R.J. Anderson

CBS Sports Staff /

Cody Bellinger injury: Cubs outfielder suffers fractured ribs after crashing into wall, lands on IL

Bellinger re-signed with the Cubs in the offseason

Paul Skenes finally starts building up workload but Pirates GM is keeping any promotion benchmarks secret

Wednesday's start was the first time Skenes had pitched into the fifth inning since he was drafted

Red Sox lose yet another starting pitcher to injury as Brayan Bello lands on IL with lat tightness

Bello joins Lucas Giolito, Nick Pivetta and Garrett Whitlock on Boston's IL

Blake Snell injury: Giants pitcher scratched three hours before start, lands on IL with left adductor strain

Ryan Walker will start a bullpen game instead Wednesday

What went wrong with Jordan Walker? Four things to know about struggling Cardinals hitter who just got demoted

The 21-year-old former top prospect has been sent back to Memphis after an awful start to 2024

Astros rotation, bullpen have combined for disastrous 2024 MLB season, but is there hope for Houston pitching?

It's not even May yet but the Astros have fallen into the basement of the AL Central already

Matt Mervis promotion: Cubs call up hot-hitting young first baseman in infield shuffle

Mervis struggled in his MLB debut last season but has hit in Triple-A this year

Triston Casas injury update: Red Sox slugger suffers rib fracture, will be out 'a while'

Catcher Tyler Heineman was called up to take his roster spot

Heston Kjerstad promotion: Orioles bring up former No. 2 pick as another top prospect arrives in Baltimore

Kjerstad appeared in 13 MLB games last year

Jackson Merrill's hot start: Three details behind Padres prospect's strong early returns in first MLB season

The No. 12 prospect in baseball has been lights ahead of many of his peers so far

How Phillies rotation has helped fuel seven-game winning streak: Zack Wheeler, Ranger Suárez and more level up

The Phillies' rotation is second in ERA in the majors and first in innings pitched

Francisco Alvarez injury update: Mets catcher to undergo thumb surgery, likely out until mid-June

This is a setback for the Mets, who have won six straight games

Florida's Jac Caglianone sees record-tying home run streak come to an end after nine games

Caglianone, a certain top-10 draft pick this summer, is a two-way star for the Gators

FAA investigating Rockies charter flight for unauthorized personnel in cockpit, airline 'deeply disturbed'

Video surfaced on social media that shows a Rockies coach in the cockpit 'at cruise altitude'

Kyle Freeland lands on IL but Rockies pitcher says injury was not related to base-running collision

Freeland, who hurt his shoulder as a pinch-runner, is on the injured list with an elbow issue

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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