Media: Major League Baseball has agreed on a strategic partnership with Jomboy Media and will acquire a stake in the company. The two sides announced the deal on Tuesday. Jomboy Media will be used across MLB’s digital channels. MLB will also help grow Jomboy Media’s other shows, including “Talkin’ Baseball,” “Talkin’ Yanks,” and “The Warehouse Games.” Both sides are also expected to collaborate on IP growth and ad opportunities around MLB’s key events, including the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. According to the release, Jomboy Media set revenue and profitability records last year, and had more than 93 million engagements on social media. Jomboy Media was founded by Jimmy “Jomboy” O’Brien and Jake Storiale in 2017. “We have long admired the passionate fandom of Jimmy O’Brien and his unique ability to connect with baseball fans,” Noah Garden, MLB deputy commissioner, business and media, said in a statement. “This partnership will ensure that Jomboy Media will have the resources and access to MLB intellectual property necessary to help it continue to grow. We are looking forward to bringing baseball fans more entertaining content to help further expand baseball’s online presence and deeper the connection between our sport and its fans.” Jomboy Media’s key property is “The Warehouse Games,” a league modeled after classic backyard games. The series has nearly 400 million all-time views. “I continue to be amazed by what our community enables us to do through their endless support. When we started talking about baseball on the internet, it was just a fun hobby. Our community is the reason we’ve been able to turn this from ‘just a hobby,’ into something bigger than we ever could’ve imagined,” O’Brien said in a statement. “Partnering with MLB marks a huge moment for Jomboy Media, and through this partnership, we’ll be able to give back to our community with storytelling that’s deeper than ever before.”

Giants: 3B Matt Chapman was placed on the 10-day IL with inflammation in his right hand after a weekend injury against the Braves. The move is retroactive to Monday. Chapman hurt his hand in the eighth inning Sunday when he slid back into first base on a pickoff attempt. The 32-year-old Chapman is batting .243 with 12 HRs and 30 RBIs in 65 games during his second season with the Giants. Last September, he signed a six-year, $151 million contract through 2030. Chapman hit a two-run HR in the bottom of the ninth of a 3-2 win over the Braves on Saturday. The Giants recalled INF Christian Koss from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday ahead of the series opener against the Rockies in Denver. The Giants entered the game riding a five-game winning streak — each of those victories by one run, and they had played seven consecutive one-run games overall.

White Sox: RHP Grant Taylor, the No. 6-ranked prospect in the White Sox organization, was called up. The White Sox selected Taylor’s contract from Double-A Birmingham and designated RHP Bryse Wilson for assignment. The 23-year-old Taylor hadn’t pitched above Double-A but has been dominant for Birmingham this season, allowing just three earned runs in 26 2/3 innings for a 1.01 ERA. Taylor, who’s 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, was moved to the Barons’ bullpen on May 14 and has made nine straight scoreless appearances since, with one walk and 18 strikeouts over 9 1/3 innings. He was selected in the second round of the 2023 amateur draft out of LSU, where he was a teammate of Pirates ace Paul Skenes. The 27-year-old Wilson is 0-2 with 6.95 ERA in 19 appearances, including five starts, for the White Sox this season. The White Sox are last in the AL Central and opened a three-game series against the Astros on Tuesday night in Houston.

Orioles: OF Cedric Mullins and INF Jordan Westburg were reinstated from the 10-day IL ahead of Tuesday night’s series opener against the Tigers in Baltimore. The Orioles optioned OF Heston Kjerstad to Triple-A Norfolk and designated INF Emmanuel Rivera for assignment in corresponding moves. Mullins returned after being sidelined since May 28 with a strained right hamstring. He was batting .232 with 10 HRs and 31 RBIs. Westburg had been out with a left hamstring strain since late April. He was batting .217 in 23 games. Kjerstad is hitting .192 with 45 strikeouts in 54 games. Rivera has a .232 batting average in 25 games.

Red Sox: OF Roman Anthony, the top prospect in the Red Sox organization, was 0-for-4 on Monday night in his major league debut with a walk and an RBI groundout. He also committed an error in right field in the 10-8, 11-inning home loss. A second-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft, Anthony batted .288 with 10 HRs and 29 RBIs in 58 games in Triple-A.