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Aug 2, 2023, 05:15 PM ET

Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman was placed on the 15-day injured list with right hip inflammation, the team announced Wednesday.

Stroman, who received a cortisone shot on the hip, isn’t expected to miss much action, manager David Ross said. The move is retroactive to Tuesday.

“He’s still only going to miss one start with the off days we have, and he’ll be able to work on some stuff with the time he’s going to have down, so I thought it was an optimal time,” Ross said.

Stroman, 32, is coming off a shaky performance Monday, when he was rocked for six runs in three innings in a 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. It was the third straight start in which he failed to get out of the fourth inning, a span in which he allowed 17 runs in 10 innings.

He said the hip injury has been affecting his mechanics, explaining that he was “trying to do so much without my lower half.”

“It’s been impacting me overall,” he said. “I’ve been trying to change mechanics and do a lot of things to get around it. It’s just at the point I couldn’t do much more to change.”

Stroman added: “It was beyond frustrating. When everything you’re doing is not fixing it, you have to get to the root of the problem instead of going around it.”

A two-time All-Star, Stroman is 10-8 with a 3.85 ERA in 23 starts this season.

In a corresponding move, the Cubs added right-handed pitcher Jose Cuas, who was acquired Monday in a trade with the Kansas City Royals, to the 26-man roster.

Cuas, 29, was 3-0 with a 4.54 ERA in 45 appearances with the Royals this season. He struck out 52 in 41⅔ innings.

ESPN’s Jesse Rogers and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MLB: Iassogna crew chief, plate umpire for ASG

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Jul 10, 2025, 04:27 PM ET

NEW YORK — Dan Iassogna will be the umpire crew chief and work the plate during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park.

His crew will include Marvin Hudson at first, Chris Segal at second, Jansen Visconti at third, Jeremie Rehak in left and Erich Bacchus in right, Major League Baseball said Thursday.

Iassogna, 56, will work his second All-Star Game. He was at third base for the 2011 game at Arizona.

He worked his first big league game in 1999, was hired to the major league staff in 2004 and appointed a crew chief ahead of the 2020 season. Iassogna umpired the World Series in 2012, ’17 and ’22 along with eight League Championship Series and seven Division Series.

Segal, Visconti, Rehak and Bacchus will work their first All-Star Games and Hudson his second after being in left field in 2004 at Houston.

Tony Randazzo will be the replay umpire in New York.

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A’s Rooker joins list of HR Derby participants

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Jul 10, 2025, 01:16 PM ET

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the list of Home Run Derby participants.

Rooker announced Thursday that he’s participating in the event, which takes place Monday in Atlanta. He will become the first Athletics player in the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.

“Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine,” Rooker said in an Instagram post. “Can’t wait to make it happen next week in Atlanta! See ya there!”

Rooker, 30, entered Thursday with a .270 batting average, 19 homers and 50 RBIs, putting him on pace for a third straight season of at least 30 homers. He went deep 30 times in 2023 and had 39 homers in 2024.

His 58 homers since the start of the 2024 season rank him third among all American League players.

The only A’s to win the Derby were Mark McGwire in 1992 and Yoenis Céspedes in 2013 and 2014.

Other announced participants include Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota’s Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero, Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Washington’s James Wood.

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Mets recall Acuna from Triple-A, DFA Jankowski

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Jul 10, 2025, 01:54 PM ET

BALTIMORE — The New York Mets recalled 23-year-old utility man Luisangel Acuna from Triple-A Syracuse before Thursday’s split doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles.

The brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr., Luisangel Acuña went 13-for-45 (.286) for Syracuse after the Mets optioned him in late June.

Capable of playing second base, shortstop or the outfield, Acuna had batted .241 in 65 games before going to the minors.

“He was a big part of this team the first couple of months,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters. “We got to a point where we felt like, ‘Hey, let’s get him some everyday playing time. ‘And now it’s time for him to be back up here, continuing to help us win baseball games.”

In a corresponding move, the Mets designated outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.

Acuna was on the bench for New York’s first game of the doubleheader.

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