The Detroit Tigers have placed right-hander Anibal Sanchez and catcher Alex Avila  on the 15 day disabled list. Sanchez has been battling shoulder problems and is expected to miss at least two starts. Sanchez signed a five-year $88 million deal in the off-season and is pitching to a 2.76 ERA, with a 6-5 record. Avila has a bruised left forearm the result of being hit by a pitch and is hitting  .172/.271/.28 ...

The New York Yankees placed first baseman Mark Teixeira back on the 15 day disabled list general manager Brian Cashman said Monday. Teixeira was pulled from the game on Saturday at Los Angeles  at his request with a sore wrist. Later that day Teixeira headed back to New York to consult with Yankees team physicians. Teixeira received a cortisone shot and will be reevaluated next week. He was diagnosed with i ...

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg returned from the 15-day DL on Sunday to face the Cleveland Indians in his first start since injuring his oblique in a May 31 start against the Atlanta Braves. Strasburg worked five innings, surrendering just one run and one hit, along with four strikeouts and four walks. Strasburg was held to just 82 pitches and was pulled after the fifth inning as pr ...

In a 2013 season in which he has baffled hitters in a talent-heavy Midwest League and risen to the status as the top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization, Robert Stephenson has been placed on the disabled list with what is being called a strained hamstring, which he recently suffered while running in between starts. Coming into the season, Stephenson was ranked second behind outfield prospect Billy ...

Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler has been activated from the Disabled List and bat leadoff for the Rangers in Toronto. Kinsler, no stranger  to injury has missed nearly a month with an intercostal strain and will return to face RA Dickey and the Blue Jays. The 30-year-old second baseman has stayed healthy the past two seasons, playing in 155 and 157 games after playing in 130 or less the previous fo ...

The Cincinnati Reds placed setup man, Jonathan Broxton, on the DL with a right elbow flexor strain. Broxton's stint is retroactive to June 14th  and it is unclear at this time whether he will be back by his eligible return date. With the move, the Reds' bullpen is a little thinner for the time being but Broxton had struggled of late, likely due to the injury. Cincinnati has World Series aspirations again th ...

The Milwaukee Brewers put outfielder Ryan Braun on the 15 day disabled list following a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Braun had missed the last four games with a sore right thumb and attempted a batting practice session that did not go well. The Brewers are hopeful Braun will be able to return as soon as he is eligible. It was then that the decision was made  to place Braun on the disable ...

The Detroit Tigers announced they will activate center fielder Austin Jackson from the disabled list in time for the series opener against the Minnesota Twins tonight. Jackson has been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo and went 3-f0r- 13  over three games with the Mud Hens. Jackson has been out on the disabled list since May 12 nursing a poor left hamstring and was hitting .272 with 11 RBI and five ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed staff ace A.J. Burnett on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday evening due to a strained right calf muscle, an injury that Burnett disclosed to Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle on Wednesday. Since the injury was announced, Pittsburgh has not disclosed how the strain came about. Due to a lack of information on the severity of the strain, Burnett's timetable for a return to the ro ...

Troy Tulowitzki was diagnosed with a broken rib in his right side after an MRI on Thursday night and will be headed to the disabled list. Tulowitzki left Thursday's game with Washington in the eighth inning after diving for a ground ball. Earlier today we reported that Carlos Gonzalez had taken a foul ball off the bat of Jordan Pacheco and left the same game.  Dexter Fowler was hit on the right ring finger ...

After throwing a bullpen session with no apparent issues or setbacks on Thursday afternoon, the Washington Nationals are confident (barring any discomfort over the weekend) that Stephen Strasburg will be able to return to the starting rotation on Sunday for a start against the Cleveland Indians. Strasburg threw 56 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday, from which he disclosed that he felt no tightness in h ...

The Texas Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison is now projected to rejoin the Rangers sometime in September following two surgeries on his back to repair a herniated disk. The Rangers will start Harrison on a throwing program this Monday, wherein he is expected to throw on flat ground for about four to six weeks. At that point, he will be able to begin throwing off of a mound, which will take at least one ...

Oakland Athletics left fielder Yoenis Cespedes left Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees with tightness in his left hamstring, a decision made by the Athletics as a precautionary measure so as not to risk the chance of welcoming further injury to the young slugger. Cespedes will be considered day-to-day and will not be placed on the disabled list. The Athletics will most likely place the outfielder i ...

When it rains, it pours for the San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin. After returning from over a month and a half long stint on the disabled list (due to an injured wrist) five days ago, Maybin will be returning to the DL and will miss at least six weeks with an injury to his posterior crucial ligament. In Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies, Maybin landed awkwardly on his knee in an attem ...