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Dodgers recall Andre Jackson

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson and optioned left-handed pitcher Darien Núñez to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

 

Jackson, 25, returns for his second stint with the club after firing 4.0 scoreless innings in his Major League debut on August 16 against Pittsburgh. The Arizona native has split the season between Low-A Rancho Cucamonga, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City and is a combined 5-2 with a 3.16 ERA (27 ER/77.0 IP) and 86 strikeouts. He made one appearance since being optioned on August 17, going 5.2 innings of one-run ball for Rancho Cucamonga. The former 12th round pick of the 2017 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Utah is a combined 15-9 with a 3.36 ERA (97 ER/259.2 IP) and 303 strikeouts in 61 minor league games.

 

Núñez, 28, was recalled yesterday and did not appear in the contest. On the season, he is 0-1 with a 8.22 ERA (7 ER/7.2 IP) in six games (one start) for the Dodgers. He has split the season between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, going a combined 5-0 with a 2.29 ERA (10 ER/39.1 IP) and 60 strikeouts. In 66 minor league contests, he is 8-2 with a 2.25 ERA (27 ER/108.0 IP) and 172 strikeouts. He was originally signed by the Dodgers as a minor league free agent on April 16, 2018.

Twins make roster moves

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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have reinstated right-handed pitcher Jorge Alcala from the 10-day Injured List and selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Ian Gibaut from Triple-A St. Paul.

 

Alcala, who missed the Twins’ last 15 games with triceps tendinitis, has appeared in 45 games for the Twins this season, going 3-5 with a 5.11 ERA (44.0 IP, 25 ER), 11 walks and 43 strikeouts.

 

Gibaut, who was claimed off waivers from Texas on October 30, 2020, appeared in 27 games (1 start) for the Saints this season, going 1-3 with a 7.20 ERA (40.0 IP, 32 ER), 20 walks and 46 strikeouts. The 27-year-old has appeared in 24 career games at the major league level with Tampa Bay (2019) and Texas (2019-20), going 1-2 with a 6.08 ERA (26.2 IP, 18 ER), nine walks and 14 strikeouts. Gibaut will be in uniform for tonight’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers and wear jersey number 65.

 

To make room for Alcala and Gibaut on the 26-man roster, the Twins have optioned right-handed pitchers Kyle Barraclough and Edgar García to Triple-A St. Paul. Barraclough, who was signed to a minor league contract on June 20, appeared in three games for the Twins, allowing four runs on four hits in 3.1 innings pitched, with two walks and four strikeouts. García, who was claimed off waivers from Cincinnati on July 30, appeared in six games for the Twins, allowing 12 runs on nine hits in 10.1 innings pitched, with seven walks and eight strikeouts.

 

In addition, right-handed pitcher Luke Farrell has been transferred to the 60-day Injured List. Farrell has missed the Twins’ last 54 games with a right oblique strain.

Blue Jays roster moves

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The Toronto Blue Jays have placed LHP Brad Hand on the bereavement list. RHP Connor Overton has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and will be active for tonight’s game.

A’s place OF Brown on injured list; recall RHP Jefferies from Las Vegas

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OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s placed outfielder Seth Brown on the injured list following a positive test for COVID-19 and recalled right-handed pitcher Daulton Jefferies from Triple-A Las Vegas, the club announced today.

 

Brown was batting .203 with 16 home runs and 39 RBI in 94 games over three stints with the A’s. He was recalled most recently last Saturday and was 1-for-8 with two RBI in three games since his return. Brown has made 58 of his 59 starts in games in which the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher and is also 4-for-20 (.200) with a double, home run and four RBI as a pinch hitter.

 

Jefferies joins the A’s for the second time this year as he was previously called up on Aug. 1 after James Kaprielian went on the injured list. He started and picked up his first Major League win that day at Los Angeles (AL), allowing three runs on three hits and three walks in 5.0 innings. The 26-year-old right-hander returned to Las Vegas when Kaprielian was reinstated from the IL on Aug. 8 and went 2-0 with a 4.00 ERA in three starts following his option. Jefferies is 5-1 with a 4.91 ERA and .288 opponents batting average in 15 starts overall with the Aviators and has issued just 11 walks in 77.0 innings (1.29 per nine innings).

Astros sign utility player Marwin González

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Utility player signed to a minor league deal

 

HOUSTON, TX – The Houston Astros have signed veteran free agent infielder Marwin González to a minor league deal. The announcement was made by Astros General Manager James Click.

 

González, 32, is a veteran of 10 Major League seasons, the first seven were spent with the Astros (2012-18). During those seven seasons with Houston, he batted .264 (650×2466) with 76 home runs, 292 RBI and a .737 OPS in 795 appearances.

 

This season with the Boston Red Sox, Gonzalez batted .202 (49×242) with 14 doubles, 2 home runs and 20 RBI in 77 games. One of Gonzalez’s greatest attributes is his ability to play around the field making 171 starts at first base, 116 starts at second base, 124 starts at third base, 259 starts at shortstop and 195 starts in the outfield in his career.

 

González will begin to work out today at the Astros Spring Training Complex in West Palm Beach, FL.

Blue Jays claim Dyson

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The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed OF Jarrod Dyson off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.

Red Sox announce roster moves

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BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today made the following roster moves:

 

Placed infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández and infielder Christian Arroyo on the COVID-19 Related Injured List.

Recalled infielder Jonathan Araúz from Triple-A Worcester.

Selected infielder/outfielder Yairo Muñoz to the active major league roster from Worcester.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

 

Hernández, 30, has hit .258 (108-for-419) with an .811 OPS, 30 doubles, three triples, and 17 home runs in 112 games for Boston this season. His .409 on-base percentage since June 27 leads the American League, as he has reached base in 49 of his last 52 games. Hernández has made 64 starts in center field, as well as 40 at second base and four at shortstop.

 

Arroyo, 26, is making his fourth appearance on the injured list this season, having missed 60 games due to a left hand contusion (May 7-24), a right knee contusion (June 21-July 4), and a left hamstring strain (July 19-August 22). He has batted .264 (42-for-159) with six home runs and a .776 OPS in 53 games for the Red Sox, making 42 starts at second base and one at first base.

 

Araúz, 23, has played in 16 games across three stints with Boston this season, making three starts at shortstop, three at second base, and one at third base. The switch hitter is batting .207 (6-for-29) with a .523 OPS in the majors this season. Araúz, who made his major league debut with Boston in 2020, has hit .238 (24-for-101) with a .610 OPS in 41 career games with the club.

 

Muñoz, 26, has hit .318 (107-for-336) with an .808 OPS in 83 games for Triple-A Worcester, including a 35-game hitting streak from July 1 to August 14. In 208 major league games between the St. Louis Cardinals (2018-19) and Red Sox (2020), Muñoz has hit .278 (142-for-510) with a .734 OPS while making 40 starts at shortstop, 26 at second base, 17 at third base, 11 in left field, 11 in right field, and seven in center field.

Twins return Byron Buxton from rehab assignment and reinstate from 10-day injured list

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Mitch Garver placed on 10-day injured list

 

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have returned outfielder Byron Buxton from rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day Injured List.

 

Buxton, who missed the Twins’ last 55 games with a left hand fracture, played in four games on rehab assignment for Triple-A St. Paul, going 4-for-13 (.308) with one double, one home run and two RBI. The American League Player of the Month for April was placed on the Injured List on June 22 after being hit by a pitch from Tyler Mahle on June 21 vs. the Cincinnati Reds. In 27 games for the Twins this season, he has hit .369 (38-for-103) with 11 doubles, 10 home runs, 19 RBI, 21 runs scored, five stolen bases, a .409 on-base percentage, a .767 slugging percentage and a 1.176 OPS.

 

To make room for Buxton on the 26-man roster, the Twins have placed catcher Mitch Garver on the 10-day Injured List with low back tightness (retroactive to August 25). Garver has played in 61 games for the Twins this season, hitting .242 (44-for-182) with 13 doubles, 13 home runs, 29 RBI, 27 runs scored, 29 walks, a .527 slugging percentage and an .880 OPS.

D-backs select Jake McCarthy from Triple-A Reno

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The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster move:

 

Selected OF Jake McCarthy (No. 30) from Triple-A Reno.

 

Will be making his Major League debut.

 

Combined to hit .253 (83-for-328)/.832 OPS with 14 doubles, 11 triples, 15 home runs, 54 RBI and 29 stolen bases in 85 games with Double-A Amarillo and Reno in 2021.

 

Was leading all Minor Leaguers in triples at the time of his promotion.

 

Was teammates with Pavin Smith at the University of Virginia from 2016-17.

 

Born and raised in Scranton, Pa.

White Sox reinstate Yasmani Grandal from the injured list; option Zack Collins to Triple-A Charlotte

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CHICAGO – Prior to tonight’s series opener vs. the Cubs, the Chicago White Sox reinstated catcher Yasmani Grandal from the 10-day injured list and optioned catcher Zack Collins to Class AAA Charlotte.

 

Grandal, 32, was placed on the injured list on July 6 with a torn left knee tendon suffered on July 5 at Minnesota. He appeared in 11 games with Class AA Birmingham and Charlotte on an injury rehabilitation assignment, hitting .303/.368/.424 (10-33) with one home run and three RBI.

 

Grandal is batting .188/.388/.436 (34-181) with 14 home runs, 38 RBI, 42 runs scored and 60 walks over 63 games this season, his second with the White Sox. Over his last 26 games, he is hitting .256/.392/.561 (21-82) with eight homers, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored.

 

Collins, 26, is hitting .202/.324/.331 (36-178) with 11 doubles, four home runs, 24 RBI and 23 runs scored over 72 games this season.