsJdP

After acquiring right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez from the Orioles this afternoon, the Blue Jays have designated fellow righty reliever Chad Green for assignment to open up space on their active and 40-man rosters. Green, 34, has some good seasons on his track record but 2025 isn’t one of them. He has thrown 43 2/3 innings…

RT: The downside of NBC not hiring a full-time lead MLB analyst...Benetti really having to do some heavy lifting tonight. Corey Kluber & Andruw Jones are nowhere near comfortable in the booth. @paulsen_smw

Corey Kluber is back in Cleveland. The Guardians announced that they’ve hired the two-time Cy Young winner as a Special Assistant of Pitching. Zack Meisel of The Athletic first reported the news this morning. Kluber spent nine of his 13 MLB seasons in Cleveland. Acquired from San Diego as an unheralded minor league pitcher as…

The Cleveland Guardians hire former veteran starter Corey Kluber as a special assistant, pitching.

The Cubs have signed left-hander Lucas Luetge to a minor league deal, according to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. Luetge had spent the season in the Red Sox organization to this point but opted out of that arrangement last week. A veteran of seven MLB seasons, the 37-year-old Luetge made his big league debut with Seattle back…

Confirmed Lucas Luetge does have a minor league deal with the Cubs.

@ChrisCotillo: Lucas Luetge opted out of Red Sox deal and now says he's with the Cubs on IG.

Lucas Luetge opted out of Red Sox deal and now says he's with the Cubs on IG.

Nick Nelson has a new home. After spending the last three seasons in the Phillies organization and electing free agency back in October, Nelson is heading to Japan.

The right-handed reliever has agreed to a one-year deal with the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. Nelson’s agency, Beverly Hill Sports Council, announced the signing on Thursday on Instagram. Nelson will receive $1 million plus incentives, per his agency.

Nelson appeared in five games for the Phillies over the last two seasons. He spent most of 2024 in the minors with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The 29-year-old made 34 appearances for Lehigh Valley last season, including five starts. He finished the minor-league schedule with a 6.13 ERA across 54 1/3 innings

Right-hander Nick Nelson has signed with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, per an announcement from Beverly Hills Sports Council, his agency. It’s a one-year deal worth $1MM plus incentives. Phillies Tailgate reported last week that the two sides were in negotiations. Nelson, 29, pitched in each of the past five major league…

No Phillies pitcher has thrown a knuckleball since at least 2008. Maybe not since Dennis Springer in 1995. Nick Nelson could be next. mlb.com/phillies/news/...

Jameson Taillon‘s start tonight was cut short in the second inning, as the right-hander was removed due to what the Cubs later revealed as a left hamstring strain.  Taillon allowed a run on a walk and two hits in his first inning against the Giants, but after walking Matt Chapman to lead off the second […]

Jameson Taillon one of five Cubs who will reach 10 years service time this season. He survived cancer, two TJ surgeries to get there.chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/05/2 pic.x.com/YcmCEJXmSR

There’s a reason you don’t often see pitchers give up five home runs in a game, like the Cubs’ Jameson Taillon did Saturday night at Rate Field.Usually, they have been sent to the sanctuary of the clubhouse well before that level of carnage has been inflicted. Tough on a pitcher’s ego, and not very helpful to a team’s chances of winning that night.Besides Taillon, only one other pitcher this season, Bryan Bello of the Red Sox, had been taken deep five times in a game. Only six Cubs pit

Gary Sanchez puts the @Brewers on top with a LONG 2-run shot! pic.x.com/sy6yGz084p

That was heads up by Nick Allen to let the fly ball drop and swap Sal Frelick for Gary Sanchez ... but Milwaukee countered by running Joey Ortiz for Sanchez

CC Sabathia is repping his former teammate Gary Sanchez today as CC is enshrined on the Brewers' Wall of Honor. https://t.co/8VI7Ab6WLt AdamMcCalvy: Reunion time. pic.x.com/2OAYKaznr2

Gleyber Torres said he can't hit a 5-run HR for this club. But his leadoff HR sparked an 8-0 win over Rays that clinched Tigers' first road series win since opening weekend.There's still a lot of baseball. It's not how you start. It's how you finish.mlb.com/news/gleyber-t

Gleyber Torres goes deep in his return to the lineup and the @Tigers shut out the Rays! pic.x.com/Y2R07DS1xp

Gleyber Torres hits a leadoff homer in his first game back in the @Tigers lineup! pic.x.com/etKofiatx3

Veteran infielder/outfielder Tyler Wade has been granted his release by the Rangers, reports Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. He’d signed a minor league pact with Texas over the winter and opened the season with their Triple-A club in Round Rock. Wade is now free to sign with any team. The 31-year-old Wade is […]

Also, #Rangers have granted infielder Tyler Wade his release from his Triple A contract.

Confirmed by club officials.

@mlbtraderumors: Rangers, Tyler Wade Agree To Minor League Deal https://t.co/GUjMCddj5u https://t.co/u9zlh62wnj

Clint Frazier may be the Yankees' good luck charm 😭 pic.x.com/CledZQ77ky

The Chicago White Sox recalled outfielder Oscar Colás from Triple-A Charlotte and optioned outfielder Clint Frazier to Charlotte on Tuesday.

Clint Frazier singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on Wednesday night after losing starter Mike Clevinger and manager Pedro Grifol.

Congratulations to Royce Lewis and Aaron Hicks, winners of the inaugural @CapitalOne MLB Open golf tournament! pic.x.com/cC6OWSiiX3

Royce Lewis and Aaron Hicks teamed up to win the first ever MLB Open! pic.x.com/aYGcrC54xw

The New York Yankees have always been known for having a lot of money.

They may not be the richest franchise in baseball anymore, though. The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers seem to be shelling out even more dough.

But the Yankees have one financial flex going for them, if it can be called a flex.

And it's this: They're currently paying three players a combined $43.8 million not to play for them.

Those three guys are DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Hicks and Marcus Stroman. The number works out to $43,785,714, to be exact

Mets non-roster outfielder Mike Tauchman is expected to be out for six weeks after undergoing meniscus surgery on his left knee, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The team announced the operation last week but had not provided a timetable for his return. The injury probably cost Tauchman a spot on the Opening […]

RT: Mike Tauchman had surgery this morning to repair thr meniscus tear in his left knee. The doctor said it went as expected and was a success. He's expected to be sidelined six weeks before returning to play. #mets

Mike Tauchman had surgery this morning to repair thr meniscus tear in his left knee. The doctor said it went as expected and was a success. He's expected to be sidelined six weeks before returning to play. #mets

Annapolis resident Mason Williams, 17, won Youth of the Year at the 34th annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County award ceremony

Mets re-signed OF Mason Williams to a minor league contract.

Williams had elected free agency earlier in the week after clearing waivers, but after exploring the open market he decided that his best option was to return to the Mets. He'll report back to Triple-A Syracuse.

Mason Williams has elected free agency.

Williams refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Syracuse after clearing waivers and will search for a new organization. The 29-year-old outfielder hit .212/.297/.333 with one homer across 17 games at the big-league level this season.

Veteran infielder Tyler Austin projected to be an important bench piece for the Chicago Cubs this year. That is now in flux after he underwent surgery Tuesday.

When Tyler Austin first decided to take his career overseas, he didn’t expect to spend six seasons in Japan.“The decision was just to play every day, ultimately,” he said in a phone interview this week. “I'm coming from four different organizations, kind of up and down, designated here, designated there. So I wanted to give myself an opportunity to play every day and prove that I can play every day.”Six years later, Austin is making his MLB comeback, after signing a one-year deal with

The Cubs announced the signing of first baseman Tyler Austin to a one-year contract. It’s reportedly a $1.25MM guarantee for the Ballengee Group client, who has spent the past six seasons playing in Japan. The Cubs had seven vacancies on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding move was necessary. Austin, now 34, played in the…

4:45pm: The A’s have placed Severino on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain. Right-hander Michael Kelly was recalled to take his spot on the roster. Kelly broke camp with the club but was optioned to Triple-A in early April. 8:52am: Luis Severino threw only 23 pitches in an inning of work during his […]

Luis Severino threw only 23 pitches in an inning of work during his start in the Athletics’ 8-2 loss to the Yankees on Friday.  While warming up for the top of the second, Severino was visited by the team trainer and eventually left the mound due to what the A’s later announced was a bout […]

Luis Severino needs just 10 pitches to get through the 2nd inning.

Rob Refsnyder gets the @Mariners on the board with a 3-run shot! pic.x.com/hUCM7EltDf

Rob Refsnyder has a double robbed on a fantastic catch/grab by Tristan Peters in left field.

RT: How a Japanese salt ritual turned things around for Rob Refsnyder and then turned into a full-circle moment. x.com/iokeBWIox0QE https://t.co/6XruCdkI2E

Today, OF Jasson Dominguez commences a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Today, OF Jasson Dominguez commences a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

RT: Jasson Dominguez says he will resume taking live BP tomorrow.

The Brewers and right-hander Deivi Garcia have agreed to a minor league deal, per Jeff Passan of ESPN on X. The Rep 1 Baseball client will receive an invite to spring training, per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com on X. Garcia, 26 in May, will be a reclamation project for the Brewers as he is a…

The Brewers confirm that RHP Deivi Garcia's Minor League contract includes an invitation to Major League camp.

Right-hander Deivi Garcia and the Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement on a minor league deal, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 25, was at one point a top prospect with the New York Yankees. His stuff still grades out very well, and Milwaukee has become a haven for pitching reclamations.