NEWS
9:28 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) Yankees designated Ottavino for assignment Tuesday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
9:39 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) Yankees designated Ottavino for assignment Friday.
11:30 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) Yankees signed Ottavino to a one-year contract Tuesday.
9:10 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) Red Sox signed Ottavino to a minor-league contract Tuesday that includes an invitation to spring training, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
2:19 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) is not part of New York's roster for the National League Championship series against the Dodgers.
11:19 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) has posted a 4.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 47:13 K:BB through 35 innings with one win, one save and 13 holds in 36 appearances.
11:55 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) struck out two in a perfect eighth inning Sunday to record his 10th hold of the season in a loss to the Diamondbacks.
11:23 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (1-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Dodgers, coughing up four runs on three hits and a walk in one-third of an inning. He struck out one.
10:04 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) blew his second save of the season in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, giving up a run on three hits in the ninth inning while striking out one.
3:37 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) should be in the mix for save opportunities going forward after manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that closer Edwin Diaz will shift to a "fluid" role, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.
6:50 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) got the save in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Cardinals, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two in the ninth.
10:41 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (1-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth inning Monday to record a win over the Pirates.
11:58 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) has allowed one run this spring over four appearances with a 4:4 K:BB.
5:16 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Mets on Saturday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
9:43 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) struck out one over 1.2 perfect innings Tuesday to record his 10th save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
11:11 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) picked up the save Sunday against the Mariners. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three over a scoreless inning.
11:22 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (1-4) picked up the win in Sunday's victory over the Angels, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
4:24 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) manager Buck Showalter said Friday that he won't name a closer following the trade of David Robertson, with Ottavino and other options "on the table," Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
9:00 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) walked one in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday to record his sixth save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Giants.
8:55 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (0-2) blew the save and took the loss in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers, giving up two runs on two hits and a hit-by-pitch in an inning of relief. He struck out two.
4:58 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) was activated from the paternity list Saturday.
2:34 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) was placed on the paternity list Thursday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
4:07 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) notched a save in Monday's 8-6 win over the Dodgers with a perfect ninth inning.
7:47 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) walked one in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his first save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Padres.
10:16 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against the Brewers, failing to record an out and serving up a walkoff home run to Garrett Mitchell in the bottom of the ninth inning.
12:47 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) is an option to replace Edwin Diaz (knee) in save situations, Tim Britton and Andy McCullough of The Athletic report.
2:53 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) signed a two-year contract to remain a Met on Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
9:57 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) picked up the save in Thursday's 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. He didn't allow a baserunner while striking out two over one inning.
11:14 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) worked 0.2 scoreless innings Friday to record his seventh hold of the season in a win over the Angels.
11:40 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) struck out two over 1.1 perfect innings to record his third hold of the season in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals.
10:15 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) (1-0) walked one in a scoreless 10th inning Tuesday to pick up the win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Giants.
1:10 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYM) agreed to a one-year, $4 million contract with the Mets on Sunday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
4:13 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) was handed a blown save in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Yankees after allowing all three batters he faced to reach base. He hit a batter and surrendered a two-run double to Aaron Judge and a two-run home run to Giancarlo Stanton.
9:58 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) (5-3) allowed three runs on three hits with one strikeout through one inning, miraculously picking up the win (and a blown save) in Saturday's 4-3 victory over Cleveland.
11:02 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) (4-3) struck out both batters he faced to earn the win Friday over Cleveland.
11:15 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning while striking out two on his way to a save in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Rays.
8:45 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) picked up the save Saturday in an extra-innings win over Cleveland after recording the final two outs of the game. He allowed one hit and struck out one.
11:11 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) collected the save pitching a scoreless ninth inning with one walk and two strikeouts in a 4-3 win over Cleveland on Friday.
4:33 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) was removed from Sunday's win over the Orioles with a bruised left shoulder, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
10:51 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) worked a perfect inning and struck out one en route to his eighth save of the season in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Blue Jays.
11:18 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed three runs on two hits and a hit batsman while striking out two over two-thirds of an inning in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the Rays.
11:05 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) (3-3) earned the win Monday versus Toronto. He allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.
10:26 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) (2-3) allowed two runs on three hits over a third of an inning to pick up the loss against the Yankees on Saturday.
8:51 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two to lock down the save in Monday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
9:04 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) picked up the save after allowing one run on three hits while striking out two across 1.1 innings Monday against the Marlins.
9:29 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) retired the side in the eighth inning of Saturday's 7-3 win over the Yankees.
11:38 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed three walks and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 5-2 win over Miami in a rain-shortened game.
8:49 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) struck out two over a scoreless eighth inning to earn a hold in Friday's 4-3 win over the Angels.
8:37 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed one walk in a scoreless inning to record a save against the Tigers on Thursday.
12:06 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) struck out one and did not allow a baserunner in one inning of work, recording the hold in Wednesday's 1-0 victory over the Mets.
8:48 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) retired both batters faced on strikeouts in Friday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.
7:05 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed one run on two walk during the eighth inning of Tuesday's 7-3 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.
9:09 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed one walk over a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Toronto.
7:29 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) (0-1) allowed one run on two hits and a hit batsman over a third of an inning to pick up the loss against Minnesota on Thursday.
9:48 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed two runs on three hits and struck out one over one inning in Saturday's 6-4 extra-inning win over Baltimore.
3:26 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) won't have the clear path to serve as the Red Sox's Opening Day closer that it looked like he might have in recent days, as Matt Barnes' positive COVID-19 test was ruled a false positive Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
9:27 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed an unearned run on one hit in one inning of Sunday's spring game against the Twins.
10:49 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) could step in as Boston's closer to begin the regular season after Matt Barnes tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
8:40 AM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) allowed one hit and struck out two over a scoreless inning in Wednesday's spring game against Atlanta.
12:26 PM - Adam Ottavino (Bos) was traded from the Yankees to the Red Sox for an undisclosed return Monday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
9:10 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) (2-3) took the loss and was tagged with a blown save against Toronto on Monday, allowing six runs on four hits and two walks without retiring a batter.
9:24 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) (2-2) took the loss and a blown save in Thursday's game against Tampa Bay, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk over 0.2 innings pitched.
10:44 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) (1-0) allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless 1.1 innings while striking out two, earning the win Sunday versus the Red Sox.
4:30 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) recorded a strikeout over a perfect five-pitch fifth inning in Sunday's 1-0 exhibition win over the Braves.
10:43 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) gave up one hit and struck out one through a scoreless 0.2 innings to record his second save in an 11-8 win over the Orioles on Monday.
4:11 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) worked around a base hit and struck out over two scoreless innings to earn the save Tuesday in the Yankees' 9-4 win over the Orioles.
11:58 AM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) retired two of the three batters he faced in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Rays, securing his 21st hold of the season in the process. He walked and struck out a batter in the 15-pitch appearance.
11:59 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) was credited with a hold in the Yankees' 6-2 Friday victory over the Royals, striking out one and walking one over one scoreless inning.
9:41 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) fired 1.1 innings in a scoreless relief appearance in the Yankees' 3-1 loss to the Tigers on Tuesday, striking out three with no walks.
3:27 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) threw a simulated game Monday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
1:47 PM - Adam Ottavino (NYY) agreed to a contract with the Yankees on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. According to Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com, the deal is worth $27 million over three years.
10:54 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) pitched a clean ninth inning with a strikeout to secure a save in Wednesday's win over the Giants.
9:19 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) picked up the save against the Dodgers on Friday, working around a hit to fire a scoreless ninth inning and close out Colorado's 5-4 victory. He recorded one strikeout and no walks.
3:51 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits with no walks in an inning of work to record a blown save Sunday against the Brewers. He struck out three.
10:33 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) got the save against the Athletics on Friday, retiring the side without allowing a baserunner over a scoreless ninth inning to close out Colorado's 3-1 victory. He didn't record a walk or a strikeout.
4:48 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) yielded an unearned run on two hits and a walk and notched a strikeout en route to recording his third save of the season Friday in the Rockies' 11-10 win over the Diamondbacks.
6:25 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) threw a scoreless inning and worked around a hit to record his second save of the season Saturday against the Dodgers.
2:35 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (3-1) was tagged with the loss Tuesday, allowing a run on one hits and three walks while striking out two over 1.2 innings against the Giants.
7:22 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
1:51 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (oblique) will be evaluated Wednesday and could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
9:22 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (oblique) felt good after throwing a 20-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
2:16 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a left oblique strain, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
1:44 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) got the save against the Mets on Sunday, working around a hit and a walk and getting three strikeouts to lock down Colorado's 3-2 victory.
11:48 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) collected the win Thursday against the Padres after throwing two scoreless innings. He allowed a hit and struck out two in the outing.
12:12 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) has an ERA of 5.40 over 50 innings this season with the Rockies.
10:05 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) is sporting a 6.00 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP in 30 innings pitched this season.
8:01 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (shoulder) was activated from the disabled list Friday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
1:58 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Friday against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
7:26 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Wednesday and could return to the Rockies' bullpen as early as Saturday against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
4:27 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) was placed on the 10-day DL on Tuesday with right shoulder inflammation.
9:31 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) gave up a pair of runs on two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning Sunday against the Dodgers.
5:55 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) has allowed one run in 6.1 innings, while striking out 10, to start the season.
8:08 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) may open the year as the setup man, with Greg Holland potentially opening the year as the closer, the Denver Post's Nick Groke reports.
11:13 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) has allowed two runs on five hits in 4.2 innings pitched. He also struck out seven batters and walked two in that span.
2:00 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) is the "clear favorite" to open the season as the Rockies' closer, according to beat writer Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post.
8:53 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) nailed down his seventh save of the season, striking out two batters during the ninth inning of a 4-1 victory over the Brewers.
4:26 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) blew the save in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Dodgers, allowing a game-tying homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
4:03 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fifth save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Padres, allowing a hit while striking out two.
6:26 AM - Adam Ottavino (Col) earned the save in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Padres. He walked one and struck out one without allowing a run.
9:38 PM - Adam Ottavino (Col) gave up five runs on three hits and two walks in the ninth inning against the Dodgers on Thursday, blowing the save and taking the loss.
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