Boston is five games behind first place in the AL East and were surging right before the All-Star break following a trade that sent its slugger Rafael Devers to San Francisco. Instead of going all-in at the deadline, the team made minor moves, including bringing in often-injured starting pitcher, Dustin May, from the Dodgers.

The Red Sox acquired starter Dustin May from the Dodgers on Thursday, filling their need for pitching help. Los Angeles received outfield prospect James Tibbs III in return.

The Twins are serious about this. They're not going to wait around and allow a needed reset to become a long rebuild. Next out the door in what is very much a fire-sale: Brock Stewart, to his former organization.

Shohei Ohtani's latest outing as a Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher appeared to end sooner than expected. Accompanied by trainers, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts commenced a mound visit for Ohtani in the bottom of the fourth inning,

The post Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani opens up on injury in loss to Reds appeared first on ClutchPoints. Los Angeles Dodgers fans held their breath on Wednesday night when Shohei Ohtani exited the mound in the middle of an at bat after throwing six straight balls.

What was more important, however, was that they didn’t lose their two-way star. In the Dodgers’ 5-2 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, Shohei Ohtani left the mound alongside a trainer in the fourth inning with what the team later said was only cramping — a worrying scene in the moment,