Cooper Hummel - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Joins Yanks on MiLB deal Hummel signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Hummel was designated for assignment by the Astros before the start of the season, but he elected to become a free agent after clearing waivers and will now get another opportunity with the Yankees. The 30-year-old has experience at catcher, first base and the corner outfield positions, giving him a better chance at being promoted to the Bronx at some point, though he carries just a .531 OPS across 235 career plate appearances in the majors.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency Hummel elected free agency Thursday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact Hummel cleared waivers after being removed from the Astros' 40-man roster, but because he's been outrighted before he had the ability to refuse another outright assignment and become a free agent. The 30-year-old offers unique positional versatility in that he can play the outfield, first base and also catcher.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment The Astros designated Hummel for assignment Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster. Hummel will now go through the waivers process and could draw interest from a team in need of a player with positional versatility.

MARCH 27 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 26 • MLB.COM

Optioned to Triple-A The Astros optioned Hummel to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 in Houston reports.

Impact Hummel was in the majors for nearly three weeks but hardly played, receiving just one start and eight plate appearances, going hitless. Grae Kessinger will assume his spot on the bench.

JULY 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Hummel was outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land by the Astros on Monday after clearing waivers.

Impact Hummel is no longer on the 40-man roster after being designated for assignment last week, but he'll remain in the organization. The 29-year-old will operate in a utility role with Sugar Land.

APRIL 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by Houston The Astros claimed Hummel off waivers from the Giants on Thursday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact The versatile Hummel is capable of catching and also playing the corner outfield spots. He has collected a .551 OPS over 76 games in parts of two seasons at the big-league level. Hummel does have options remaining, so it's not clear whether Houston intends to add him to the major-league club or send him to Triple-A Sugar Land.

APRIL 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment The Giants designated Hummel for assignment Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Hummel loses his spot on the 40-man roster as the club set its Opening Day roster. He will now go through the waiver process.

MARCH 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

This big, young lefty is 'front and center' in SF Giants' bullpen competition SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - What a difference in perspective a few feet can make. Just ask Cooper Hummel, who’s gone from stepping into the batter’s...

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Mets claim Tyler Heineman off waivers from Blue Jays and Cooper Hummel from Mariners The Mets claimed catcher Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder/catcher Cooper Hummel from the Seattle Mariner...

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Mets claim Tyler Heineman off waivers from Blue Jays and Cooper Hummel from Mariners

The Mets claimed catcher Tyler Heineman off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder/catcher Cooper Hummel from the Seattle Mariners

DECEMBER 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Optioned to Triple-A Seattle optioned Hummel to Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact Hummel is sent down to Triple-A after going just 2-for-23 (.087) over his 23 at-bats with the Mariners. He'll head down to the Rainiers and likely get regular playing time while Sam Haggerty comes off the 7-day concussion injured list in a corresponding transaction.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Getting start at DH Hummel is starting at designated hitter and batting eighth for the Mariners in Friday's game in Cleveland.

Impact It's the third start this season for Hummel, with all of them coming in the DH spot. The 28-year-old is hitless in eight plate appearances so far, although he did contribute a stolen base.

APRIL 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swipes bag in Friday's start Hummel went 0-for-3 with a run scored and his first stolen base of the season in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Guardians.

Impact After getting hit by a Hunter Gaddis pitch with one out in the fourth inning, Hummel stole second and came home on a Julio Rodriguez double. The former Diamondback has never been a big running threat in his career, but his 88th percentile sprint speed last season per Statcast suggests he has some untapped potential on that front. Hummel will first need to show he can hit enough to earn semi-consistent playing time as a utility player on the Seattle bench, however -- the .581 OPS he managed in 66 games for Arizona in 2022 paled in comparison to the .969 OPS he's amassed at Triple-A over 125 games.

APRIL 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets start at DH Hummel is hitting eighth as the designated hitter for Friday's game against the Guardians.

Impact The Mariners will continue their playing of rotating bench options at designated hitter, and Hummel will be the option for the Mariners on Friday after Tommy La Stella hit eighth in the postion for Thursday's opener. Acquired in a deal for Kyle Lewis in the winter, Hummel posted just a .581 OPS in 176 at-bats with the Diamondbacks last year but impressed during his time in the Cactus League this spring. He'll have a chance to win a regular role with strong results in the early portion of the season.

MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs Opening Day spot Hummel is part of the Mariners' Opening Day roster, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Impact The versatile Hummel finished spring training with walks across each of his last three plate appearances Sunday and Monday, capping a strong body of work in Cactus League play that included a .275/.420/.675 line across 50 plate appearances. Kramer notes Hummel's versatility -- he's capable of filling in at catcher and the corner outfield spots -- helped seal his spot on the Opening Day roster, although his offensive contributions certainly may have put him over the top.

MARCH 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners' Cooper Hummel keeps proving naysayers wrong Hummel hasn't been handed many opportunities in his career. "I am here to prove people wrong. That’s all I’ve ever done."

MARCH 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Trending toward Opening Day spot Hummel, who went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run in a Cactus League win over the Brewers on Monday, is projected to make the Opening Day roster by Daniel Kramer of MLB.co...

Impact Kramer fleshed out his position-by-position Opening Day roster prognosis Friday, and Hummel, who can fill in at catcher and the corner outfield spots, added to this terrific spring Monday with a multi-hit effort that pushed his Cactus League average to .333 and his homer tally to four. The 28-year-old, who logged the first 201 plate appearances of his big-league career last season with the Diamondbacks after spending six-plus seasons in the minors, has been a constant presence on the basepaths all spring, and Kramer notes Hummel's defensive versatility would give the Mariners more flexibility with the workloads of the top backstop duo of Cal Raleigh and Tom Murphy.

MARCH 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Could play several spots in 2023 Mariners manager Scott Servais mentioned Friday that Hummel will start moving around the field in upcoming Cactus League games, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact Hummel has been focused on catching in the early part of camp, but the team wants to see him at several spots in the second half of the Cactus League schedule. Acquired from the Diamondbacks in the Kyle Lewis deal, Hummel will likely be the third catching option behind Cal Raleigh and Tom Murphy, but he could also see playing time at the corner outfield and infield positions.

MARCH 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners add versatile Hummel in trade for Lewis SEATTLE -- The Kyle Lewis era in Seattle is officially over, as the Mariners announced that they’ve traded the 2020 AL Rookie of the Year Aw...

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • MLB.COM

Recalled from Reno Hummell was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Tuesday.

Impact Hummel earned another look at the big-league level by going 16-for-47 (.340) with a couple homers and eight RBI over his last 11 games with Reno. Hummel can catch and will take the roster spot of catcher Jose Herrera, but he has played only sparingly behind the plate this season and split his time between left field and the DH spot while with the big club earlier this season.

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sent down Monday Hummel was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Monday.

Impact Hummel lost out on some playing time recently and went 0-for-13 with an RBI and four strikeouts over his last five games. He should see more consistent at-bats in the minors, while Jake McCarthy was called up to provide additional outfield depth for the Diamondbacks.

JULY 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sits after four straight starts Hummel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Impact Hummel went 4-for-15 with a triple, a walk, four runs, an RBI and two stolen bases while starting in each of the past four games, but three of those starts came against left-handed pitching. With righty Alex Cobb on the hill for San Francisco on Wednesday, the switch-hitting Hummel will head to the bench for the series finale. He looks as though he'll be stuck in a short-side platoon role while all of David Peralta, Alek Thomas, Daulton Varsho and Ketel Marte are healthy and available.

JULY 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Active in win Hummel started in left field and went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 8-3 win over the Giants.

Impact Hummel was recently called up, giving Arizona another right-handed bat -- he's a switch hitter -- to deploy against the southpaws, like San Francisco's Carlos Rodon. The 27-year-old outfielder batted .178 during his first MLB stint in 2022, but after a productive stretch at Triple-A Reno, Hummel has hit in three consecutive games with two stolen bases.

JULY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled by Arizona Hummel was recalled from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Impact Hummel hit just .178 over 41 major-league games to begin the season, but he performed much better after being demoted to the minors. He slashed .346/.477/.500 with two homers, 13 runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases over 14 games in Reno and will rejoin the big-league club after Pavin Smith was sent down.

JULY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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