MLB Player News

The Marlins outrighted Driscoll to Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.

Miami is doing some offseason 40-man roster housekeeping, and Driscoll has lost his spot. The 28-year-old catcher got a cup of coffee in the majors with the Rays in 2024, but he spent all of 2026 in the minors, collecting a .788 OPS.

The Marlins outrighted Navarreto to Triple-A Jacksonville on Thursday.

Having been outrighted previously, Navarreto has the ability to decline the assignment and become a free agent. The 31-year-old catcher has a career .559 OPS in 42 games covering parts of three big-league seasons.

The Athletics outrighted Serven to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

Though he managed to club five home runs, Serven posted just a .599 OPS over 85 plate appearances this season with the Athletics. He has the ability to decline the outright assignment and become a free agent, and Serven is likely to exercise that right.

The Angels outrighted Rivero to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.

The Angels are doing some 40-man roster housekeeping, and Rivero will lose his spot. He has the ability to reject the outright assignment and become a free agent, a move Rivero seems likely to make.

Contreras was named the World Series MVP after going 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during Game 5 against the Rays on Wednesday.

Contreras smacked a double into left field in the sixth inning to drive in Christian Yelich before coming around to score on a sacrifice fly from Cooper Pratt. Several Brewers players made a strong case for series MVP, but Contreras ultimately earned the title after going 8-for-21 with two walks, four RBI, and two runs scored over the five-game set. The 28-year-old's Fall Classic performance capped an overall dominant postseason, in which he posted a .373/.448/.588 slash line across 51 plate appearances.

Hicks is absent from the lineup Monday for Game 3 of the World Series against the Brewers.

The lefty-swinging Hicks homered in Game 2, but he'll begin Monday's festivities on the bench as the Brewers send left-hander Robert Gasser to the hill. Righty bat Nick Fortes will do the catching for the Rays in Game 3.

Hicks went 1-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and a two-run home run in Game 2 of the World Series against the Brewers on Saturday.

The 27-year-old extended Tampa Bay's lead to 4-0 with a two-run blast during the first inning, though that finished the scoring for the Rays. Hicks also collected two RBI in Game 1, but that was in much different fashion with a pair of run-scoring groundouts. He went 3-for-20 in his first seven playoff games but has a .976 OPS with five RBI in the past four contests.

Adams signed a minor-league contract with the Red Sox on Thursday, Ari Alexander of 7 News Boston reports.

Adams spent the entire 2026 campaign in the minors, slashing .270/.385/.500 with 16 homers, 50 RBI and 58 runs scored across 327 plate appearances. He'll likely get an opportunity to compete for a roster spot during spring training, though he's more likely to fill in as depth at Triple-A Worcester.

Rushing will undergo a hybrid internal brace procedure on his right elbow Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rushing was diagnosed with a partial UCL tear in early August, which kept him from catching and limited him to just 11 plate appearances in the final two months of the regular season. The surgery will prevent him from catching on a full-time basis for nine months, a timeline that stretches into the second half of next season. Rushing will be able to hit well before then, but it's unclear whether the Dodgers would consider carrying him on their active roster only as a hitter, especially with the designated hitter slot already filled by Shohei Ohtani. Rushing slashed .246/.328/.460 with 12 home runs in 80 contests for the Dodgers this season.

Wells said earlier this month that he believes "the culmination of multiple blows to the head" affected his production in the first half, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

Wells took a foul tip to the mask April 23 and another one two weeks after that. While he was able to pass concussion testing, the catcher had symptoms and eventually landed on the 10-day injured list in early June with cervical headaches. Wells felt healthy after returning and had a .787 OPS with eight home runs after the All-Star break (as compared to a .504 OPS and six home runs in the first half). The 27-year-old is currently slated to open the 2027 campaign as the Yankees' top catcher, though it's possible the team seeks help from outside the organization.