NEWS
8:49 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Phi) (lower leg) was placed on the minor-league disabled list Friday.
6:31 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Phi) suffered a fractured left fibula during Saturday's spring training game, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.
11:01 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Phi) has been removed from the game Saturday after colliding with Andrew Pullin in the outfield, Matt Gelb of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.
11:20 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Phi) signed a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with Philadelphia on Wednesday.
9:38 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) started at third base and went 1-for-4 in Monday's 11-2 loss to the Astros.
5:57 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) struck out in his pinch-hitting appearance during the Rangers' 8-1 loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.
12:27 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) was called up by the Rangers on Friday, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
5:33 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) (hand) is back in action for Triple-A Round Rock, and has home runs in each of his first two games since coming off the DL on Thursday.
2:32 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) was placed on the disabled list at Triple-A Round Rock with a broken left hand, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.
11:01 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Tex) agreed to sign a minor league deal with the Rangers on Friday, the Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant reports.
12:03 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) (lower leg) was activated from the disabled list and outrighted to Triple-A Colorado Springs on Tuesday.
8:56 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) (lower leg strain) will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday with Low-A Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt reports.
10:01 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) who left Sunday's game with a lower right leg strain, has been placed on the 15-day DL by the Brewers.
11:48 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) a previous report, Middlebrooks left Sunday's game early due to a lower leg strain.
11:28 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) left Sunday's game in the fourth inning with an apparent leg injury, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
7:24 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) is in the lineup, playing third base and batting sixth, against St. Louis on Saturday.
4:52 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) contract was selected by the Brewers on Sunday.
1:12 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) was placed on the 15-day disabled list with Triple-A Colorado Springs due to an oblique strain, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
9:05 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) has accepted his assignment to Triple-A Colorado Springs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt reports.
8:44 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) was told by the Brewers on Sunday that he won't make the team's Opening Day roster, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
7:57 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) manager Craig Counsell said if Middlebrooks can show an aptitude for first base that would help his chances of making the club out of camp, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Tom Haudricourt reports.
8:21 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) Craig Counsell said that Middlebrooks has a chance to make the Brewers roster even though Aaron Hill will get the first crack at the starting third base job, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
10:08 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Mil) signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on Tuesday, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
8:56 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
8:24 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) Padres plan to use Middlebrooks at shortstop frequently over the second half.
1:36 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) isn't in the Padres' lineup Saturday against the Rockies.
11:37 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) is back in the lineup Tuesday against Pittsburgh.
2:04 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) is out of the lineup Monday against the Pirates.
8:56 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) remains out of the lineup Sunday.
8:05 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
2:17 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Cardinals.
1:50 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) went through agility drills Thursday and could return to the lineup as soon as Friday, Corey Brock of MLB.com reports.
12:15 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.
4:19 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) will be available to pinch-hit Tuesday, Corey Brock of MLB.com reports.
2:41 PM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) (ankle) is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.
5:44 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) third baseman Will Middlebrook left Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks with an apparent sprained right ankle.
8:46 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) third baseman Will Middlebrook had two hits and scored a run in the, 3-2, 11th-inning victory over the Giants on Tuesday.
6:39 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) third baseman Will Middlebrook is an ugly 2-for-15 (.133 BA) lifetime against Jeremy Hellickson.
10:33 AM - Will Middlebrooks (SD) third baseman Will Middlebrooks will miss his fifth straight game on Sunday.
6:06 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks is hitless in 18 at-bats against Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman.
9:37 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks is questionable for Wednesday's game against Baltimore having caught the bug that's been going around the Red Sox clubhouse.
5:29 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks is questionable for Wednesday's game against Baltimore having caught the bug that's been going around the Red Sox clubhouse.
12:36 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels.
5:34 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks left Tuesday's game with an apparent injury, according to Pete Abraham of the Globe. UPDATE: Middlebrooks has right hamstring tightness.
5:34 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks left Tuesday's game with an apparent injury, according to Pete Abraham of the Globe. UPDATE: Middlebrooks has right hamstring tightness.
5:01 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks left Tuesday's game with an apparent injury, according to Pete Abraham of the Globe.
11:52 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks (finger) has been activated from the 15-day disabled list.
3:23 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks (finger) will be back Friday, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal. Boston traded Stephen Drew to the Yankees Thursday, allowing Xander Bogaerts to move from third base to shortstop and opening up a spot for Middlebrooks.
3:21 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) third baseman Will Middlebrooks (finger) will be back Friday, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal.
5:26 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox manager John Farrell indicated Saturday that Will Middlebrooks (finger) will remain at Triple-A Pawtucket indefinitely.
12:20 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) could be activated from the disabled list sometime over the weekend.
1:29 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) is expected to resume a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
12:17 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) will restart his minor league rehab assignment Tuesday at Triple-A Pawtucket.
1:07 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) has been shut down from his rehab assignment.
5:48 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks was scratched from a rehab game at Triple-A Pawtucket Monday due to swelling in his right finger.
7:14 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox manager John Farrell said Sunday that Will Middlebrooks (finger) may see some time in the outfield during his rehab assignment.
1:05 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) will begin a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
12:13 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) has begun taking swings.
5:26 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox manager John Farrell said Tuesday that Will Middlebrooks (finger) is "still trying to gain full range of motion with the index finger."
4:05 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox manager John Farrell indicated that Will Middlebrooks (finger) could start at third base versus lefties once he returns from the disabled list.
11:56 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured finger.
11:37 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks returned to action on Tuesday May 13.
10:04 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks was a late scratch from Sunday's lineup due to a sore right hand.
1:53 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks said after Sunday's game that he's fine after a ninth-inning collision with Josh Donaldson at third base.
6:08 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks had a nice night at the plate in his return to the Red Sox lineup on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and two RBI in a victory over the Blue Jays.
5:10 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day disabled list.
4:30 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (calf) could be activated from the disabled list as soon as this weekend.
7:13 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (calf) could begin a minor league rehab assignment as early as Monday.
12:30 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (calf) will begin a rehab assignment in the middle of next week.
2:00 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (calf) has been sent back to Boston with the flu.
1:46 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (calf) hopes to start hitting balls off a tee Friday.
3:48 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox manager John Farrell said Monday that there's no timetable for Will Middlebrooks' (calf) return.
12:21 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks went 2-for-3 and hit his third spring homer against the Rays on Tuesday.
2:16 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) returned to the Red Sox lineup on Wednesday.
11:50 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (finger) departed Saturday's game early, but it wasn't a result of re-aggravating his finger injury.
11:39 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks was diagnosed with a hyper-extended right middle finger.
12:27 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks doubled, singles and drove in two runs Monday against the Rays.
11:49 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks went 0-for-3 and had a couple of misplays at third base Wednesday against the Cardinals.
3:55 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks put on 12 pounds of muscle over the offseason after focusing on weight and flexibility training.
5:23 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Marlins "have asked a lot" about Will Middlebrooks.
5:58 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) general manager Dan Jennings told SiriusXM's Jim Bowden in an interview Sunday that the club has discussed both Mark Trumbo and Will Middlebrooks with their scouts.
12:08 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks will start at third base in Game 1 of the ALCS against the Tigers on Saturday.
10:51 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (flu) is back in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Orioles.
9:23 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (flu) is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Orioles.
2:00 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks (flu) is not in the Red Sox lineup for Sunday night's game against the Yankees.
11:16 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks is not in Boston's starting lineup on Thursday evening against the Rays.
7:25 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI against the Tigers on Wednesday.
6:37 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks went 1-for-3 with two RBI in a win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
2:49 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks hit his 11th homer and made his major league debut at second base in Wednesday's rout of the Giants.
12:43 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox recalled 3B Will Middlebrooks from Triple-A Pawtucket.
9:39 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Rob Bradford reports the Red Sox are expected to recall Will Middlebrooks on Saturday.
10:13 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Rob Bradford believes the Red Sox should recall Will Middlebrooks from Triple-A Pawtucket.
6:21 PM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Scott Merkin reports that Will Middlebrooks' name has been involved in the Red Sox' trade talks with the White Sox regarding Jake Peavy.
5:13 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks went 4-for-5 with two homers and eight RBI on Wednesday at Triple-A Pawtucket.
8:18 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks slugged two home runs and drew a walk on Sunday afternoon at Triple-A Pawtucket.
11:38 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Sox optioned 3B Will Middlebrooks to Triple-A Pawtucket.
10:26 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that it "looks like" Will Middlebrooks may be demoted to Triple-A Pawtucket.
5:57 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks is not in the Red Sox' lineup Sunday.
8:13 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Providence Journal suggests Will Middlebrooks could be optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket to get back on track.
11:09 AM - Will Middlebrooks (Bos) Middlebrooks is not in the Red Sox' lineup Friday.
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