NEWS
4:40 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) underwent capsule repair surgery in his right shoulder Tuesday and could be out up to 12 months, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
11:08 AM - Sam Dyson (Min) may need surgery on his shoulder that would push his return to the mound until the middle of the 2020 season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
11:19 AM - Sam Dyson (Min) (biceps) suffered a setback and may not be able to return this season, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
6:07 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) (biceps) MRI showed no structural damage Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
6:36 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) was sent to Minnesota with a recurrence of minor soreness in his biceps, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "Just trying to get out ahead" of the problem, Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey said.
3:55 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) (biceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
1:44 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) (biceps) could be ready to return from the 10-day injured list as soon as Tuesday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
5:07 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) (biceps) threw on the field both Friday and Saturday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
11:32 AM - Sam Dyson (Min) Twins placed Dyson on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right biceps tendinitis, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
10:22 AM - Sam Dyson (Min) was officially added to the Twins' active roster and will be available out of the bullpen for Thursday's series finale in Miami.
5:04 PM - Sam Dyson (Min) was traded from the Giants to the Twins on Wednesday in exchange for Prelander Berroa, Jaylin Davis and Kai-Wei Teng, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
9:01 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) picked up his third win of the season after firing two scoreless innings while surrendering one hit and striking out two in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Giants.
12:43 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) tossed a clean inning en route to his ninth hold in Monday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers.
5:26 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) recorded a pair of outs without allowing a base runner and striking out one in Monday's 12-4 loss to the Reds.
7:51 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) fired a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies. He did not record a strikeout or allow any baserunners.
2:58 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) appears set to begin the year in the Giants' bullpen, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
12:18 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) allowed a hit before recording two outs while picking up his 14th hold in Sunday's 9-6 win over Arizona.
4:34 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) will be unavailable in a save situation Friday night after blowing a save Thursday and pitching in four of the last seven games, Jack Magruder of The Sports Xchange reports.
6:37 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) (2-2) blew his fourth save of the season, allowing a two-run homer in Thursday's 9-8 loss to Colorado.
2:37 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits with one strikeout over an inning in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Padres.
4:40 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) entered in the ninth inning in a save situation Wednesday, but allowed two runs on four hits while recording just two outs and settling for a hold against the Marlins.
8:12 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) manager Bruce Bochy said after Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Marlins that Dyson would serve as the team's primary closer following Hunter Strickland's (hand) placement on the 10-day disabled list, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
11:41 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) pitched a perfect two-thirds of an inning to earn the save Tuesday against the Marlins.
3:57 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) could act as the Giants' closer while Hunter Strickland (hand) is sidelined for the next 6-8 weeks, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
2:20 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) retired the only batter he faced to record the save Thursday during the Giants' 16-inning win over the Marlins.
5:42 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) was saddled with the loss after giving up a pair of runs on a pair of hits over two-thirds of an inning in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Marlins.
11:05 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) gave up a pair of hits over a scoreless inning in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Rockies.
5:02 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) tossed a scoreless inning while giving up a hit and striking out one in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.
3:22 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) gave up three runs on four hits over an inning in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to Arizona.
4:41 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) will remain in a setup role after manager Bruce Bochy announced that Hunter Strickland will take over for Mark Melancon (arm) as closer, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
11:55 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) agreed to a one-year deal with the Giants on Friday, avoiding arbitration, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
11:27 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) (4-9) blew the save and earned the loss after allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while recording just one out Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
5:47 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to collect his 13th save of the season during Monday's win over the Dodgers.
2:37 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) gave up five runs on five hits while recording just one out in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Cardinals.
12:29 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) pitched a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to secure his ninth save of the season in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.
6:42 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) worked a perfect ninth inning to notch his eighth save of the season in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Cubs.
12:49 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) fired a scoreless inning to convert his seventh save in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Cubs.
8:51 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) allowed one earned run on three hits in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday against the Dodgers, blowing the save.
2:44 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) struck out one Pirate in a perfect ninth Wednesday, recording his sixth save.
8:30 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) worked around a hit, a walk and a hit batsman while recording a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday against the Indians, netting his fifth save in the process.
9:56 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) gave up a run on three hits but still managed to record his fourth save Friday against San Diego.
12:10 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) needed only seven pitches to retire the Tigers in order for his fourth save Wednesday.
2:51 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) pitched a perfect ninth inning while recording one strikeout Sunday against the Pirates to pick up his second save as a member of the Giants.
4:16 PM - Sam Dyson (SF) pitched a scoreless inning on one hit while striking out one to pick up his first save with the Giants Saturday against the Pirates.
11:15 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) will take over the role of closer with Mark Melancon heading to the disabled list due to an elbow injury, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
2:58 AM - Sam Dyson (SF) was charged with two runs while recording just one out in Saturday's loss to the Mets.
4:27 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) was acquired by the Giants on Tuesday.
11:53 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) was designated for assignment Friday.
6:39 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) will be designated for assignment by the Rangers, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.
6:55 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) tossed one inning and surrendered three runs (one earned) on three hits to take the loss in Wednesday's 10-inning game against the Rays.
12:49 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) didn't record an out in Wednesday's appearance against Boston, giving up five runs (four earned) on four hits, three walks and a wild pitch.
8:07 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) worked around a pair of base hits to turn in a scoreless eighth inning and pick up his second hold of the season in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Athletics.
8:20 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) picked up the win in relief in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Padres. He pitched a scoreless inning and gave up two hits.
4:29 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) allowed the game-winning home run in the eighth inning in his inning of work in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.
6:48 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) allowed a run on one hit (a home run) while walking one and striking out none in two innings of relief in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Angels.
7:18 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) returned to the mound by retiring three of the four hitters faced after entering Friday's game in the ninth inning with Texas trailing 6-3.
12:07 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (hand) was activated from the disabled list on Friday.
2:13 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (hand) is expected to be activated from the DL on Friday and will be used in low-leverage situations initially, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jeff Wilson reports.
7:54 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (hand) threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Round Rock in his first rehab outing Monday night, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
8:04 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (hand) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
12:00 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (hand) threw a simulated game Saturday, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
3:03 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) was placed on the disabled list with a right hand contusion, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
6:32 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) allowed two runs on three hits and two walks to blow his third save and record his third loss of the season Sunday against Seattle.
8:59 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) says he has to refine his sinker in order to fix his recent run of bad outings, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports. "Same as last week, I'm working side to side instead of getting on top [of the ball] and over," said. "It's a small adjustment. I don't feel myself doing anything different. Hopefully I can make an adjustment before the next time."
11:21 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) gave up three runs on four hits in one inning en route to his second blown save of the year Tuesday in Anaheim.
5:34 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) manager Jeff Banister isn't ready to remove Dyson from the closer's role, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. "This is a guy that's been really good for us," said Banister. "I'm not going to jump off after two games."
7:26 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) failed to convert a save in spectacular fashion Wednesday, allowing five runs while retiring just one batter when asked to protect a 6-4 lead.
7:50 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing three runs and four hits in an Opening Day loss against the Indians on Monday.
1:43 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) threw six perfect innings over five World Baseball Classic appearances, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
10:24 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (wrist) felt good Friday after throwing a simulated inning against minor league hitters Thursday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
5:57 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (wrist) is progressing well and is expected to throw a simulated game tomorrow, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
7:26 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) sprained his wrist during a fall Friday and has been scratched from Tuesday's outing against the Diamondbacks, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports. An MRI came back negative and he is considered day-to-day.
6:56 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) agreed to a one-year, $3.52 million contract with the Rangers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
9:19 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) picked up his 37th save despite a pair of walks Tuesday against the Brewers.
4:34 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) worked around a hit and struck out one to notch his 35th save of the season Tuesday against the Angels.
11:18 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) gave up a hit but still pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save Tuesday against Seattle.
8:04 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a scoreless ninth inning without allowing a hit and struck out a batter to earn the save in Friday's win over the Astros.
12:15 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) picked up his 30th save with a scoreless ninth in Monday's win over the Mariners.
3:20 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a scoreless ninth inning on one hit and two walks while striking out two to register his 29th save Sunday against the Indians.
7:21 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) threw a perfect ninth inning Wednesday, earning his 28th save of the season in a 6-5 win over the Reds.
6:14 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) gave up three hits, including a two-run home run, and a walk while striking out two in an inning of work Sunday in a non-save situation.
6:43 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) blew his fourth save of the year, allowing one run on three hits in the ninth inning of Tuesday contest against Oakland.
9:08 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) picked up his 27th save after allowing just one hit with no walks or strikeouts Monday against the Athletics.
7:28 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) yielded a run but still nailed down his 24th save in a 3-2 victory over the Astros on Saturday.
8:34 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) had to work around a hit, but still threw only nine pitches en route to his 23rd save Wednesday against the Orioles.
7:09 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) manager Jeff Bannister re-iterated that Dyson will remain the closer despite the acquisition of Jeremy Jeffress at the trade deadline, Ryan Baillargeon of MLB.com reports.
3:26 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) will remain the Rangers closer even with the addition of Jeremy Jeffress, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
3:54 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a perfect ninth inning while striking out one to earn his 22nd save of the season Sunday against the Royals.
1:59 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) worked around a pair of hits during a scoreless inning Sunday versus the Royals to convert his 20th save of the season.
1:17 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) struck out the side in the ninth inning to earn his 19th save Sunday at the Cubs.
8:22 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a perfect ninth inning to notch his 18th save of the year Friday against the Twins.
7:22 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a scoreless 10th inning while striking out two batters to notch his 17th save of the year Friday at the Twins.
7:29 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) (1-2) allowed four runs on three hits and one walk over 0.1 innings to blow his second save of the year and take the loss Wednesday at the Yankees.
8:43 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) gave up a pair of hits but held the Orioles scoreless for his 14th save Monday night.
2:26 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a scoreless ninth inning while allowing a hit and a walk to earn his 13th save Sunday at the Cardinals.
7:10 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) pitched a clean ninth, recording his 12th save of the season, in Friday's 1-0 victory over the Cardinals.
7:00 AM - Sam Dyson (Tex) secured his 11th save of the season with perfect ninth inning in Wednesday's 7-5 victory over the A's.
6:53 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) allowed a run on a pair of hits in an inning of work Sunday against the Mariners, but he was able to secure his 10th save of the season.
8:08 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) earned his eighth save of the season Tuesday versus Houston, allowing one run on two hits and a walk in an inning of work. He struck out three.
4:39 PM - Sam Dyson (Tex) struck out one in a clean ninth against the Mariners on Sunday to pick up his seventh save of the season.
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