The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to hold off the New York Yankees in the American League East race down the stretch of the season, and are getting some reinforcements back off the injured list to help.
The Rays added some infield depth to their big-league roster on September 8, as Nick Madrigal joined the club in Atlanta. The Padres, meanwhile, added organizational pitching depth by bringing back reliever Trevor Gott.
The Rays have selected the contract of infielder Nick Madrigal, per a team announcement. He’ll replace Taylor Walls, who is headed to the 10-day IL with a right hip flexor strain.
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On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a minor league contract with veteran infielder Nick Madrigal shortly after he elected free agency following his departure from the Los Angeles Angels.
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The Rays signed infielder Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract, as per Madrigal’s MLB.com profile page. It was a short trip in free agency for Madrigal, who just returned to the open market a few days ago when he declined an outright assignment to the Angels’ Triple-A squad.
The Tampa Bay Rays, forever looking to improve their team on the margins anyway possible, have made a shrewd addition to their organizational depth chart.
The Angels announced that infielder Nick Madrigal cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Salt Lake. He has enough service time to have the right to elect free agency and has exercised that right.
The Los Angeles Angels broke out offensively Wednesday night, collecting 16 hits in an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Angel Stadium to avoid a three-game sweep.
The Angels announced that they have selected the contract of infielder Nick Madrigal. He’ll take the active roster spot of first baseman Nolan Schanuel, who has been placed on the ten-day injured list with left ankle inflammation, retroactive to May 24th.
On the surface, the Angels have a four player battle for the starting second base job. Christian Moore, Vaughn Grissom, Adam Frazier, and Nick Madrigal all will get looks in camp and each has varying chances of landing the gig.
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The Los Angeles Angels added infield depth by signing former Chicago White Sox top prospect Nick Madrigal to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training.
The Angels are in agreement with Nick Madrigal on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The Wasserman client gets a non-roster invite to big league camp.
They’re middle infielders. They’re short (for baseball players). They’re contact hitters. But the comparisons between Chase Meidroth and Nick Madrigal need to stop there.
With recently signed New York Mets infielder Nick Madrigal expected to miss the entire 2025 regular season after suffering a broken and dislocated shoulder, the competition for New York's everyday second baseman job seems to be between veteran Jeff McNeil and Mets No.
The New York Mets appear to have an interesting competition at spring training to decide who'll be manning second base come 2025 Opening Day. Initially, it seemed this competition would be between newly-signed Nick Madrigal, veteran Jeff McNeil, and top prospect Luisangel Acuña.
The one-year deal that the New York Mets just gave to a free agent this offseason will end up being one year down the drain.
This off-season, the Chicago Cubs cut ties with Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal as they were non-tendered in November. Tauchman has since landed with the south siders whereas Madrigal signed with the New York Mets. Unfortunately a spring training injury reportedly will cause Madrigal to miss the entire 2025 season.
Injuries in the starting rotation have the New York Mets scrambling for depth and insurance. The latest addition came Friday in the form of a minor-league deal with right-hander Jose Urena, who can earn $2 million if he makes the big-league roster.
The New York Mets had the roster all but set in the early stages of spring training. After losing Nick Madrigal for the year with a fractured shoulder, they now have a spot as a bench player up for grabs.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza delivered the news Monday morning that infielder Nick Madrigal fractured his non-throwing shoulder in a spring training game on Sunday and will be away from the team for “a long time.” When the Mets signed Madrigal to a one-year deal in January, it was presumed Madrigal would fill the utility infielder role.
Iglesias was a big reason New York enjoyed a summer turnaround last season that ended with the team completing a trip to the National League Championship Series.
The New York Mets now have multiple new offseason additions who are facing extended absences due to injury.
The Chicago Cubs once had hoped that Nick Madrigal would be a future building block for them when they traded for him back in 2021. Sadly, that didn’t happen with Madrigal proving to just be a bat off the bench and not providing much versatility.
Infielder Nick Madrigal's demotion from the Chicago Cubs got worse when he fractured his left hand in his first game for Triple-A Iowa. Madrigal had doubled and drawn a walk before he was hit on the hand by a 97-mph fastball from Toledo Mud Hens pitcher Trey Wingenter in the fourth inning on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.
The injury is nevertheless a hit to Chicago’s infield depth and another impediment for the 27-year-old as he tries to establish himself as an everyday player.
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