Forward Javonte Green is returning to the Detroit Pistons on a one-year, $3.95 million contract, ESPN reported Friday. He was a free agent.

Green, who turns 33 this month, appeared in all 82 games (six starts) for the Pistons in the 2025-26 season, averaging 6.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game. He shot a career-high 38.1% from 3-point territory.

Green took the long route to arrive in Detroit before this past season.

After four college seasons at Radford, Green played in Europe (2015-19) before signing as a free agent with the Boston Celtics prior to the 2019-20 season. He has been well-traveled since, appearing in 345 total games with the Celtics, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, Cleveland Cavaliers and Pistons. He has career averages of 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds over 17.0 minutes per game.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates placed relief pitcher Evan Sisk on the 15-day injured list Saturday with left elbow inflammation.

The 29-year-old left-hander is 1-0 with a 2.23 ERA in 32 appearances out of the bullpen this season. He last pitched on Monday and his IL designation is retroactive to Wednesday.

Acquired at the 2025 trade deadline from Kansas City, Sisk is 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 51 career games (no starts) with the Royals (2025) and Pirates.

Pittsburgh recalled right-hander Hunter Stratton from Triple-A Indianapolis in a corresponding transaction. He has not appeared in a game for the Pirates since being re-acquired in the June 18 trade that sent catcher Joey Bart to the Atlanta Braves.

Stratton, 29, is 3-2 with a 3.75 ERA and two saves in 60 career appearances (no starts) with the Pirates (2023-25) and Braves (2025-26). He made one appearance for Atlanta this season, allowing one hit in one scoreless inning in a 9-1 win at Colorado on May 2.

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Following a short stint on the injured list, Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty didn’t allow a run in his return.

He’ll look to build off that outing when his team plays the middle contest of a three-game series against Texas on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.

Flaherty recorded nine strikeouts in his five-inning start against the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday. The only negative was that Flaherty required 94 pitches to get that far. The Tigers wound up losing 7-5 in 10 innings.

“Still needed a better job to find a way to get some quick outs. Some quick outs, quicker ABs,” said Flaherty, who was on the injured list due to a left peroneal strain, a tendon injury along his lower leg. “They did a good job of getting the two strikes, and fouling some pitches off and making at-bats go a little bit longer.”

It was just the second time this season Flaherty (1-8, 4.97 ERA) had gone at least five innings without giving up a run. He started against the Rangers on May 1 and was pulled after 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits while issuing three walks.

In five career starts against Texas, Flaherty is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA.

After starting their road trip with a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the Tigers lost the opener of this series, 10-4, on Thursday. The teams didn’t meet on Friday due to the Australia-Egypt World Cup match played at nearby AT&T Stadium.

Detroit trailed 5-0 before fifth-inning homers by Colt Keith and Hao-Yu Lee cut the deficit to two runs. The Tigers’ bullpen failed to keep them within striking range.

“We’re chasing it from behind. That’s a tough recipe, but we did give ourselves a chance,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “They were able to get out of it and then tack on runs.”

The Rangers’ victory was their seventh in the last eight games and gave them at least a share of the AL West lead for the fifth straight day. Their run total on Thursday matched their season high.

“At the end of the day, everybody in here wants to win,” said Texas outfielder Evan Carter, who went 2-for-2 with a homer off the bench. “I think everybody’s showing up in the field every single day, everybody’s got their own unique skill sets, and we go out there trying to compete and grind and do whatever we can to help the team win every single day. I think that’s a collective thing that everybody here feels. Nobody here is playing for themselves, and I think that shows on the field.”

Texas pounded out 17 hits despite not having Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford or Brandon Nimmo due to injuries. The Rangers are hopeful Nimmo can play this weekend. He sprained his AC joint when he slammed into a wall while making a catch on Sunday.

Cal Quantrill (3-0, 3.31) will start Saturday for the Rangers, who pushed fellow right-hander Kumar Rocker’s scheduled start to Sunday.

Quantrill is making his third straight start after pitching out of the bullpen for most of the season. He allowed two hits and two walks in three scoreless innings of relief in a 5-1 loss at Detroit on May 2. Quantrill is 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA in 11 games (seven starts) in his career against the Tigers.

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