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8/13 11:15 AM Kevin McGonigle (SS-DET) MLB Rookie Rankings: Kevin McGonigle looks like an MVP candidate, not just Rookie of the Year. One of the best rookie classes in recent memory is poised to carry their teams down the stretch -- and maybe into the playoffs
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-rookie-rank...

8/13 10:55 AM Shohei Ohtani (DH-LAD) Can Pete-Crow Armstrong beat Shohei Ohtani in the National League MVP race? Pitching will be the key. Ohtani has started a throwing program, but it's unclear when (or if) he'll make it back to the mound before the end of the regular season
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/pete-crow-armst...

8/13 7:37 AM Jackson Kent (P-WSH) Kent goes 4-plus innings for Nationals in debut. Washington Nationals pitching prospect Jackson Kent had a mixed major league debut in a start against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night after his contract was selected from Triple-A Rochester.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49593280/jacks...

8/13 7:37 AM Kyle Karros (3B-COL) Rockies place 3B Karros on 7-day concussion IL. The Colorado Rockies placed third baseman Kyle Karros on the seven-day concussion injured list on Wednesday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49592337/rocki...

8/13 7:37 AM Paul Sewald (P-TOR) Jays claim Sewald after veteran DFA'd by D-backs. The Blue Jays continued to add to their pitching staff, claiming veteran Paul Sewald after the right-hander was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49593227/blue-...

8/13 7:37 AM Alex Bregman (3B-CHC) Bregman's 1st 3-HR game continues torrid stretch. Alex Bregman hit three homers in a game for the first time and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Cubs routed the Nationals 12-6 on Wednesday night.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49595716/alex-...

8/13 7:37 AM Paul Skenes (P-PIT) Skenes lifted after 65 pitches, mum on velo drop. Paul Skenes, battling another dip in his fastball velocity, was lifted after just 65 pitches in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins, leading to further speculation about the health status of the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49590096/paul-...

8/13 6:31 AM Freddie Freeman (1B-LAD) Dodgers' Freddie Freeman somehow avoids serious injury in frightening fall into visitors' dugout. Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury when the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors’ dugout as he tried to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning Wednesday night. Freeman isn’t sure whether he’ll play when the Dodgers begin an important four-game series with the MLB-leading Brewers on Thursday, but he’s grateful his freefall to the dugout floor wasn’t much worse. Freeman stayed in the game and finished the top of the eighth, but Tommy Edman pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the inning before Los Angeles closed out a 4-2 victory, its fourth in five games.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-fredd...

8/13 3:05 AM Kyle Karros (3B-COL) Rockies place 3B Karros on 7-day concussion IL. The Colorado Rockies placed third baseman Kyle Karros on the seven-day concussion injured list on Wednesday.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49592337/rocki...

8/13 3:05 AM Paul Sewald (P-TOR) Jays claim Sewald after veteran DFA'd by D-backs. The Blue Jays continued to add to their pitching staff, claiming veteran Paul Sewald after the right-hander was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49593227/blue-...

8/13 3:05 AM Alex Bregman (3B-CHC) Bregman's 1st 3-HR game continues torrid stretch. Alex Bregman hit three homers in a game for the first time and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Cubs routed the Nationals 12-6 on Wednesday night.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49595716/alex-...

8/13 3:05 AM Paul Skenes (P-PIT) Skenes lifted after 65 pitches, mum on velo drop. Paul Skenes, battling another dip in his fastball velocity, was lifted after just 65 pitches in Tuesday's loss to the Marlins, leading to further speculation about the health status of the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.
Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49590096/paul-...

8/13 2:31 AM Freddie Freeman (1B-LAD) Dodgers' Freddie Freeman somehow avoids serious injury in frightening fall into visitors' dugout. Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury when the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors’ dugout as he tried to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning Wednesday night. Freeman isn’t sure whether he’ll play when the Dodgers begin an important four-game series with the MLB-leading Brewers on Thursday, but he’s grateful his freefall to the dugout floor wasn’t much worse. Freeman stayed in the game and finished the top of the eighth, but Tommy Edman pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the inning before Los Angeles closed out a 4-2 victory, its fourth in five games.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/dodgers-fredd...

8/13 2:21 AM Willson Contreras (1B-BOS) Blue Jays erupt for 5 runs in the eighth to beat Red Sox 6-4, extend Boston’s skid to 5.

Willson Contreras hit his 24th home run but the Red Sox matched their longest losing streak of the season.

The post Blue Jays erupt for 5 runs in the eighth to beat Red Sox 6-4, extend Boston’s skid to 5 appeared first on Boston.com.

8/13 12:03 AM Jonathan Ornelas (SS-Ath) [MLB Trade Rumors] - Athletics Outright Jonathan Ornelas. The A’s sent infielder Jonathan Ornelas outright to Triple-A Las Vegas, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. This is his second career outright, which gives him the right to elect free agency. Ornelas was designated for assignment on Monday when Zack Gelof came back from a knee laceration. He had only been selected onto the big league […]
Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti...