Latest Minor league baseball News
Pirates sign C Ali Sánchez to 1-year deal, claim reliever Muñoz off waivers from Nationals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates signed catcher Ali Sánchez to a 1-year deal on Friday, giving them another player to throw in the mix behind the plate with Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis. The 26-year-old Sánchez spent all of last season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate...
Espada adds two new coaches to Astros staff, promotes Lopez to bench coach
HOUSTON (AP) — New Houston Astros manager Joe Espada has completed his coaching staff, retaining most of the group from last season and adding Dave Clark as first base coach and Jason Bell as quality assurance coach. Omar López, who had been the team's first base coach since 2020,...
Baseball minor leaguers complete first executive board since unionizing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minor league players elected their first association representatives and alternate representatives since unionizing when the Major League Baseball Players Association held an executive board meeting Wednesday of both big leaguers and minor leaguers. Cameron Junker,...
Oakland is getting a new minor league team — the Oakland B's
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — They will call themselves the Oakland B’s, short for Ballers. The minor league B's will carry on the city's green-and-gold color scheme. Otherwise, they don't plan to be anything like the A's, whose heartbroken fans they hope to support through the team's...
The Angels' new pitching coach is Barry Enright, who pitched for the club a decade ago
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Barry Enright to be their pitching coach. Manager Ron Washington gave the job Tuesday to the 37-year-old Enright, who has only been in coaching for five years. He was a pitching coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks' system from...
Mets cut Vogelbach and Guillorme, sign Stewart to 1-year contract
NEW YORK (AP) — Designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach and reserve infielder Luis Guillorme were cut Friday by the New York Mets. The team also declined to offer 2024 contracts to relievers Jeff Brigham, Sam Coonrod and Trevor Gott, making them free agents along with Vogelbach and...
Brandon Woodruff becomes free agent after Brewers fail to offer contract
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff wasn’t offered a contract by the Milwaukee Brewers by Friday’s deadline, making the two-time All-Star right-handed pitcher a free agent as he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder. The Brewers also failed to offer deals to first...
New Marlins exec Peter Bendix makes trade with former team, acquiring Vidal Bruján from Rays
MIAMI (AP) — Peter Bendix completed a trade with his former team in one of his first major moves since taking over the Miami Marlins, acquiring utilityman Vidal Bruján and right-hander Calvin Faucher from the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Miami sent minor league prospects Erick Lara...
Infielder Abraham Toro acquired by A's from Brewers for minor league pitcher Chad Patrick
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Infielder Abraham Toro was acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday for minor league right-hander Chad Patrick. The 26-year-old Toro was 8 for 18 (.444) with two homers and nine RBIs in nine games for Milwaukee this year and hit...
Joe Espada introduced as manager of Astros, replacing Dusty Baker, who retired last month
HOUSTON (AP) — Joe Espada took a leave of absence as bench coach of the Houston Astros last year to spend time with his father when he fell ill with heart complications. “I almost lost him while I was there,” Espada said. “And I asked God that day just to let him stay with me...
