Chris Taylor, a 35-year-old infielder, is not retiring and has instead gone on the minor league injured list due to a fractured forearm. Taylor split the previous season between the Dodgers and Angels and re-signed with the Angels on a minor league deal this year. Troy Melton, a 25-year-old Tigers right-hander, could be activated against the Orioles after opening the season on the injured list with an elbow injury. Melton has a 1.54 ERA across four minor league outings and has been considered for upcoming starts. Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 46 games, tying Rickey Henderson for third in franchise history, and has produced strong recent offensive results. Patrick Corbin earned a win by allowing one run over six innings against the Pirates, striking out seven without issuing a walk.
"Veteran infielder Chris Taylor is not retiring. The 35-year-old has reversed course, instead going on the minor league injured list with a fractured forearm. Taylor split last season between the Dodgers and Angels. He re-upped with the Angels on a minor league deal this year."
"Tigers right-hander Troy Melton could be activated today against the Orioles. The 25-year-old opened the season on the IL with an elbow injury. Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reported earlier this week that Melton would be in the mix for Sunday's game. Detroit has a doubleheader today after Saturday's matchup in Baltimore was rained out. Evan Woodbery of MLive.com pointed out that right-hander Keider Montero has been bumped to Tuesday, which would suggest an alternative option starting today (like Melton)."
"Kurtz matches Henderson Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz singled in the first inning on Saturday against the Padres. The base hit pushed his on-base streak to 46 games, tying him with Rickey Henderson for the third-longest single-season run in franchise history. Jimmie Foxx is next on the list at 47 games. Mark McGwire sits atop the franchise leaderboard with a 48-game on-base streak in 1996. After a slow start to the season, Kurtz has put together a tremendous six-week stretch."
"Blue Jays lefty Patrick Corbin delivered six innings of one-run ball against the Pirates on Saturday, earning the win. It was the veteran's first time completing six innings since August 2025. He struck out seven and didn't walk a batter. Corbin comfortably outpitched Paul Skenes, who allowed four earned runs over five innings. Skenes has allowed nine earned runs over his past two starts, after he opened May with"
Read at MLB Trade Rumors
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]