The Minnesota Twins have called up Byron Buxton to take over for Aaron Hicks after the outfielder suffered a hamstring injury and now the young prospect will get another chance to stick around after previously coming up and getting injured earlier in the summer.
Read full storyThe 2015 fantasy football season is almost ready to start and players like Latavius Murray, Ameer Abdullah, CJ Anderson, Melvin Gordon, Joique Bell, Martavis Bryant, Amari Cooper, Joseph Randle, Lamar Miller, Chris Ivory, TJ Yeldon, Alfred Blue, Rueben Randle, Shane Vereen, Reggie Bush, Isaiah Crowell, Doug Martin and Carlos Hyde could be sleeper draft options for owners this year.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Angels have lost pitcher CJ Wilson for the rest of the season with an elbow injury that needs surgery, while the NY Yankees called up prospect Luis Severino after not making a major trade at the deadline for more depth in the starting rotation after losing Michael Pineda to the DL with an injury.
Read full storyThe Miami Marlins have lost Giancarlo Stanton until August after the outfielder suffered a broken hand and now fantasy baseball owners will have to find some replacements for the home run leader and this comes as Steven Matz has gotten the call-up from the New York Mets as they try a six-man rotation.
Read full storyThe New York Yankees have lost closer Andrew Miller to a forearm injury and now the reliever will be on the disabled list while recovering and that means Joe Girardi likely will use Dellin Betances in late-game situations until Miller returns.
Read full storyThe Miami Marlins are expecting Jose Fernandez back this season after his recovery from Tommy John surgery last year and the pitcher is continuing to make progress, as he has been cleared for a rehab assignment in the minor leagues and any fantasy baseball owners with an eye on Fernandez should go after him as soon as possible.
Read full storyThe Texas Rangers may have Josh Hamilton on the major league roster soon once the outfielder completes his rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock and his debut in 2015 likely will be on Monday in Cleveland against the Indians rather than this weekend against the New York Yankees and fantasy baseball owners should look at him a worthwhile pickup.
Read full storyThe NY Yankees have placed Jacoby Ellsbury on the disabled list with a knee injury and now the outfielder could be out for two weeks, which led New York to bring up Slade Heathcott and this comes as he is leading all leadoff hitters in the American League in hits, runs, stolen bases and on base percentage.
Read full storyWashington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer will miss at least one start after suffering a thumb injury while batting over the weekend and now fantasy baseball owners will have to find a spot starter with Scherzer likely out at least one start.
Read full storyThe NY Mets have been off to a promising start this season and now the team has lost two players to injuries with Travis d'Arnaud and Jerry Blevins going down with fractures and for fantasy owners some replacements include Kevin Plawecki for the young catcher and both Alex Torres and Sean Gilmartin in the bullpen.
Read full storyDetroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander remains out this season while dealing with soreness in his throwing arm and after undergoing an MRI, the team confirmed that he is dealing with a triceps strain and manager Brad Ausmus said a return date to the rotation has not been set.
Read full storyThe NY Mets have promoted prospect Kevin Plawecki to the major league roster following the injury to catcher Travis d'Arnaud and this comes after the team brought up Hansel Robles from Triple-A Las Vegas to replace reliever Jerry Blevins after he went down with a fractured forearm.
Read full storyThe Chicago Cubs are calling up prospect Kris Bryant to the major league team on Friday and he will bat in the number four spot after starting the season at Triple-A Iowa and his first game will be at Wrigley Field against the Padres.
Read full storySeattle Mariners starter Felix Hernandez will make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Texas Rangers at home at Safeco Field after dealing with a quad injury in his last start against the Athletic on Sunday, which forced him out of the game.
Read full storyThe Boston Red Sox are activating reliever Koji Uehara from the disabled list on Monday, as manager John Farrell said to the media that the pitcher is healthy and should be ready to return to action this week for the team in the bullpen.
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