Yankees’ Michael King gets final word on possible Tommy John surgery

As Felix Bautista recovers from Tommy John surgery he is hoping to make his return to the Orioles sooner rather than later. The Baltimore Orioles are expected to be without their star closer Felix Bautista for the entire 2024 season. But if it were up to Bautista, he would be pitching for the Orioles sooner rather than later. Recovering from Tommy…

Shohei Ohtani's time with the Los Angeles Angels may have reached its unofficial end in the last week. The team shut Ohtani down over the weekend with an oblique injury, and the two-way superstar announced that he had undergone elbow surgery to mend his torn UCL on Tuesday. In about six weeks, Ohtani will hit the open market as a free agent. Unlike…

Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery on his right (throwing) elbow on Tuesday, a little less than a month after being diagnosed with a torn UCL, Ohtani's agent Nez Balelo said in a statement. According to Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed the procedure in Los Angeles, Ohtani is expected to be free of restrictions as…

The division-leading Seattle Mariners (77-59) keep their road trip going as they kick off a series with tons of postseason implications against Cincinnati Reds (71-68) on Monday afternoon at Great American Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Rookie righty Bryan Woo (2-3, 4.15 ERA) will get the ball for the visitors, while Cincy…

After picking up a win in the series opener on Monday night, the New York Yankees (62-68) look to make it two in a row over the Detroit Tigers (59-71) on Tuesday. First pitch from Comerica Park is set for 6:40 p.m. ET. New York will use reliever Michael King (3-5, 3.13 ERA) as the opener tonight, while Detroit counters with promising young lefty…

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the New York Yankees in the first game of a three-game series on Monday, July 31. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium. Tyler Glasnow (4-3, 3.36 ERA) will take the mound for the Rays, while rookie Jhony Brito (4-4, 4.70) will pitch for the Yankees after scheduled starter Domingo German was…

When Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper underwent offseason surgery on his torn right UCL (elbow ligament) in November 2022, the expectation was that he would miss most of the first half of the 2023 season. The Phillies were hopeful he'd be able to return to the lineup by the All-Star Break in July and give the team a boost. Instead, Harper…

There is a certain mysteriousness about minor league spring training. Understandably, it isn't covered the way the major league version is, so information tends to trickle out, if it even comes out at all. Fans get a peek at minor league players as fill-ins for the big leaguers during spring training games, and while that can be informative in…

JUPITER, Fla. - Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodón threw off a mound on Thursday, his first bullpen since he was diagnosed with a left forearm strain earlier this month. The left-hander threw 15 pitches back at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, strictly using his fastball. "The last few days have been pretty good," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Michael King jogged in from the Yankees bullpen and did what he does best. With a runner on second base - Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz had just chased Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt with an RBI double - King struck shortstop C.J. Abrams out looking. King strolled off the mound, ending the threat without breaking a sweat.…

Jesús Alou, the former MLB outfielder who played for the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's, died Friday at age 80, both teams confirmed. Alou, with older brothers Felipe and Matty, made MLB history when they played in the same outfield with the Giants on Sept 15, 1963. They remain the only three-brother outfield to play in the majors. Jesús Alou…

TAMPA - Standing at his locker on Thursday afternoon - shortly after throwing his fourth scoreless inning of the spring - reliever Jimmy Cordero was given a chance to introduce himself to Yankees fans. "I am an exciting pitcher because all my stuff is really good," Cordero told an inquiring beat reporter. "It's hard, it's something that people are…

Yankees fans already knew that the team was going to be a tad shorthanded to start the 2023 campaign. No. 5 starter Frankie Montas underwent shoulder surgery, opening up a rotation battle between Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt, and with re-signed reliever Tommy Kahnle concerned about the biceps injury that has kept him out of action early this…

TAMPA - Carlos Rodon had a history of arm injuries before signing a six-year, $162-million contract with the Yankees in December. Two healthy years in a row convinced the Yankees that they were getting a fit left-handed ace to pair with No. 1 starter Gerrit Cole - not the Rodon who was limited to 232 innings and 43 outings from 2017-20. BUY YANKEES…

Walker Buehler was among the three Los Angeles Dodgers players placed on the 60-day injured list when Spring Training workouts began last month. He is expected to miss most - if not all - of the 2023 season while recovering from a second Tommy John surgery this past August. Buehler also needed his right flexor tendon repaired as part of the…

The White Sox have reportedly added left-handed pitcher Ricardo Sanchez to a minor-league deal, according to MLB.com. The 26-year-old has struggled to find an MLB home since being signed by the Los Angeles Angeles as an amateur free agent in 2013. Since then, he has bounced around between six different teams. In 2015 the Angels traded Sanchez to…

Rockies fans eagerly awaited the debut of Jaden Hill ever since Colorado took the 6'4", 234-pound right-handed pitcher in the second round of the 2021 draft. After all, Hill was thought of as a top-five talent entering his draft year but was limited in stuff and results (6.67 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 7.6 K/9 rate) by an elbow injury that led to Tommy John…

If you were a diehard Yankees fan or prospect watcher about 15 years ago, you likely know the name Humberto Sanchez. A native of the Bronx, Sanchez was a 31st round pick by the Tigers in 2001, signing for $1MM as a draft-and-follow. Sanchez started for the World Team in the Futures Game in 2006, and in November he became the key piece in the trade…

As the start of spring training gets closer, the Toronto Blue Jays signing reliever Chad Green to a two-year contract last week looks great on paper. At age 31, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound righthander had 99 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA in 83.2 innings pitching for the New York Yankees in 2021, and had a 3.00 ERA, 15 IP and 16 Ks before undergoing Tommy…

While the Yankees have been busy trying to convince lefty ace Carlos Rodon to make his home in the Bronx, they also made a pair of smaller moves. The Yankees signed first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers and reliever Art Warren to minor-league deals, according to the Minor League Baseball transactions page. Want to bet on MLB? The Yankees had…

Anthony Rizzo still appears on track to return Sunday. Probably. Maybe. The Yankees first baseman is expected to face rehabbing righty reliever Scott Effross in a live batting practice before the Yankees face the Brewers at American Family Field on Friday. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER If that goes well,…

ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays made a change to their pitching staff Friday with a surprising - and inspiring - twist, replacing Luis Patino with Kevin Herget, a 31-year-old who has spent 10 years in the minors. Herget, who has been pitching well at Triple-A Durham, is expected to be a short-term addition to provide depth to a tired bullpen. He flew his…

The Atlanta Braves are activating the right-hander from the 60-day injured list. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER More than 15 months removed from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery, Yates will hop into the Braves' bullpen on Wednesday night at Fenway Park. He allowed just one earned run on four hits and two…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - It's a small club no pitcher ever wants to be associated with, but Tejay Antone has done his best to maintain a positive mindset. Antone, the Reds' top reliever last season, became a member of the two-time Tommy John surgery club last August. As much as Tommy John surgeries - reconstructing the ulnar collateral ligament in an…

Lakeland, Fla. - Something his pastor said last Wednesday resonated for Casey Mize. It's something he probably should have heard a few months earlier. "There's been plenty of times when I was upset and bitter," said Mize, who, as he revealed Wednesday, is not only rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, but also back surgery. "But I was in church last…