The Baltimore Orioles outrighted catcher Aramis Garcia to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday and reinstated right-hander Chris Ellis (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list and outrighted him to Norfolk. Garcia joined Baltimore's roster at the end of the regular season when he was claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. In 47 games with the Reds in 2022, Garcia slashed .213/.248/.259 with a homer, four RBI, six runs scored and 34 strikeouts in 115 plate appearances. Ellis made just two starts with the Orioles this year and allowed five earned runs on five hits while walking six and striking out two over just 4 1/3 innings pitched. The 30-year-old had season-ending shoulder surgery in May, and it's unknown if he'll be ready for spring training next year.

A team-by-team look at the American League West entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: ___ Oakland Athletics Manager: Bob Melvin (11th season). 2020: 36-24, first place, lost to Houston in Division Series. Training Town: Mesa, Arizona. Park: Hohokam Stadium. First Workout: Feb. 17/22. He’s Here: SS Elvis Andrus, C Aramis Garcia, LHP Cole Irvin, LHP Nik Turley, INF Jed Lowrie. He’s Outta Here: SS Marcus Semien, RHP Liam Hendriks, OF Khris Davis, 2B Tommy La Stella, OF Robbie Grossman, RHP Yusmeiro Petit, RHP Joakim Soria, LHP T.J. McFarland, 3B Jake Lamb, LHP Mike Minor. Going campin’: After winning their first division title in seven years, the A’s took some serious hits this offseason with Semien leaving to sign a one-year deal in Toronto after not getting a qualifying offer from Oakland and star closer Hendriks signing with the White Sox. The A’s acquired Andrus to replace... [More]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will pay Oakland $6.25 million this year and $7.25 million in 2022 as part of the trade that sent shortstop Elvis Andrus to the Athletics. Texas will make 12 payments of $520,833.33 from April through September as part of Saturday's deal. The Rangers will make 12 payments of $604,166.67 from April through September in 2022. Payments are due roughly in the middle of each month and on or close to the final day of each month. Andrus is owed $14 million in each of the next two seasons. The $120 million, eight-year contract he signed in 2015 includes a $15 million option for 2023 that now, because of the trade, becomes a player option if he has 550 plate appearances in 2022, or 1,100 combined in 2021-22. Texas sent the 32-year-old Andrus and catcher Aramis Garcia to the A’s for designated hitter Khris Davis, catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane Acker. The AL West champion A’s lost shortstop Marcus Semien to Toronto in free agency. Andrus has a .274... [More]

Elvis is leaving Texas. Veteran infielder Elvis Andrus was traded to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, just over two months after the Texas Rangers said the only player remaining from their only two World Series appearances would no longer be the starting shortstop after 12 seasons in that role. Texas sent the 32-year-old Andrus, catcher Aramis Garcia and $13.5 million to the A's for designated hitter Khris Davis, catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane Acker. “At the beginning it was a little shock but at the same time I understood what was going on in our (Texas) organization, they’re rebuilding and that process," Andrus said. "When I found out, the opportunity playing for Oakland opened up, it makes sense for me for my career, for where I’m at right now.” Andrus is owed $14 million in each of the next two seasons. The $120 million, eight-season deal he signed in 2015 also includes a $15 million option for 2023 that now, because of the trade, becomes a player option if he has 550 plate... [More]

Elvis is leaving Texas. Veteran infielder Elvis Andrus was traded to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, just over two months after the Texas Rangers said the only player remaining from their only two World Series appearances would no longer be the starting shortstop after 12 seasons in that role. Texas is sending the 32-year-old Andrus, catcher Aramis Garcia and $13.5 million to the A's for designated hitter Khris Davis, along with catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane Acker. Andrus, who made his MLB debut with the Rangers at age 20 in 2009, is owed $14 million in each of the next two seasons. The $120 million, eight-season deal he signed in 2015 also includes a $15 million option for 2023 that now, because of the trade, becomes a player option if he has 550 plate appearances in 2022, or 1,100 combined in 2021-22. The AL West champion A's, who have made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, recently lost shortstop Marcus Semien to Toronto in free agency. Rangers president Jon... [More]

Elvis is leaving Texas. Veteran infielder Elvis Andrus was traded to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, just over two months after the Texas Rangers said the only player remaining from their only two World Series appearances would no longer be the starting shortstop after 12 seasons in that role. Texas is sending the 32-year-old Andrus, catcher Aramis Garcia and $13.5 million to the A's for designated hitter Khris Davis, along with catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane Acker. Andrus, who made his MLB debut with the Rangers at age 20 in 2009, is owed $14 million in each of the next two seasons. The $120 million, eight-season deal he signed in 2015 also includes a $15 million option for 2023 that because of the trade becomes a player option if he has 550 plate appearances in 2022, or 1,100 combined in 2021-22. Oakland recently lost shortstop Marcus Semien to Toronto in free agency. The Rangers said in December that Gold Glove-winning third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa would be given the... [More]

The Texas Rangers traded veteran infielder Elvis Andrus to the Oakland on Saturday, just over two months after the team said the only player remaining from its only two World Series appearances would no longer be the starting shortstop after 12 seasons in that role. Texas is sending the 32-year-old Andrus, catcher Aramis Garcia and $13.5 million to the A's for designated hitter Khris Davis, along with catcher Jonah Heim and right-hander Dane Acker. Andrus, who made his MLB debut with the Rangers at age 20 in 2009, is owed $28.5 million over the next two seasons. The A's recently lost shortstop Marcus Semien to Toronto in free agency. The Rangers said in December that Gold Glove-winning third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa would be given the opportunity to be their starting shortstop next season. They told Andrus then to prepare to play all infield positions. The 33-year-old Davis led the majors with 48 home runs in 2018. He has hit .243 with 218 homers and 580 RBIs in 938 big league games for the A’s (2016-20) and the Milwaukee Brewers (2013-15). In 79 career games against the Rangers, he hit .271 with 15 doubles, 32 homers and 80 RBIs. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Aramis Garcia had surgery on his right hip after getting injured during winter ball in the Dominican Republic in December. He will miss up to eight months. The Giants said Saturday that Garcia underwent surgery Thursday to repair the labrum in his hip. He has begun a rehab program.Garcia first went through treatment and rehabilitation before receiving another opinion from Dr. Marc Philippon, who performed the arthroscopic procedure once it was determined the best option.The 27-year-old Garcia has played in 37 games the past two seasons, batting .229 with six homers and 14 RBIs. Giants pitchers and catchers report to spring training Tuesday in Scottsdale, Arizona, with their first workout under new manager Gabe Kapler set for Wednesday at Scottsdale Stadium.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Giants first. Mauricio Dubon doubles to deep center field. Austin Slater flies out to deep center field to Yonathan Daza. Mauricio Dubon to third. Kevin Pillar singles to right field. Mauricio Dubon scores. Evan Longoria singles to shallow center field. Kevin Pillar to third. Joey Rickard grounds out to shortstop. Evan Longoria out at second.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 1, Rockies 0.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon strikes out on a foul tip. Nolan Arenado singles to left field. Trevor Story called out on strikes. Sam Hilliard triples to deep right field. Nolan Arenado scores. Raimel Tapia grounds out to shallow infield, Burch Smith to Austin Slater.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Giants 1.Giants fourth. Evan Longoria flies out to right field to Sam Hilliard. Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Joey Rickard. Mike Yastrzemski homers to center field. Jaylin Davis flies out to center field to Yonathan Daza. Cristhian Adames grounds out to first base to Ryan McMahon.1... [More]

Giants sixth. Mike Yastrzemski singles to right field. Austin Slater reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Mike Yastrzemski out at second. Evan Longoria doubles to deep right field. Austin Slater scores. Kevin Pillar reaches on error. Fielding error by Dansby Swanson. Joey Rickard doubles to left field. Kevin Pillar scores. Evan Longoria scores. Brandon Crawford strikes out swinging. Aramis Garcia is intentionally walked. Logan Webb grounds out to shallow infield, Austin Riley to Freddie Freeman.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Giants 3, Braves 0.Braves sixth. Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. Adeiny Hechavarria triples to deep center field. Freddie Freeman grounds out to shallow right field, Mauricio Dubon to Austin Slater. Adeiny Hechavarria scores. Nick Markakis flies out to left field to Joey Rickard.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Braves 1.Giants seventh. Mauricio Dubon singles to left field. Mike Yastrzemski pops out to shallow center field to Dansby Swanson. Brandon Belt pinch-hitting for Austin Slater. Brandon Belt strikes out swinging. Mauricio Dubon to third. Evan Longoria singles to center field. Mauricio Dubon scores. Kevin Pillar singles to third base. Evan Longoria to second. Joey Rickard strikes out swinging.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Braves 1.

Giants first. Mauricio Dubon singles to left field. Austin Slater called out on strikes. Kevin Pillar reaches on error. Mauricio Dubon to third. Fielding error by Marco Hernandez. Evan Longoria out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Andrew Benintendi. Mauricio Dubon scores. Buster Posey strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on. Giants 1, Red sox 0.Red sox first. Andrew Benintendi doubles to deep center field. Christian Vazquez walks. Rafael Devers singles to right field. Christian Vazquez to third. Andrew Benintendi scores. Xander Bogaerts singles to center field. Rafael Devers to second. Christian Vazquez scores. Brock Holt strikes out on a foul tip. Gorkys Hernandez called out on strikes. Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out to right field to Austin Slater.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Red sox 2, Giants 1.Red sox second. Chris Owings grounds out to shortstop, Mauricio Dubon to Aramis Garcia. Marco Hernandez strikes out swinging. Andrew Benintendi singles to left... [More]

Giants first. Mike Yastrzemski walks. Brandon Belt doubles to deep left center field. Mike Yastrzemski to third. Kevin Pillar grounds out to shortstop, Xander Bogaerts to Mitch Moreland. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Alex Dickerson called out on strikes. Stephen Vogt homers to right field. Brandon Belt scores. Brandon Crawford singles to shortstop. Cristhian Adames strikes out swinging.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 3, Red sox 0.Giants third. Brandon Belt strikes out swinging. Kevin Pillar singles to third base. Alex Dickerson called out on strikes. Stephen Vogt walks. Brandon Crawford doubles to right field. Stephen Vogt to third. Kevin Pillar scores. Cristhian Adames strikes out on a foul tip.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Red sox 0.Red sox sixth. Andrew Benintendi called out on strikes. Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes. Rafael Devers homers to right field. Christian Vazquez grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Brandon Belt.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,... [More]

Dodgers second. Matt Beaty flies out to deep right field to Austin Slater. A.J. Pollock homers to center field. Gavin Lux grounds out to first base, Aramis Garcia to Jeff Samardzija. Will Smith strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.Giants fourth. Aramis Garcia called out on strikes. Mauricio Dubon homers to left field. Jeff Samardzija grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty. Donovan Solano grounds out to third base, Justin Turner to Matt Beaty.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 1, Dodgers 1.Giants fifth. Austin Slater singles to right center field. Kevin Pillar walks. Austin Slater to second. Evan Longoria grounds out to first base, Matt Beaty to Dylan Floro. Kevin Pillar to second. Austin Slater to third. Buster Posey is intentionally walked. Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hitting for Joey Rickard. Mike Yastrzemski doubles to deep right center field. Buster Posey to third. Kevin Pillar scores. Austin Slater scores. Brandon Belt pinch-hitting... [More]

Padres first. Greg Garcia homers to right field. Nick Martini doubles to deep right field. Manny Machado grounds out to shortstop, Brandon Crawford to Aramis Garcia. Eric Hosmer doubles to deep right field. Nick Martini scores. Josh Naylor singles to shortstop. Eric Hosmer to third. Wil Myers grounds out to shortstop. Josh Naylor out at second.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Giants 0.Giants first. Donovan Solano singles to right field. Austin Slater strikes out swinging. Kevin Pillar homers to left field. Donovan Solano scores. Evan Longoria flies out to right field to Josh Naylor. Joey Rickard flies out to center field to Wil Myers.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 2, Giants 2.Padres second. Austin Allen strikes out swinging. Ty France homers to left field. Eric Lauer grounds out to third base, Evan Longoria to Aramis Garcia. Greg Garcia grounds out to first base to Aramis Garcia.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Padres 3, Giants 2.Padres sixth. Eric Hosmer triples... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants activated catcher Buster Posey off the 10-day injured list Wednesday before their game against the San Diego Padres.Posey missed eight games with a right hamstring injury sustained in Baltimore on June 1. The six-time All-Star also was out for six games in May with concussion symptoms.Posey batted cleanup in manager Bruce Bochy's lineup.Aramis Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have placed All-Star catcher Buster Posey on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.The team announced the move before a game Wednesday night against the New York Mets.Posey injured his hamstring running out a grounder Saturday, and his IL stint is retroactive to then. San Francisco called up catcher Aramis Garcia to back up Stephen Vogt on Sunday and had carried three catchers this week hoping Posey could return soon.Right-hander Trevor Gott was activated from the 10-day injured list after dealing with a forearm strain.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

DENVER (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have placed catcher Buster Posey on the seven-day concussion list after a foul ball hit his helmet on Sunday.Posey said he was hit in the fourth inning of the game against the Cincinnati Reds. He played in Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies."I recall it happening in Sunday's game in the fourth inning," Posey said Thursday. "I can't remember what batter it was."They are going to take extra time to find out how I am. When they examined me (Wednesday) they felt I should have felt more normal after three days. When you are dealing with the brain, you've got to be cautious."It's Posey's second time on the concussion list. He missed seven games because of a concussion in 2017. Manager Bruce Bochy said the team is being more vigilant because Posey has suffered multiple concussions in his career."You look at the history of the player and if there is more than one, you always have a little concern," Bochy said. "Buster wants to stay on top of this... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have placed catcher Buster Posey on the seven-day concussion list after a foul ball hit his helmet on Sunday.Manager Bruce Bochy says Posey was hit in the fourth inning of the game against the Cincinnati Reds. He played in Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies.It's Posey's second time on the concussion list. He missed seven games because of a concussion in 2017.The Giants also announced Thursday that pitcher Drew Pomeranz went on the 10-day injured list with a strained shoulder.Pomeranz left his start against Cincinnati on Monday after allowing seven runs and nine hits in 1 2/3 innings. He is 1-4 with a 5.93 ERA in seven starts this season.The Giants recalled catcher Aramis Garcia and right-hander Tyler Beede from Triple-A Sacramento. Garcia was in the starting lineup against the Rockies on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin took another step toward finalizing his pitching rotation Monday, announcing right-hander Frankie Montas will be the team's fourth starter.The 26-year-old Montas has had varied success during parts of two seasons with the A's but was dominant this spring after adding a splitter to complement a 97 mph fastball and slider. The new pitch produced immediate results as Montas went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in five games with 16 strikeouts and five walks over 16 innings.He joins an A's rotation that includes Mike Fiers, Marco Estrada and Brett Anderson."Deservedly so," Melvin said. "He's had a terrific spring, pitched well whether he was starting a game, whether he was piggy-backing with somebody, and continued pitching the same the entire spring — with some pressure on him knowing that he had to win a job. Proud of him. He deserves to be in the rotation."Melvin didn't use a projected starter in Oakland's 5-4 exhibition win over San Francisco,... [More]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin took another step toward finalizing his pitching rotation Monday, announcing right-hander Frankie Montas will be the team's fourth starter.The 26-year-old Montas has had varied success during parts of two seasons with the A's but was dominant this spring after adding a splitter to complement a 97 mph fastball and slider. The new pitch produced immediate results as Montas went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in five games with 16 strikeouts and five walks over 16 innings.He joins an A's rotation that includes Mike Fiers, Marco Estrada and Brett Anderson."Deservedly so," Melvin said before a Bay Area exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants. "He's had a terrific spring, pitched well whether he was starting a game, whether he was piggy-backing with somebody, and continued pitching the same the entire spring — with some pressure on him knowing that he had to win a job. Proud of him. He deserves to be in the rotation."Montas' emergence this... [More]