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Lucas Sims Jersey ARLINGTON, Texas Cro s one third baseman off the Yankees trade-deadline wish list. Ryan McMahon would make a lot of sense as a fit in The Bronx. The first-time All-Star has been solid, both defensively and offensively (.797 OPS with 14 home runs in 95 games). The lefty hitters production has come with the Rockies, a club that entered the break 29 games under .500 and with virtually no chance of playing in October. Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon hustles in to score a run against the Reds on July 10, 2024. USA TODAY Sports McMahon is 29, signed through 2027 and owed a reasonable $44 million over the final three seasons of his contract. The Rockies could jump-start a rebuild by trading a player with value and a player the Yankees, in particular, would value after . Explore More But McMahon has been a sured that however much sense a trade might make, a trade will not happen at the deadline. See Also Over the past week or two, McMahon said, he grabbed Colorado general manager Bill Schmidt before batting practice one day and asked for a chat. We had a good talk, talked about it, and we came to the conclusion that Im going to stay a Rockie, McMahon said Monday from Globe Life Field, where he was set to come off the bench for Tuesdays Midsummer Cla sic. McMahon has a 4-month-old daughter and a wife who would have to pack up the whole house and everything like that, he said. He wanted some peace of mind and he got it, as the Rockies will hope to build around him rather than build through the prospects he could command. The Yankees will have to look elsewhere if they want to upgrade from LeMahieu, although Jon Berti is nearing a rehab a signment and could become an option. Its not hard to understand why the Yankees would have potentially been interested in Ryan McMahon, as his lefty swing is tailor-made for Yankee Stadium. Getty Images Another option for the Yankees could become Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who primarily plays first base for a fading Blue Jays club. Guerrero said in 2022 that he would never sign with the Yankees. A year later, he said that his anger with the organization was a personal thing that goes back with my family. Recently, Guerrero and play for any team if traded. Asked again about the Yankees po sibility Monday, Guerrero did not want to clarify whether his stance has softened. I talked to my dad about it and I told him that we decided to close that chapter, Guerrero said through an interpreter. We dont want to talk about the Yankees situation anymore. American League manager Bruce Bochy slotted Aaron Judge at cleanup, which means Judge is not guaranteed to face electric National League starter Paul Skenes. NL manager Torey Lovullo said he most likely will not ask Skenes to pitch a second inning, even if his first is short. Pirates rookie Paul Skenes with his girlfriend, LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne will start for the NL in Tuesdays All-Star Game. USA TODAY Sports Skenes, the 22-year-old rookie who already has blo somed into a superstar, might have to put a runner on base. It will be cool, Skenes said of the po sibility of facing Judge, whom he has not seen in his 11 big-league starts. The Pirates phenom averages 99.1-mph with his fastball, but a diving pitch he calls a splinker might be his best offering. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! He has special stuff, Judge said. You can talk about the velocity on his pitches, but the guys a pitcher. Judge would only see that pitcher if Steven Kwan, Gunnar Henderson or Juan Soto reaches base. We got a good lineup, Judge said with a smile. What would be his approach against Skenes? Dont blink, Judge said, because that balls coming pretty fast. Boston Red Sox Jersey

Right-hander has been released by the Astros, according to his at MLB.com. Hes now a free agent and will be free to pursue opportunities with any club on the open market. Daz, 29, was claimed off waivers from the Tigers in April. He to sed one scorele s inning for the Astros before getting designated for a signment. He cleared waivers and elected free agency but then stayed in the organization by inking a minor league deal with the Astros. He reported to Triple-A Sugar Land but didnt fare well there, at least in terms of results. He to sed 14 innings over 13 appearances but allowed 15 earned runs. That leads to an earned run average of 9.64 thats probably misleading. His .392 batting average on balls in play and 40% strand rate were both on the unlucky side of average. He only Tyler Wells Jersey struck out 15.2% of batters faced but also only walked 7.6% and didnt allow a home run, which is why his 3.62 FIP was far below his ERA. All of that is a small sample and in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League as well. His big league track record dates back to 2017 and includes 127 1/3 innings with a 4.81 ERA. That number is a bit skewed by his rookie season, when he was a 22-year-old Rule 5 pick of the Padres despite never having pitched above A-ball before. He to sed 41 2/3 innings for the Friars that year with a 7.34 ERA. Since that campaign, he has thrown 85 2/3 innings in the majors with a 3.57 ERA, scattered over several campaigns with the Padres, Tigers and that one inning with the Astros. His 10.9% walk rate in that stretch is on the high side but he also punched out 27.7% of batters faced. From 2021 to 2023, he also to sed 137 2/3 innings in the minors. His 4.97 ERA in that time isnt especially impre sive and his 11.3% walk rate was on the high side, but his 26.2% strikeout rate was quite solid. Despite debuting way back in 2017, Daz is still about six months shy of his 30th birthday. He has exhausted his option seasons but has just around three years of big league service time. His results havent been perfect but hes generally been able to rack up strikeouts wherever hes gone, apart from his small sample of work for Sugar Land this year. Ken Singleton Jersey

The Pirates announced several roster moves today in the aftermath of the trade deadline. The club selected the contract of right-hander and added left-hander to the roster after him from the Rockies yesterday. In addition, the club placed right-hander on the 15-day injured list, transferred right-hander to the 60-day IL, and designated right-hander for a signment. Woodford, 27, signed with Pittsburgh on a minor league deal last month after being designated for a signment by the White Sox following two spot starts with the club where he surrendered a combined ten runs on fifteen hits while striking out seven and walking five in 8 1/3 innings of work. The right-handers two difficult appearances in Chicago come on the heels of an up-and-down tenure with the Cardinals. Selected by the club in the first round of the 2015 draft, Woodford made his debut in the 2020 season and after struggling in a cup of coffee that year proved to be a solid swingman and multi-inning reliever for St. Louis in 2021 and 22. Over those two seasons, Woodford posted a 3.26 ERA and 3.93 FIP in 116 innings of work. Those strong numbers came in spite of a paltry 15.4% strikeout rate that paired with a decent but unspectacular 7.5% walk rate. A strong 45.8% groundball rate helped to explain Woodfords succe s to some extent, but the main reason he was able to post such strong numbers was that a microscopic 6.9% of his fly balls left the yard for home runs during those two seasons. That allowed him to float an above-average 76.3% strand rate while allowing a slightly below average .285 BABIP. Unfortunately, the right-handers production seemed to regre s to his performance in 2023 as he struggled badly to a 6.23 ERA and 6.61 FIP as his walk rate climbed to 9.9% while his luck in avoiding the Pablo Sandoval Jersey long ball reversed, leaving him with 11 homers allowed in just 47 2/3 innings of work. Now Woodford figures to get another shot at the big league level with Pittsburgh after looking good in seven starts with the club at the Triple-A level. Hes allowed an ERA of just 2.29 in those 35 1/3 frames and his strikeout rate has ticked up to a respectable 26% against a 3.5% walk rate, offering some optimism that he may be able to post stronger results going forward. Woodford appears unlikely to return to the spot starter role he held with the White Sox, instead serving as a multi-inning reliever in a Pittsburgh bullpen that just lost Mlodzinski. A first round pick by the Pirates in the 2020 draft, Mlodzinski has looked good in a swing role for the club this year with a 3.18 ERA and 3.16 FIP in 34 innings but now figures to be sidelined for some time due to a right shoulder strain. Clearing up a pair of spots on the clubs 40-man roster are Jefferies and Ryan. Jefferies has been on the shelf due to inflammation in his throwing elbow since early this month but now will be out until at least early September. As for Ryan, the right-hander was a by the club back in December who made the clubs Opening Day roster and has been riding the shuttle between Triple-A and the majors ever since. In 17 innings of work for the club at the big league level, Ryan sports a lackluster 5.29 ERA, although his solid 21% strikeout rate and a 3.80 FIP both suggest his underlying performance may have been better than that production would suggest. That said, his numbers at Triple-A inspire little confidence, as hes struggled to a 4.61 ERA in 27 1/3 innings at the level this year. The Pirates will have one week to attempt to pa s Ryan through waivers. The Pirates would be able to outright him to the minors if he clears waivers, but the righty has already been outrighted previously and could opt to reject that a signment in favor of free agency if he so chose. Travis Demeritte Jersey

The Guardians announced that outfielder has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. Outfielder was called up from Triple-A Columbus in the corresponding move, and no other transaction was required since Halpin was already on the 40-man roster. Jones came off the bench as a late-game sub in the Guardians 6-2 win over the Twins yesterday, but was replaced by a pinch-hitter when Brett Johnson Jersey it was his turn at bat. The timing of the injury will at least end Jones regular season, and will probably sideline him for any October action if Cleveland can make the playoffs. It already didnt seem too likely that Jones would make a postseason roster anyway, given how he has struggled in his return to Cleveland. Re-acquired from the Rockies in a trade just prior to Opening Day, Jones has hit just .211/.296/.304 over 403 plate appearances with the Guards this season. Seemingly a breakout rookie with Colorado in 2023, Jones has fallen back to earth since a .218/.307/.311 slash line in an even 700 PA since the start of the 2024 campaign. Despite these numbers, Jones was still getting semi-regular playing time in the Guardians lineup, mostly working in a timeshare capacity in center and right field. Since is the only cornerstone piece of Clevelands ever-shifting outfield, the Guards can juggle any number of players around to pick up at-bats over the seasons final nine games. Losing Jones does remove one le s option for what will be a busy day for the roster, as the Guardians play a doubleheader against Minnesota. As such, the door could be open for Halpin to receive the first Major League playing time of his pro career. A third-round pick for Cleveland in the 2020 draft, Halpin was added to the 40-man roster last November in advance of the Rule 5 Draft. Halpin was promoted to Triple-A for the first time this year, and has hit .249/.321/.414 over 553 PA in Columbus, with 14 homers and 15 steals (in 18 attempts). Baseball America ranks Halpin 24th on their list of the top 30 Guardians prospects, describing him as at least a solid fourth outfielder type due to his speed and excellent defense. It remains to be seen whether he can hit enough to gain any kind of regular playing time in the bigs, as Halpin hasnt shown much in the power department. Known as a contact hitter, his strikeout rate ballooned to 28.2% in Columbus, so Halpin will need to be much more selective if he is to have any chance against Major League pitchers. Riley Smith Jersey

The sister of Red Sox right fielder Roman Anthony said she got quite a few DMs while supporting her brother, the No. 1 prospect in MLB, in his second-ever game at Fenway Park against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. During an interview Thursday on WEEIs Lia Anthony gushed over her unreal experience at Fenway and said its been crazy to see her Instagram followers jump from 3,000 to more than 14,000. Wow, I mean its been surreal, said Lia, a recent graduate of Florida State University. Roman's sister, Lia Anthony joins! How many followers has she gained since Roman's debut? Coco: "Are you single?" The Greg Hill Show (@TheGregHillShow) She also quipped, Its crazy Ive gotten quite a few DMs since that night. Lia, whose Instagram follower count surpa sed 16,000 on Thursday, didnt reveal any names. Explore More Lia Anthony and her mom Lori Anthony at the Red Sox-Rays game on June 10, 2025. X However, she did let slip that some of the me sages were funny. I got a couple baseball [DMs], she said. But it was funny, somebody said something about how they accidentally hit their baseball [in my DMs] and asked Kyle Sorensen Jersey me to throw it back. Lia stole the spotlight this week while taking in the action at Fenway Park with her family, including mom Lori, dad Anthony Sr. and brother Anthony Jr., who goes by Tony. Lia Anthony, the older sister of top MLB prospect Roman Anthony supported him against the Rays at Fenway park on June 10, 2025. Instagram/Lia Anthony She explained that her little brother wasnt fazed by the viral attention she received. I think he definitely was shocked. We all were, Lia said of their family. We all were kind of in disbelief. But, I mean, hes got bigger things to focus on. So, hes just been focusing on his debut and everything. But I think we were all just shocked by it. Roman Anthonys family supported the Boston Red Sox right fielder, whos the No. 1 prospect in MLB, against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. X Lia also shared that the family met MLB legend David Ortiz. Oh my gosh. The people were amazing, she said. It was an incredible experience. It was actually, this is my first time in Boston, and I had never been to Fenway [The Red Sox] brought us to meet David Ortiz. It was just an unreal experience. My mom especially was so touched by it, because David Ortiz had shared a couple words with her, talking about how incredible Roman is and how hell be the face of the franchise. And its all just so surreal to hear that, especially about your brother, who youve grown up watching and supported his whole life. I mean, the whole thing is just surreal. Jacob Coons Jersey

1:07pm: The Orioles have announced the selection of Princely Umanmielen Jersey Nittolis contract. In corresponding moves, left-hander was optioned to Triple-A and Coulombe was transferred to the 60-day IL. 8:45am: The Orioles are selecting the contract of right-hander , as reported this morning. The righty signed with the club on a earlier this month. The club will need to make a corresponding 40-man move in order to add Nittoli to the roster, though that could be accomplished by transferring lefty to the 60-day injured list. Nittoli, 33, was a 25th-round pick by the Mariners back in 2014 and has spent his decade in profe sional baseball largely as a minor league journeyman. After spending a few years in Seattles minor league system, Nittoli departed affiliated ball in 2017 and spent two years pitching in the independent American A sociation before catching back on in the minors. Over the course of his profe sional career, hes suited up for the Mariners, Blue Jays, Diamondbacks, Yankees, Phillies, Cubs, Mets, As, and now the Orioles at the Triple-A level. In all that time, however, hes received only scattered playing time in the majors with 13 big league appearances to his name. More than half of those appearances came with the As earlier this season. He pitched eight innings of work in total with Oakland, and performed to a strong 2.25 ERA with five strikeouts against two walks. The righty has actually received similarly brief cups of coffee in the major leagues in each of the last four seasons, having first made his big league debut with the Mariners back in 2021. In all, Nittoli sports a 3.07 ERA despite a lackluster 5.02 FIP and a strikeout rate of just 16.4% in 14 2/3 innings of work at the big league level. Despite those relatively pedestrian numbers at the big league level, it isnt hard to see why the Orioles would be interested in giving Nittoli a look at the big league level. Hes been nothing short of dominant at the Triple-A level this year with a 2.73 ERA in 26 1/3 innings of work split between the affiliates of Oakland and Baltimore. That already impre sive figure is made all the more intriguing by the fact that the majority of those innings came in the inflated offensive environment of the Pacific Coast League, where the Athletics affiliate in Las Vegas plays. Nittoli has paired those strong run prevention numbers with an eye-popping 36% strikeout rate at the level this year, suggesting that there could be a meaningful improvement in skills to go along with the results. Altogether, Nittolis resume is interesting enough for the Orioles to give him a shot in their bullpen mix. The clubs relief corps has been more or le s league average this year, rankings 14th in baseball with a 3.84 ERA, but theres certainly room for improvement ahead of the clubs back-end duo of and , particularly after Coulombe underwent surgery last month. Right-hander , for example, can be optioned to the minors and has struggled to a 5.14 ERA and 4.38 FIP in 14 innings of work with the club. Brett DioGuardi Jersey

2:55pm : The Pirates have now made it official and announced the corresponding moves. Right-hander has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 3, with a right lat muscle injury. To open a 40-man spot, lefty has been transferred to the 60-day IL. Borucki has already been on the IL Fernando Mendoza Jersey for 60 days, landing there April 6 due to left triceps inflammation. He is eligible to be reinstated at any time but he has not yet begun a rehab a signment. 1:25pm : The Pirates are going to sign left-hander to a major league deal this afternoon, reports Alex Stumpf of MLB.com . They will need to make a corresponding move or moves to get him onto their 40-man and active rosters. The lefty signed a minor league deal with the Reds in the offseason but was released earlier this week,per his at MLB.com. Speculatively speaking, its po sible he had some kind of opt-out in his contract because his results have been pretty good so far this year. Bruihl, 27 later this month, had been with Triple-A Louisville until recently. He threw 23 1/3 innings over 19 appearances for that club, allowing 2.31 earned runs per nine frames. His 10.3% walk rate in that time was a tad on the high side but he also struck out 24.7% of batters faced while getting grounders on 53.4% of balls in play. That wasnt enough to get him onto the big league roster in Cincinnati but the Pirates will bring him back to the majors. Bruihl had some good results for the Dodgers a couple of years ago but struggled last season. He had an ERA of 2.89 with Los Angeles in 2021 and then 3.80 the year after, but had some rough outings in 2023 and got flipped to the Rockies in a cash deal. He had a 5.46 ERA last year between those two clubs and was outrighted by Colorado. He reached free agency at seasons end, which led to his minors deal with the Reds and he seems to have bounced back enough this year to have caught Pittsburghs attention. Hes generally been more of a ground ball guy in the majors, striking out just 15.6% of batters faced but keeping the ball on the ground 45.5% of the time. The Bucs currently have as the only lefty in their big league bullpen, so Bruihl will give them a second southpaw in the relief mix. Bruihl still has one option year remaining, giving the clubs the flexibility to send him to the minors in the future without exposing him to waivers. If he manages to hang onto his 40-man spot, the Bucs can keep him around for a long time. He came into 2024 with one year and 39 days of service time, 133 days short of the two-year mark. Since more than two months of the season have already pa sed, he doesnt have enough days to get to that two-year line this year. Sean Cuono Jersey