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R.J. Anderson

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Oswaldo Cabrera injury update: Yankees infielder hits IL with ankle fracture after leaving game in ambulance

Cabrera was injured while scoring on a sacrifice in New York's 11-5 win

Ronald Acuña Jr. injury update: Braves star to begin rehab assignment nearly a year after tearing ACL

Acuña has not played in a game since May 26, 2024

Moisés Ballesteros debut: Cubs to promote top hitting prospect as Ian Happ heads to IL, per report

Ballesteros, 21, figures to see time at DH during his time on the active roster

Cardinals extend MLB-best winning streak to nine games with 3-2 victory over Phillies

The red-hot Cardinals haven't lost since May 2

Tanner Houck, who had worst outing by Red Sox pitcher in more than 60 years, nearly outdoes himself vs. Tigers

Houck had a 12-run meltdown in April and his outing on Monday night made the wrong kind of club history

Mets' Clay Holmes continues to excel in starting role thanks to kick changeup, other new pitches

Holmes now has a 2.74 ERA through his first eight starts

Three MLB hitters on the rise and two not so much: Which early returns are most likely to continue?

Kyle Stowers is finding the sweet spot for the Marlins and is among five hitters who are off to interesting starts in 2025

Yankees' Jasson Domínguez homers three times vs. Athletics, beats Joe DiMaggio's franchise record

The 22-year-old Domínguez edged out DiMaggio as the youngest player in Yankees history with a three-homer game

Hunter Greene injury: Reds to place ace on injured list after strained groin forces early exit vs. Braves

Greene joins a growing list of injured key players for Cincinnati

Cade Horton debut: Cubs to promote former first-round pick for first MLB start vs. Mets, per report

Horton is expected to slot into Shota Imanaga's spot in the rotation

Dylan Cease injury: Padres 'not overly concerned' after star leaves start vs. Yankees with cramp

Cease had to exit mid at-bat after holding the Yankees without a hit into the seventh inning

Giancarlo Stanton injury update: Yankees slugger, sidelined by elbow woes, hopes to return to lineup by June

Stanton hasn't played this season after having a pivotal role in last year's postseason run

Three MLB pitchers who have started hot and two not so much: Which early returns are most likely to continue?

A Yankees reliever, a Red Sox starter, a free agent-to-be and more pitchers with interesting starts in 2025

Shota Imanaga injury update: Cubs lefty lands on IL with strained hamstring suffered in start vs. Brewers

Imanaga left the game early for the second start in a row

WATCH: Jackson Holliday records first multi-home run game, youngest Oriole to do so since Manny Machado

Holliday has yet to live up to his former top prospect status but there have been glimmers of hope

R.J. Anderson joined CBS Sports in 2016. He previously wrote for Baseball Prospectus, where he contributed to five of the New York Times bestselling annuals. His work has also appeared in Newsweek and Baseball America, as well as on ESPN.com and Wired.com.

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