The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a slow start and were tied for last place in the American League East at 6-9 entering Monday. Amid those struggles, the team is adding a 20-home run bat to its lineup.
Toronto acquired infielder Lenyn Sosa from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. In exchange, 18-year-old outfielder Jordan Rich — a 17th-round draft pick last year — is going to the South Side along with a player to be named later or cash.
Sosa, 26, had a career-best season last year, slugging 22 home runs with 20 doubles and 75 RBI with a slash line of .264/.293/.434 in 544 plate appearances. It was Sosa’s first full season in MLB, playing 140 games.
Sosa has struggled to start the 2026 campaign, batting .212/.212/.303 with three extra-base hits in 33 PAs.
Sosa has mostly played second base during his MLB career, but the Blue Jays have Ernie Clement (.311 average, .716 OPS) holding down that position. He has experience at third base, playing 65 games there, and that may be where he fits best with Toronto.
Kazuma Okamoto has a slash line of .204/.283/.333 in 60 PAs. Defensively, he’s credited with -1 Defensive Run Saved and -2 Outs Above Average. Sosa isn’t much better with his glove, but if he finds last season’s form at the plate, he’ll provide an offensive upgrade.
Designated hitter might be another role Sosa could fill with Springer going on the injured list because of a fractured left toe. Though Springer also started slowly, batting .185/.290/.370 despite four doubles and two home runs, he put up MVP-caliber numbers last year with 32 home runs, 27 doubles, 84 RBI and 18 stolen bases with a triple-slash average of .309/.399/.560.
To clear a spot for Sosa on the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays moved pitcher Shane Bieber to the 60-day IL. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner isn’t likely to return until at least May while he works his way back from forearm fatigue and elbow inflammation.
The Mets received good news on Clay Holmes on Monday.
Holmes felt normal during his high-intensity bullpen session in the afternoon, and he has officially been deemed good to go for Wednesday’s start in the series finale against the Dodgers.
He told reporters at the time that he wasn’t too concerned about the issue, though, and expected to go through his normal throwing progression in between outings.
After doing so successfully, Holmes has now officially been cleared to get back out there.
That’s certainly encouraging news for the Mets, as Holmes has been one of their most reliable arms in the early-going, pitching to a 1.50 ERA over his first three outings.
New York will hope for more of the same on Wednesday against the Dodgers’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani.
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Somerset.
Manager Aaron Boone said ahead of Monday’s game in The Bronx, the club was still waiting for official clearance from team doctor, Dr. Christopher Ahmad, but with that hurdle cleared, as the Patriots confirmed the assignment, the shortstop will suit up for four games this week.
“Probably three to five innings for the first couple,” Boone said about the plan for Volpe to start in Somerset and then “go from there and build him up kinda like spring training.”
“He’s had over 50 live at-bats [at the Yankees’ complex in Tampa],” he continued, “and has had a lot of work at shortstop getting out on defense. He’s a little ahead of the game from when you would start spring training, probably.
“But that said, we wanna build him smartly, too.”
Volpe, recovering from an arthroscopic labral procedure he underwent in October after playing most of last season with a torn left labrum, struggled during 2025. In 153 games that campaign, he slashed .212/.272/.391 for a .663 OPS (83 wRC+) with 19 homers and 72 RBI.
The manager added that the 24-year-old has done “really well” over the last few months at the team’s complex, which should allow him to “hit the ground running” during this rehab assignment.
“When he first went down to Tampa right after the new year, he almost immediately started making big gains and feeling better,” Boone said, via Bryan Hoch. “I know he’s excited to get back, and I know how he works. He’s taken a ton of at-bats and gotten a ton of reps in the field.”
Volpe’s assignment can last a maximum of 20 days.
Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon next steps unclear
Boone said on Monday that the next steps for the two starters are still being determined.
“Gerrit threw yesterday, three [innings] and 42 [pitches],” Boone said. “Assuming everything goes well this week, he’ll go again in five days. Whether that’s another live or into a game, that will be determined over the next couple of days.”
Rodon, coming off elbow surgery and a hamstring issue that cropped up recently, is also waiting and seeing what to do next after throwing a live batting practice on Monday, the skipper said.
“Looks good. He was three innings, 50 pitches today,” Boone said. “So he’ll go again in five days, whether that’s another live or in a game, not sure yet. He’s doing well.”
Los Angeles, CA – April 10: Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers stretches in the outfield prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, April 10, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images
Yoshinobu Yamamoto has completed six innings in all three of his starts so far in 2026, and will try to keep that streak alive in the middle game of the Dodgers’ series against the New York Mets on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
Fifteen of Yamamoto’s 18 innings this season have been scoreless, fueling his 2.57 ERA and 3.62 xERA to date. He allowed two runs in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks and in the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians, and a lone tally in the sixth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. Yamamoto pitched into the seventh in that last start, last Tuesday in Toronto, but didn’t retire any of his two batters faced in the win.
Mets rookie Nolan McLean starts on Tuesday, making his 12th major league start. He has a 2.70 ERA and 1.91 xERA with 20 strikeouts and six walks in 16 2/3 innings.
After a stunningly slow start, the Seattle Mariners look back to form. The Mariners swept a four-game series against the injury-riddled Houston Astros with a 6-2 win Monday behind two early home runs from first baseman Josh Naylor.
Naylor, like Seattle’s other stars, has struggled early this season, entering Monday batting .102 without an extra-base hit. But then he hit home runs in his first two at-bats Monday, helping breathe some life back into the Mariners’ offense.
Naylor’s first home run of the year came in the first inning, on the second pitch of his first at-bat of the game. He sent that one just past the wall in right field for a three-run blast.
Naylor, Raleigh and Rodríguez — the core of the Mariners’ batting order — have all had slow starts to the season, but Naylor’s has been particularly tough. The first baseman had just six hits, all singles, in 59 at-bats prior to Monday.
Seattle came into this season with big expectations after last year’s historic playoff run, but the team hasn’t looked particularly dominant so far, falling to 4-9 before the Astros came to town. Much of that was due to an early slump from the stars. When the bat on Ichiro’s statue broke during the unveiling on Friday, it felt like a very on-the-nose metaphor.
Since then, though, things have turned around. Raleigh, after leading the league with 60 homers last year, didn’t hit his first home run of the year until last week. Rodríguez, who finished with 32 homers in 2025, finally hit his first of the year on Saturday in the Mariners’ walk-off 8-7 win over Houston.
Before this series, Raleigh and Rodríguez were both batting .143, and Rodríguez had yet to notch an extra-base hit. Raleigh added another homer and four RBI against the Astros, and Rodriguez raised his average to .212 in the four-game set.
With the Mariners’ stars struggling, the rest of the lineup has stepped up. Leadoff man (and recent trade acquisition) Brendan Donovan and utility outfielder Luke Raley lead the team in homers, with three apiece. Raley was also the cause of the only non-Naylor run on Monday, hitting an RBI single in the fifth. Randy Arozarena leads Seattle in hits (16) and runs (12), with 22-year-old second baseman Cole Young second with 14 hits, 11 runs and two homers.
Now that Rodríguez, Raleigh and Naylor’s bats are hot(ter), the Mariners will hope to continue getting that kind of production from the full lineup to keep the team’s streak going.
After a stunningly slow start, the Seattle Mariners look back to form. The Mariners swept a four-game series against the injury-riddled Houston Astros with a 6-2 win Monday behind two early home runs from first baseman Josh Naylor.
Naylor, like Seattle’s other stars, has struggled early this season, entering Monday batting .102 without an extra-base hit. But then he hit home runs in his first two at-bats Monday, helping breathe some life back into the Mariners’ offense.
Naylor’s first home run of the year came in the first inning, on the second pitch of his first at-bat of the game. He sent that one just past the wall in right field for a three-run blast.
Naylor, Raleigh and Rodríguez — the core of the Mariners’ batting order — have all had slow starts to the season, but Naylor’s has been particularly tough. The first baseman had just six hits, all singles, in 59 at-bats prior to Monday.
Seattle came into this season with big expectations after last year’s historic playoff run, but the team hasn’t looked particularly dominant so far, falling to 4-9 before the Astros came to town. Much of that was due to an early slump from the stars. When the bat on Ichiro’s statue broke during the unveiling on Friday, it felt like a very on-the-nose metaphor.
Since then, though, things have turned around. Raleigh, after leading the league with 60 homers last year, didn’t hit his first home run of the year until last week. Rodríguez, who finished with 32 homers in 2025, finally hit his first of the year on Saturday in the Mariners’ walk-off 8-7 win over Houston.
Before this series, Raleigh and Rodríguez were both batting .143, and Rodríguez had yet to notch an extra-base hit. Raleigh added another homer and four RBI against the Astros, and Rodriguez raised his average to .212 in the four-game set.
With the Mariners’ stars struggling, the rest of the lineup has stepped up. Leadoff man (and recent trade acquisition) Brendan Donovan and utility outfielder Luke Raley lead the team in homers, with three apiece. Raley was also the cause of the only non-Naylor run on Monday, hitting an RBI single in the fifth. Randy Arozarena leads Seattle in hits (16) and runs (12), with 22-year-old second baseman Cole Young second with 14 hits, 11 runs and two homers.
Now that Rodríguez, Raleigh and Naylor’s bats are hot(ter), the Mariners will hope to continue getting that kind of production from the full lineup to keep the team’s streak going.
Feb 18, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandon Gomes talks with manager Dave Roberts (30) during spring training at Camelback Ranch. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Here is every transaction for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the entire 2026 season, starting with the first day of spring training through the end of the team’s postseason run.
We will keep track of every single transaction involving the 40-man roster here, including players getting called up or sent down to the minor leagues, as well as signings, trades, waiver claims, getting designated for assignment, or released.
Also here will be every injured list stint, though we will also track all the IL moves in their own post. We’ll have another post that keeps track of minor league options, with a limit of five times a player can be optioned to the minors beginning after opening day.
Note: On a mobile device, this table will show up best in landscape mode.
No.
Pitchers (22+4)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
78
Ben Casparius (IL)
R/R
27
1.016
2 (2024)
Jake Cousins (60-IL)
R/R
31
3.091
1 (’22,’24)
3
Edwin Díaz
R/R
32
yes
9.121
n/a
86
Jack Dreyer
R/L
27
yes
1.000
3 (none)
Jake Eder
L/L
27
0.042
1 (’24-25)
65
Paul Gervase
R/R
26
0.021
2 (2025)
31
Tyler Glasnow
L/R
32
yes
8.158
n/a
48
Brusdar Graterol (IL)
R/R
27
5.167
2 (2021)
60
Edgardo Henriquez
R/R
24
yes
0.164
2 (2025)
63
Kyle Hurt
R/R
28
yes
1.099
2 (2024)
61
Will Klein
R/R
26
yes
0.081
2 (2024)
96
Landon Knack (IL)
L/R
28
0.119
2 (2024)
83
Ronan Kopp
L/L
23
0.000
3 (none)
28
Bobby Miller (60-IL)
R/R
27
1.119
1 (’24-25)
59
Evan Phillips (60-IL)
R/R
31
5.136
n/a
77
River Ryan
R/R
27
1.070
3 (none)
11
Roki Sasaki
R/R
24
yes
1.000
3 (none)
66
Tanner Scott
R/L
31
yes
7.059
n/a
80
Emmet Sheehan
R/R
26
yes
2.080
2 (2023)
7
Blake Snell (IL)
L/L
33
9.072
n/a
41
Brock Stewart (IL)
R/R
34
4.093
0 (’16-19)
35
Gavin Stone (60-IL)
R/R
27
2.034
2 (2023)
49
Blake Treinen
R/R
38
yes
11.065
n/a
51
Alex Vesia
L/L
30
yes
5.078
1 (’21,’23)
70
Justin Wrobleski
L/L
25
yes
0.150
2 (2024)
18
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
R/R
27
yes
2.000
n/a
No.
Two-way players (1)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
17
Shohei Ohtani
L/R
31
yes
8.000
n/a
No.
Catchers (2)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
68
Dalton Rushing
L/R
25
yes
0.138
3 (none)
16
Will Smith
R/R
31
yes
6.090
3 (none)
No.
Infielders (5)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
50
Mookie Betts (IL)
R/R
33
11.070
n/a
76
Alex Freeland
S/R
24
yes
0.038
2 (2025)
5
Freddie Freeman
L/R
36
yes
15.033
n/a
13
Max Muncy
L/R
36
yes
9.027
n/a
72
Miguel Rojas
R/R
37
yes
11.043
n/a
No.
Outfielders (5)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
12
Alex Call
R/R
31
yes
2.161
2 (2024)
37
Teoscar Hernández
R/R
33
yes
8.097
n/a
44
Andy Pages
R/R
25
yes
1.155
1 (’23-24)
27
Michael Siani
L/L
26
1.063
1 (’23, ’25)
23
Kyle Tucker
L/R
29
yes
6.079
n/a
No.
Infielder/outfielders (4+1)
Bat/throw
2026 age
Active?
Service
Options (used)
25
Tommy Edman (IL)
S/R
31
6.114
n/a
21
Santiago Espinal
R/R
31
yes
5.149
n/a
8
Kiké Hernández (60-IL)
R/R
33
11.054
n/a
6
Hyeseong Kim
L/R
27
yes
0.149
2 (2025)
67
Ryan Ward
L/R
28
0.000
3 (none)
Age is as of June 30, 2026
Click on the dates below for more detailed information on each transaction:
April 13: Ben Casparius placed on 15-day injured list, Kyle Hurt recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City
April 11: Grant Holman claimed off waivers by Tigers.
April 5: Mookie Betts placed on 10-day injured list, Hyeseong Kim recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
April 1: Grant Holman claimed off waivers from Diamondbacks. Gavin Stone moved to 60-day injured list.
April 1: Jake Eder acquired from Nationals for cash considerations. Jake Cousins moved to 60-day injured list.
March 25: DODGERS OPENING DAY ROSTER — Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Dalton Rushing, Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages, Kyle Tucker, Alex Freeland, Miguel Rojas, Santiago Espinal, Alex Call; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Emmet Sheehan, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, Justin Wrobleski, Edwin Díaz, Tanner Scott, Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Jack Dreyer, Ben Casparius, Will Klein, Edgardo Henriquez.
March 25: Blake Snell placed on 15-day injured list. Brock Stewart placed on 15-day injured list. Brusdar Graterol placed on 15-day injured list. Gavin Stone placed on 15-day injured list. Landon Knack placed on 15-day injured list. Jake Cousins placed on 15-day injured list. Tommy Edman placed on 10-day injured list.
March 24: Jake Cousins signed for one year, $950,000. Bobby Miller placed on 60-day injured list.
March 22: Hyeseong Kim optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
March 18: River Ryan optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles, CA – March 24:Dodgers player Tommy Edman wipes sweat from his brow as he rehabs from an ankle injury at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
This is your one-stop shop for every Dodgers stint on the injured list during the 2026 season. We’ll also include every time a player misses time on the paternity list, bereavement leave, or is on the family medical emergency list as well.
Basically any time a player misses time that requires a roster move, we’ll note it here.
Every injured-list stint is a transaction and will also be chronicled on our 40-man roster page. Both are essentially living documents that will be constantly updated throughout the season as these moves happen.
Injured-list stints for pitchers are a minimum of 15 days, and for position players it’s at least 10 days.
During spring training, the Dodgers placed both Evan Phillips and Kiké Hernández on the 60-day injured list, which opened up space on the 40-man roster for other moves. On opening day, six more Dodgers were placed on the injured list, including Blake Snell and Tommy Edman.
For more information on each specific injured list stint, click on the links on the dates in the list below this table.
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Player
Pos.
Injury
Date on
Eligible to return
Comments
Mookie Betts
SS
Oblique strain
Apr 5
Apr 15
Brock Stewart
RHP
Shoulder surgery
Mar 25
now
Tommy Edman
IF/OF
Right ankle surgery
Mar 25
now
maybe end of May
Blake Snell
SP
Shoulder fatigue
Mar 25
now
maybe end of May
Ben Casparius
RHP
Shoulder inflammation
Apr 13
Apr 28
Landon Knack
RHP
Intercostal strain
Mar 25
now
Brusdar Graterol
RHP
Shoulder surgery
Mar 25
now
Gavin Stone*
SP
Shoulder inflammation
Mar 25
May 21
Jake Cousins*
RHP
Tommy John surgery
Mar 25
May 21
Expected back midseason
Bobby Miller*
RHP
Shoulder soreness
Mar 24
May 24
Kiké Hernández*
IF/OF
Left elbow surgery
Feb 21
May 24
Expected back midseason
Evan Phillips*
RHP
Tommy John surgery
Feb 12
May 24
Expected back midseason
*60-day injured list
Click on the date below for more information on each transaction:
April 13: Ben Casparius placed on 15-day injured list.
April 5: Mookie Betts placed on 10-day injured list.
April 1: Gavin Stone moved to 60-day injured list.
April 1: Jake Cousins moved to 60-day injured list.
March 25: Blake Snell placed on 15-day injured list, Tommy Edman placed on 10-day injured list, Brock Stewart placed on 15-day injured list, Brusdar Graterol placed on 15-day injured list, Gavin Stone placed on 15-day injured list, Landon Knack placed on 15-day injured list, Jake Cousins placed on 15-day injured list
March 24: Bobby Miller placed on 60-day injured list
February 21: Kiké Hernández placed on 60-day injured list
February 12: Evan Phillips placed on 60-day injured list
The 6-foot-5 guard out of Long Island committed to North Carolina back in February when Hubert Davis was still the Tar Heels coach. North Carolina fired Davis on March 24 following another first weekend exit from the Men’s NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels hired Malone, who has not coached at the college ranks before, on Monday, April 6 to be Davis’ successor. The NCAA allows committed high school recruits to get out of their binding agreements with their future university
Mingo is ranked as a five-star recruit and the No. 5 overall recruit in the 2026 recruiting class according to 247Sports’ Composite rankings system. He chose North Carolina over Baylor, Penn State and Washington. He was one of two 2026 recruits who committed to North Carolina under Davis, with the other being Maximo Adams, who has re-committed to Malone and the Tar Heels.
As noted by ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Mingo missed most of his high school season at Long Island Lutheran High School with an ankle injury and sat out last summer’s Peach Jam, one of the top AAU tournaments on the Nike circuit, with an injury.
Mingo is the brother of former Penn State guard Kayden Mingo, who is the No. 14-ranked player in USA TODAY Sports’ most recent transfer portal rankings.
Dylan Mingo 247 rankings
Stars: Five
National ranking: No. 5
Positional ranking: No. 2
State ranking: No. 1
Dylan Mingo was listed as a five-star recruit and the fifth-best recruit in the 2026 recruiting class per 247Sports’ Composite rankings. He was also listed as the No. 2 combo guard and the No. 1 player in the state of New York in his class.
Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have each been out since the Lakers’ 139-96 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 2, but there are new updates on the L.A. stars.
News emerged, during a segment on ESPN’s NBA Today Monday, April 13, that Dončić is reportedly traveling back to the United States after undergoing “multiple” injections on his left hamstring over the last week in Spain to promote healing from his grade 2 strain and potentially expedite his return to the floor.
On Lakers star Luka Doncic’s impending return to the U.S. after treatments in Spain for NBA Today: pic.twitter.com/ZWWSelaZ5L
He is expected to rejoin the Lakers by Friday, April 17, though it remains unclear whether or not the treatment has sped up his recovery timeline from the standard 4-6 weeks.
Reaves, meanwhile, has been rehabbing his grade 2 left oblique muscle strain in Los Angeles and was also originally given a return window of 4-6 weeks.
“Both of these guys going into the playoffs, there is an expectation that they will be sidelined an indefinite period of time, just how soon (remains to be seen),” ESPN’s Shams Charania said on-air. “They’re both trying to get back ASAP.”
If both original timelines hold up, Dončić and Reaves would be out through at least the first week of May. But while the Lakers aren’t expecting Reaves back against Houston, Dončić will reportedly be re-evaluated once he rejoins the team for a possible return in the first round.
What is a Grade 2 hamstring strain?
A Grade 2 hamstring strain is a “moderate injury that is typically a partial tear in the muscle; patients are likely to limp when walking and will have occasional twinges of pain during activity,” according to Mercy Health.
The injury could take close to a month to heal, but “returning to sports before the injury is fully healed can cause more severe injuries.”
