Latest Minor league baseball News
Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu shut down at least another week due to swelling in his right foot
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees third baseman DJ LeMahieu will be shut down for at least another week after an MRI and CT scan showed continued swelling in his fractured right foot Wednesday. The 35-year-old two-time batting champion underwent testing after leaving his first minor...
Max Scherzer gives up 3 runs in rehab start, his 1st game action since offseason back injury
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer gave up three runs and five hits pitching into the third inning of a rehab start for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team on Wednesday night. It was the three-time Cy Young Award winner's first game action since back surgery in mid-December. ...
Ex-minor league umpire sues MLB, says he was harassed by female ump, fired for being bisexual man
NEW YORK (AP) — A fired minor league umpire sued Major League Baseball on Wednesday, claiming he was sexually harassed by a female umpire and discriminated against because he is male and bisexual. Brandon Cooper, an umpire who worked in the minor league Arizona Complex League last...
The Pirates are sticking to the plan with Paul Skenes, even as pitching prospect dominates in minors
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. Just don't expect Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to shift whatever...
Nootbaar, Gibson spark Cardinals to 5-1 victory over Diamondbacks
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs and Kyle Gibson pitched six effective innings, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of three-game series on Wednesday. It was the first win in a series finale this season for...
Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Drew Smyly put on injured list by Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Hendricks and left-hander Drew Smyly were placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs before Tuesday night’s series opener against the Houston Astros. Hendricks has a lower back strain. The 34-year-old is 0-3 with a 12.00 ERA in five...
DJ LeMahieu leaves 1st minor league rehab game in 2nd inning with sore right foot
NEW YORK (AP) — Infielder DJ LeMahieu left his first minor league injury rehabilitation game with Double-A Somerset in the second inning Tuesday night due to soreness in his right foot, which he fractured on a foul ball during a spring training game on March 16. The Yankees said...
3-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer set for first rehab start after back surgery
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is set to make a minor league rehab start Wednesday night, which will be the first game action for the 39-year-old Texas Rangers right-hander since back surgery during the offseason. Scherzer is scheduled to...
Travis d'Arnaud homers again and Bryce Elder shuts down Marlins in Braves' 3-0 win
ATLANTA (AP) — Travis d'Arnaud hit his fifth home run in four games and Bryce Elder pitched 6 2/3 spotless innings in his return from the minors as the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Monday night. David Fletcher capped a three-run fourth with an RBI single to help...
Danny Mendick recalled, John Brebbia activated by struggling White Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The major league-worst Chicago White Sox made five roster moves before Monday night's game at Minnesota. Shortstop Danny Mendick, who has homered in five straight games for Triple-A Charlotte, was recalled, and right-hander John Brebbia was activated off the...
