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The Seattle Mariners claimed right-hander Jonathan Hernandez off waivers from the Texas Rangers amid a series of roster transactions on Friday.
Hernandez, 28, went 3-1 with a 5.05 ERA across 26 outings (one start) for Texas this season before being released on Tuesday.
He last pitched on Sunday - his lone start this year - and surrendered five runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings in a 7-3 road loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The fifth-year veteran is 13-8 with a 4.18 career ERA in 124 appearances (three starts), all with the Rangers.
Also on Friday, Seattle placed right-hander Gregory Santos (right biceps inflammation) on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Thursday.
Santos, 24, had allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings in six appearances out of the bullpen for the Mariners this season.
He exited his latest relief outing with the injury after facing two batters in the eighth inning of Seattle's 3-2, 10-inning road loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
The Mariners also released Brett de Geus on Friday, while fellow right-hander JT Chargois reported to the club after he was acquired in a trade with the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.
de Geus, 26, had a 2.70 ERA over four appearances for Seattle this season. Chargois, 33, posted a 1-0 record with a 1.62 ERA in 15 outings for the Marlins.
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White Sox release former All-Star pitcher
The White Sox have released right-handers Noah Syndergaard and Penn Murfee. Syndergaard’s release was announced on Sunday, while Murfee’s MLB.com profile page indicates he was let go on Friday. Syndergaard signed a minor league deal with Chicago in late June, which marked his first contract with any team since he was released by the Guardians in August 2023. Despite some interest from teams during the 2023-24 offseason, Syndergaard ended up not pitching anywhere in 2024, so the Sox started him off with some rookie ball outings just to get acclimated back to game action before reporting to Triple-A Charlotte. Syndergaard had a 2.93 ERA over his 15 1/3 frames of Rookie League work, but then was hit hard for a 10.13 ERA over two outings and eight innings at the Triple-A level. The ugly numbers in Charlotte included only two strikeouts and a rather incredible five homers allowed. While eight innings is obviously a small sample size, it was enough for the White Sox to decide to move on from Syndergaard, putting the former All-Star at yet another career crossroads. Syndergaard turns 33 later this month, and it is fair to wonder if retirement could be a possibility. Despite his past pedigree, the amount of time it took for him to land even a minor league contract could indicate that evaluators simply doubt he can ever regain any of his past effectiveness. A frontline member of the Mets’ pitching staff during his prime years, Syndergaard has never really recovered from a Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for virtually all of the 2020-21 season. He pitched decently well in posting a 3.94 ERA over 134 2/3 innings for the Angels and Phillies in 2022, but rather than approach his old form or at least settle in at a mid-rotation arm, Syndergaard regressed in the form of a 6.50 ERA in 88 2/3 frames with the Dodgers and Guardians in 2023. Murfee is another pitcher whose career was interrupted by a major arm injury. After posting a 2.70 ERA for the Mariners in his first 83 1/3 career big league innings, he underwent UCL surgery in June 2023, and some elbow discomfort kept him from making his return late in the 2024 season as a member of the Astros. The White Sox claimed Murfee off waivers from Houston last November, marking the fourth time in a 13-month period that the right-hander had changed teams on the waiver wire. Murfee made his return to the Show in the form of 12 2/3 innings of 7.82 ball for the White Sox earlier this season. Chicago outrighted the hurler to Triple-A in early May, and while Murfee had a respectable 4.09 ERA over 22 innings for Charlotte, he has recorded more walks (18) than strikeouts (16).
Illegal tackle causes Colts RB to suffer 'severe leg injury'
The Indianapolis Colts had a scary moment on Sunday when a running back went down during an 11-on-11 team period. Per James Boyd of The Athletic, practice had to be stopped for 10 minutes while trainers attended to running back Salvon Ahmed, who suffered a "severe leg injury" after he was brought down via an illegal tackle by safety Trey Washington. "The injury occurred when Ahmed broke a long run during an 11-on-11 period," Boyd wrote. "He was tackled from behind by undrafted rookie safety Trey Washington, but when Washington grabbed Ahmed, who kept his legs churning, Washington used a hip-drop tackle to bring Ahmed down and landed on his lower right leg. Ahmed immediately grabbed his lower right leg and screamed in agony. "Steichen said the players in the developmental periods (essentially third-stringers and players lower than them on the depth chart) were instructed to tackle during 11-on-11. However, Steichen emphasized, Washington’s hip-drop tackle was obviously the wrong way to bring Ahmed down." Steichen said the coaching staff doesn't encourage hip-drop tackles, and claimed Washington is "down in the dumps" after his tackle led to Ahmed's injury. The unfortunate incident highlights how difficult it can be for NFL defenders to make a tackle. The league made the hip-drop tackle illegal to try and curb injuries, as offensive players thought it was a dirty hit. In Washington's case, the undrafted rookie free agent from Ole Miss wasn't trying to make a dirty hit but trying to make a football move in a competitive environment to keep his job. Before the injury, Ahmed was trying to make a case for the practice squad, where he spent time on during 2024.
Toronto Marlies sign Alex Nylander to 1-year contract
The Toronto Marlies signed three forwards to one-year contracts on Monday, including Alex Nylander. Nylander joined the Maple Leafs organization ahead of the 2024-25 season, recording 23 goals and 44 points in 64 games with the Marlies. The 27-year-old also played five games with the Maple Leafs, where he did not register a point. Nylander previously recorded 11 goals and 15 points in 23 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2023-24 campaign. He will be afforded a chance to make the Leafs’ roster out of training camp, but it will be an uphill battle given the team’s improved depth across their forward corps. Alex Nylander made his Leafs debut with his brother, William, during a November game against the Utah Hockey Club, where the entire team couldn’t help but be thrilled for the duo. “I think it’s great for sure,” Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said of the Nylander brothers playing together in November. “You know, anytime you can play with your brother and play some shifts with your brother and be on the ice with him, that’s a special thing. Very happy with both of them and their dad, who was a player in the league for a long time.” Toronto also signed Brandon Baddock and Luke Grainger to one-year deals. Baddock joined the Marlies midway through the 2024-25 season, spending the past two seasons with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. He recorded one goal in seven games with the Marlies, after registering three goals and seven points in 38 games with the IceHogs. Baddock has played in one NHL game, with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2021-22 season. Grainger recorded nine goals and 21 points in 36 games with the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder. It’s been a busy offseason for the Marlies, who previously signed five players to one-year deals on July 8, with Marko Sikic as the headliner of the group. Cedric Pare and Sam Stevens are also coming back on one-year contracts. Toronto begins its regular season against the Rochester Americans in a home-and-home through October 10-11.
Troubling update emerges about Joel Embiid’s health
Joel Embiid’s trust in the healing process may not be paying off. A concerning update emerged over the weekend about the health of the Philadelphia 76ers star center. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reports that there is “genuine concern” around the league about the health of Embiid’s knee. Siegel adds that Philadelphia’s camp is attempting to downplay the concerns but notes that “word is bad” about Embiid’s health around the rest of the NBA. Now 31, the former MVP Embiid is still dealing with the ill effects of a torn left meniscus suffered during a 76ers game in February 2024. Embiid, who previously tore the same left meniscus back in 2017, quickly underwent surgery on the knee and missed two months. It appeared that everything was peaches and cream for Embiid after he returned to finish out the 2023-24 NBA season and even played at the 2024 Paris Olympics last summer as the starting center for Team USA. But Embiid missed significant time while managing his left knee throughout the 2024-25 season and even suggested at one point that he would need to have another surgery. In the end, Embiid appeared in just 19 total games for the 76ers last season and was shut down in February with the team nowhere close to contention. There was some talk a few months ago that Embiid might be undergoing the Kobe Bryant treatment to address the troublesome knee, but it looks like Embiid still hasn’t found a course of treatment that his knee is responding to. We know that the 76ers were already growing frustrated with Embiid’s lack of availability going back to last season. Now they may have to prepare for the potential of Embiid missing more time in 2025-26, a disastrous possibility given that they still owe the seven-footer an absurd $187.6M over the next three seasons.
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