Fantasy Baseball News: American League

Jimmy Herget

Back with big-league club

PTexas Rangers

August 12, 2020

Herget was recalled from the alternate training site Wednesday.

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Nick Goody

Lands on injured list

PTexas Rangers

Back

August 12, 2020

Goody was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with back spasms.

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Jonathan Schoop

Homers in loss Wednesday

2BDetroit Tigers

August 12, 2020

Schoop went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-5 loss to the White Sox.

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Chris Sale

Nearing return to throwing

PBoston Red Sox

Elbow

August 12, 2020

Sale (elbow) is expected to resume throwing in two or three weeks, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

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Ricky Vanasco

Joins player pool

PTexas Rangers A

August 12, 2020

Vanasco was added to the Rangers' 60-man roster Wednesday.

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Cole Winn

Joins 60-player pool

PTexas Rangers A

August 12, 2020

Winn was added to the Rangers' 60-player pool Wednesday.

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Robinson Chirinos

Nursing sore ankle

CTexas Rangers

Ankle

August 12, 2020

Chirinos is not playing Wednesday against the Mariners due to a sore left ankle, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

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Julio Rodriguez

Shifts to soft cast

OFSeattle Mariners AAA

Wrist

August 12, 2020

Rodriguez (wrist) had his hard cast removed Tuesday and transitioned to a soft cast.

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Evan White

Sitting Thursday

1BSeattle Mariners

August 12, 2020

White is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rangers.

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John Means

Expected back soon

PBaltimore Orioles

Not Injury Related

August 12, 2020

The Orioles are hoping to add Means (not injury related) to their roster soon, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

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Luis Robert

Collects three RBI

OFChicago White Sox

August 12, 2020

Robert went 1-for-5 with a three RBI double during Wednesday's win at Detroit.

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Jorge Lopez

Expected back soon

PBaltimore Orioles

Undisclosed

August 12, 2020

The Orioles are hoping to add Lopez (undisclosed) to their roster soon, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

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Matthew Boyd

Gives up seven runs again

PDetroit Tigers

August 12, 2020

Boyd (0-2) took the loss Wednesday against the White Sox after allowing seven runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and three walks across 4.2 innings.

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Homer Bailey

Resumes throwing

PMinnesota Twins

Biceps

August 12, 2020

Bailey (biceps) played catch Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

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Zack Littell

Expected to return soon

PMinnesota Twins

Hamstring

August 12, 2020

Littell (hamstring) is expected to return from the injured list prior to Friday's game, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

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Willi Castro

Provides immediate impact

SSDetroit Tigers

August 12, 2020

Castro went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's loss to the White Sox.

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Justin Verlander

Hopes to throw next week

PHouston Astros

Forearm

August 12, 2020

Verlander (forearm) hopes to resume throwing next week, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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Rich Hill

Tosses bullpen

PMinnesota Twins

Shoulder

August 12, 2020

Hill (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

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Tim Anderson

Tallies four-hit game

SSChicago White Sox

August 12, 2020

Anderson went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 7-5 win in Detroit.

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Alex Colome

Grabs fifth save

PChicago White Sox

August 12, 2020

Colome didn't allow a baserunner and had a strikeout during a scoreless ninth inning to record the save Wednesday in Detroit.

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Kevan Smith

Accepts outright assignment

CTampa Bay Rays AAA

August 12, 2020

Smith cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Rays' alternate training site Wednesday, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

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Robinson Chirinos

Out again Wednesday

CTexas Rangers

August 12, 2020

Chirinos is not starting Wednesday against the Mariners, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

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Dylan Cease

Wins despite four unearned runs

PChicago White Sox

August 12, 2020

Cease (3-1) earned the win Wednesday against the Tigers after allowing five runs (one earned) on seven hits with five strikeouts and zero walks over six innings.

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Todd Frazier

Gets breather

3BTexas Rangers

August 12, 2020

Frazier is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

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Chris Devenski

Advances to mound work

PHouston Astros

Arm

August 12, 2020

Devenski (arm) has progressed to throwing off a mound, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

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