MLB Player News
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Athletics' Chad Wallach: Lands with A's on MiLB deal
Wallach signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Sunday.
Wallach spent time with the Rangers' and Angels' Triple-A affiliates in 2025 and slashed .248/.319/.430 with 43 RBI and 33 runs scored across 259 plate appearances. The 34-year-old backstop hasn't appeared in an MLB game since 2023, and he'll likely remain a depth piece at Triple-A Las Vegas in 2026.
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Pierson Ohl RP | COL
Twins' Pierson Ohl: Removed from 40-man
The Twins designated Ohl for assignment Friday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Ohl will give up his spot on the 40-man roster for Taylor Rogers, whose signing became official Friday. Ohl broke into the majors for the first time in 2025 but produced mixed results, finishing with a 5.10 ERA and 1.50 WHIP through 30 innings with the Twins. He showed promise in the minors while posting a 2.58 ERA and 0.99 WHIP over 66.1 frames between Double-A and Triple-A, so he could still land on another team's 40-man roster.
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Jhonny Pereda C | SEA
Twins' Jhonny Pereda: Designated for assignment
The Twins designated Pereda for assignment Friday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
The 29-year-old backstop will be replaced on Minnesota's 40-man roster by Victor Caratini, whose signing became official Friday. Pereda slashed .246/.325/.333 in 2025 across 78 MLB plate appearances split between the Athletics and Twins. However, he finished the minor-league season with an .887 OPS across 192 plate appearances at Triple-A, which could be enough for another team to pick him up off waivers.
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Jhonathan Diaz RP | SEA
Mariners' Jhonathan Diaz: Booted from 40-man roster
The Mariners designated Diaz for assignment Friday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
With Cooper Criswell coming over from the Mets in a trade, Diaz will give up his place on the Mariners' 40-man roster. The 29-year-old southpaw made just one appearance with the Mariners near the start of the 2025 regular season, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over 1.1 innings. He spent the rest of the season at Triple-A Tacoma and turned in a 4.15 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 138.2 frames.
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Austin Roberts P | TEX
Rangers' Austin Roberts: Inks MiLB deal with Rangers
Roberts signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Friday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Roberts split time between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025, finishing the season with a 4.21 ERA and 1.42 WHIP across 57.2 total innings. The 27-year-old righty will likely spend the vast majority of 2026 at Triple-A Round Rock.
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Cooper Criswell RP | SEA
Mariners' Cooper Criswell: Bound for Seattle
The Mets traded Criswell to the Mariners on Friday in exchange for cash, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.
The 29-year-old was DFA'd by the Mets on Wednesday following the team's acquisition of Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers, but Criswell will recapture a 40-man spot upon moving to Seattle. He posted a 3.57 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 17.2 regular-season innings with the Red Sox in 2025 and will compete for a spot in the Mariners' bullpen during spring training.
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Heston Kjerstad DH | BAL
Orioles' Heston Kjerstad: Will be full go for start of spring
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Friday that Kjerstad (fatigue) will be a full participant during spring training, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Kjerstad didn't play after late July last season due to what the Orioles referred to as fatigue, and he later underwent treatment for an undisclosed medical condition. It's unclear whether the issues were related to his previously disclosed myocarditis diagnosis, but either way, it seems Kjerstad is now in the clear health-wise. Kjerstad slashed .192/.240/.327 in 54 games for the Orioles and .149/.225/.248 over 27 contests with Triple-A Norfolk in 2025, but he had a 112 wRC+ in his first two years with Baltimore and a 156 wRC+ in 2024 at Norfolk. While he will enter spring training healthy, Kjerstad currently looks to be buried on the Orioles' outfield depth chart.
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Kaleb Ort RP | LAA
Yankees' Kaleb Ort: Booted off 40-man roster
The Yankees designated Ort (elbow) for assignment Friday.
The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Michael Siani. Ort was a waiver claim himself earlier this month, and because he has the ability to refuse an outright assignment, his stint in the Yankees organization will likely be ending soon. The righty reliever posted a 4.89 ERA and 49:27 K:BB over 46 innings with the Astros in 2025 and missed the final month of the season with elbow inflammation.
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Mike Siani CF | LAD
Yankees' Michael Siani: Lands in Bronx
The Yankees claimed Siani off waivers from the Dodgers on Friday.
Siani is all glove and no bat, but his defense in center field is good enough that the Yankees felt he warranted a 40-man roster spot. The 26-year-old does have minor-league options remaining, so the Yanks could stash him at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to begin the 2026 season.
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Anthony Misiewicz RP | CIN
Reds' Anthony Misiewicz: Gets NRI pact from Reds
The Reds signed Misiewicz to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training.
Misiewicz made five appearances for the Twins this past season, yielding five runs with a 5:4 K:BB over 4.2 frames. The bulk of his year was spent at Triple-A St. Paul, where he held a 3.82 ERA and 30:11 K:BB across 33 innings. Misiewicz will compete for a bullpen job in Cincinnati, but the southpaw is likely ticketed for the Triple-A Louisville bullpen.