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3 weeks ago | baseball.realgm.com | Maria Torres |María Torres |Melissa Lockard

Nick Kurtz, the No. 4 pick in last year’s MLB draft, is being called up by the Athletics for Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Kurtz becomes the third player from the 2024 draft to debut in the MLB. Despite a pro debut season that was cut short last summer by a hamstring strain, Kurtz was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas to start this season, having played in just five Double-A games before sustaining the hamstring injury in late August.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Maria Torres |María Torres |Melissa Lockard

The Athletics are calling up Nick Kurtz, the No. 4 pick in last year's MLB draft, to play against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. The first baseman will be the third player from last year's draft to debut in the major leagues, following Houston Astros outfielder Cam Smith and Los Angeles Angels reliever Ryan Johnson earlier this season. Like Smith, 22-year-old Kurtz will make his major-league debut with only 32 career minor-league games played.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maria Torres |María Torres

The San Diego Padres placed center fielder Jackson Merrill on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right hamstring strain, one day after holding him out of the lineup as a precaution. The move was backdated to Monday. Merrill, 21, has ranked among the sport's top hitters in this young season. He batted .378 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs in his first 10 games, pacing a Padres team that entered Tuesday tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the most wins in the major leagues (nine).

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Maria Torres |María Torres

The Atlanta Braves received a double dose of bad news on Monday. After MLB announced its 80-game suspension for outfielder Jurickson Profar, the Braves retroactively placed starter Reynaldo López on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. López, 31, gave up three earned runs, two walks and nine hits in his season-opening start Friday at San Diego. He was one of the Braves' top pitchers in 2024, his first season as a full-time starter since 2019.

Nov 27, 2024 | nytimes.com | Maria Torres |María Torres

Brandon Crawford, a two-time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants, announced his retirement from baseball on social media Wednesday. A three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Crawford left his mark on the Bay Area during 13 seasons. In June 2021, he became the franchise's all-time leader in appearances at shortstop with 1,326, breaking a record held by Hall of Famer Travis Jackson.