Langeliers' torn meniscus sidelines Athletics catcher mid-season
Athletics catcher Langeliers placed on injured list with torn meniscus in right knee.
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2026-07-29 to 2026-10-26 · UTC publication dates
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Trevor Story is a 33-year-old veteran of 11 major league seasons. He is a career .262 hitter with 207 home runs and 655 RBIs in 1,106 games for the Colorado Rockies (2016-2021) and Boston Red Sox. Story is a two-time All-Star.
The Boston Red Sox activated shortstop Trevor Story from the injured list on Sunday. Story had been on the injured list since May 15 with a sports hernia. Before the injury, he was batting .206 with three home runs and 19 RBI in 41 games. Story completed 10 rehab appearances with Triple-A Worcester, going 6 for 35 with a double and three RBI. He is in the starting lineup at shortstop, batting eighth against the New York Yankees.
To make room for Roman Anthony and Trevor Story's activation from the injured list, the Boston Red Sox optioned infielder Anthony Seigler and catcher/designated hitter Mickey Gasper to Triple-A Worcester.
The Boston Red Sox have secured a strong position for the postseason following a 21-4 record in July and a 27-3 record over a 30-game stretch. The team improved from a 18-26 record when both Anthony and Story were injured to a 74-62 record entering their game against the Yankees. Boston holds the AL's second wild-card playoff berth, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by 7.5 games in the AL East and the New York Yankees by three games for the division lead.
The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder Roman Anthony from the injured list on Sunday. Anthony had been sidelined since May 6 with a right wrist injury that was later diagnosed as a torn tendon in his right ring finger. He completed eight rehab games, including four with the Portland Sea Dogs, batting .280 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI. Anthony is in the starting lineup as the designated hitter and batting leadoff against the New York Yankees.
Pete Crow-Armstrong became the 13th player since 1900 to hit a leadoff home run in the game following his walk-off home run, achieving this milestone the day after his August 18 walk-off performance.
Sammy Sosa, 57, participated in a pregame ceremony at Wrigley Field celebrating Chicago's 150 years as a National League franchise. Sosa spoke with Pete Crow-Armstrong before the game.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his eighth leadoff home run of the season, tying Rick Monday for the second most leadoff home runs in a single season in Chicago Cubs franchise history.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle on June 15, making it the 13th cycle in Chicago Cubs franchise history.
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs and drove in six runs in the Cubs' 17-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Crow-Armstrong had four hits and scored four times. His first home run was a 435-foot drive to right-center in the first inning. His second was a two-run shot off the foul pole in right in the second inning. His third was a 444-foot drive to center in the seventh inning. This was Crow-Armstrong's fifth multihomer game of the season and his first career three-homer game.
Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Chicago Cubs history to post consecutive 30 home run/30 stolen base seasons. He joined Sammy Sosa as one of only two players in Cubs franchise history to achieve this milestone twice.
Pete Crow-Armstrong is competing for the National League MVP award, looking to unseat Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani who has won the award for the previous two years. Crow-Armstrong is batting .282 with 36 home runs, 89 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases in 136 games. He has demonstrated strong defensive abilities in center field and consistency at the plate.
Pete Crow-Armstrong became the sixth player in Major League Baseball history to hit a leadoff home run and a walk-off home run in the same game on August 18.
The Minnesota Twins called up center fielder Walker Jenkins, the No. 15 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline and the fifth overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, to make his major league debut. Jenkins was called up ahead of Friday's home series opener against the Chicago White Sox.
The Minnesota Twins are 6.5 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central division standings, sitting between the White Sox and Cleveland Guardians.
Walker Jenkins hit .308 with a .407 on-base percentage, 12 home runs, 17 doubles, and 28 RBIs in 69 games with Triple-A St. Paul this season. In August, he elevated his performance with a .411 batting average, .488 on-base percentage, eight home runs, and 13 RBIs in 18 games.
The Minnesota Twins are executing a youth movement strategy, having traded away veteran players and promoted top organizational prospects. Four of their top-10 prospects are expected to make their debuts within the next two seasons, including Walker Jenkins, Kaelen Culpepper, Vahn Lackey (the 2026 No. 3 overall pick), and Marek Houston (2025 first-round infielder).
Longtime Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton re-aggravated a hip injury on Tuesday and did not play in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Athletics. This injury was a factor in the team's decision to call up Walker Jenkins.
Kaelen Culpepper, the No. 3 Minnesota prospect, was called up and made his major league debut on August 7. In his first 16 games at the major league level, Culpepper is hitting .333 with three home runs.
Andrew Sears compiled 65 appearances across the Tigers' minor league system, achieving 292 strikeouts with 108 walks and a 2.84 ERA over 260 innings. At Double-A Erie, he posted a 2.57 ERA over nine games. In his two Triple-A appearances with Toledo, he sat at 94 mph with his four-seamer and sinker, throwing the sinker 56.9% of the time and the slider 22.2% of the time.
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