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MLB Trade Rumors The Braves announced that catcher  Jeff Mathis has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. As a player with more than three years of MLB service, Mathis had the right to refuse a minor league assignment. However, he has decided to accept a spot on the Atlanta taxi squad and will remain in the organization as non-roster depth, reports David O’Brien of the Athletic (Twitter link). Atlanta designated Mathis for assignment when they acquired  Kevan Smith from...

Braves host Pirates, look to build on walk-off heroics Field Level Media 20 May 2021, 22:19 GMT+10 The Atlanta Braves hope to ride a late-game wave of momentum when they open a four-game homestand against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The Braves ended a three-game losing streak Wednesday on a walk-off homer from Ronald Acuna Jr., who broke out of a 0-for-13 slump to connect for his National League-leading 13th home run. The win enabled Atlanta to salvage one game from the three-game serie...

Rays acquire INF/OF Wyatt Mathisen for Arizona, complicate depth chart Share this story Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Tampa Bay Rays have made an interesting acquisition, trading cash considerations to the Arizona Diamondbacks for the recently designated right-handed hitter Wyatt Mathisen. The 27-year old was the 69th overall pick in the 2012 draft out of high school, and didn’t begin to pop on offense until he repeated High-A in 2016 in the Pirates organization, but went unused at ...

The Rays are reinstating catcher Francisco Mejía from the 10-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times was among those …

Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors  |  By Anthony Franco  |  Last updated 5/16/21 The Rays are reinstating catcher Francisco Mejía from the 10-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times was among those to pass along. Fellow backstop Kevan Smith was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Mejía went on the IL last week with left intercostal discomfort. It proved to be a minimal stay, as he returns 10 days later to again pair with Mi...

In the top of the second, Hill struck out Gary Sanchez and Mike Ford. Through two innings, he held the Yankees to only two baserunners with a Giancarlo Stanton single in the first and a Clint Frazier walk in the top of the second. Taillon retired Kevan Smith, Brett Phillips, and Mike Brosseau with three strikeouts in the bottom of the second throwing 12 fastballs out of his 15 total pitches. In the top of the third inning the Yankees only baserunners were courtesy of Hill as Brett Gardner wal...

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Thursday night was a complete wash for the Yankees, as Austin Meadows went 3-for-4 with a home run and four runs driven in and Rays starter Rich Hill smoothly shut down the lineup. Tampa Bay successfully avoided a sweep with a 9-1 victory over New York. Looking to build upon two straight decent starts, Jameson Taillon was the definition of inconsistent tonight. With the first two batters retired in the first, he allowed three straight two-out hits — althoug...

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Yankees got stellar pitching and a couple of long balls tonight to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in St. Petersburg. The Bombers lived up to their name by launching a couple homers as part of their cause, and the pitching took care of the rest. Aaron Judge started the scoring with two out and no runners on in the top of the first. Facing Rays rookie starter Luis Patiño, the big right fielder walloped a 106.4-mph clothesline over the center-field wall, giving t...

FV: 60 Notes I’m going to bet Carroll goes to the Futures Game and ends up promoted to Double-A shortly after the showcase. He’s shown no signs of slowing down after looking like the best player in all of Arizona during 2020 instructs. This is the kind of player who’s going to out-produce his raw power in games because the quality of his contact is just so good. His homer yesterday (which tied the game in the ninth) was hit to the opposite field. It wasn’t like a lot of oppo bombs that ...

Seth Brown has become an unexpected power source for the Oakland Athletics, who aim for a sweep of the three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on