Kenta Maeda (triceps) will make another minor league rehab start at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
The right-hander stretched out to 45 pitches in Sunday's start, so expect that he'll get bumped up to around 60-65 pitches on Friday. He's still likely a couple of weeks away from a potential return to the Twins' rotation.
Cubs placed LHP Brandon Hughes on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 11, with left knee inflammation.
No word yet on the severity of the injury -- or how long exactly Hughes is expected to be sidelined. Between stints on the injured list he has really struggled out of the Cubs' bullpen this season -- posting a 7.24 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and a 17/8 K/BB ratio over 13 2/3 innings in his 17 appearances. Miles Mastrobuoni was recalled from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move on Tuesday.
Cubs recalled INF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni from Triple-A Iowa.
Mastrobuoni was just sent down to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, but he'll return with Brandon Hughes (knee) landing on the injured list prior to Tuesday's ballgame. The 27-year-old was has hit just .161/.266/.195 with one RBI and a 17/8 K/BB ratio over 64 plate appearances during his time with the Cubs this season.
Rangers optioned LHP Cole Ragans to Triple-A Round Rock.
The Rangers needed to do some shuffling with their pitching staff to get some fresh arms for Tuesday's game against the Angels, and Ragans was unfortunately one of the roster casualties on Tuesday. The 25-year-old southpaw has registered a 5.92 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 24/14 K/BB ratio over 24 1/3 innings with the Rangers this season. He'll bide his time at Triple-A until he's called upon once again.
Rangers optioned RHP Yerry Rodríguez to Triple-A Round Rock.
With Cody Bradford and Owen White each joining the big league roster on Tuesday, someone needed to go to make room in the Rangers' bullpen and Rodríguez drew one of the short straws this time around. The 25-year-old hurler has compiled a 3.38 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and a 3/2 K/BB ratio over 5 1/3 innings with the Rangers this season. It shouldn't be long before he gets another opportunity to work out of the big league bullpen.
Brandon Drury was handed a one-game suspension for arguing balls and strikes and making contact with home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus on Monday night.
Drury is appealing the suspension, so he is eligible to play on Tuesday. Ultimately, he's likely to serve the one-game ban later this week when he would have had an off-day anyways, so it shouldn't impact much from a fantasy perspective. On the season, the hard-hitting second baseman is slashing .252/.298/.473 with 10 homers and 30 RBI.
Harrison Bader (hamstring) will play in a minor league rehab game with Double-A Somerset on Wednesday.
If all goes well there, Bader is expected to be cleared to return to the Yankees' lineup for their weekend series against the Red Sox. The dynamic 29-year-old has hit .267/.295/.511 with six homers, 19 RBI and six stolen bases in 95 plate appearances with the Yankees so far this season.
Seiya Suzuki returned to the Cubs' starting lineup for Monday night's battle against the Pirates.
Suzuki missed the Cubs' final two games over the weekend, though no official word was ever given as to the reason for the absence. The 28-year-old slugger has hit .278/.367/.450 with six homers, 19 RBI and one stolen base through his first 50 games of the 2023 campaign.
Casey Schmitt is stationed on the Giants' bench once again for Tuesday's ballgame against the Cardinals.
The 24-year-old started the first game of the series on Monday night -- going 0-for-4 in a victory over the Cardinals. Over his last 13 ballgames he's hitting just .178/.208/.267 with zero homers, five RBI and a 10/1 K/BB ratio in 48 plate appearances. Brandon Crawford is starting at shortstop for the Giants on Tuesday night while J.D. Davis covers third base and will bat cleanup against Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals.
Tarik Skubal (elbow) will make his next minor league rehab start on Thursday for Triple-A Toledo.
Skubal has made a pair of rehab starts for High-A West Michigan and will progress to facing some higher-level minor league hitters before returning to Detroit's starting rotation mix in a few weeks.
Matt Manning (foot) will make another minor league rehab start on Friday for Triple-A Toledo.
Manning tossed 1 2/3 innings Sunday for Triple-A Toledo in his first rehab outing and will make another start later this week. The 25-year-old righty, who has been on the shelf since early April due to a fractured right foot, figures to return to the Tigers' starting rotation in a few weeks.
Dillon Tate (forearm) will resume a minor league rehab assignment this week.
Tate was shut down from throwing back in late May after suffering a stress reaction in his right elbow, but is feeling ready to get back into minor league games this week.
Michael Massey is not in the Royals' starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Reds.
Despite the fact that he doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs on Monday night, Massey will find himself riding the pine in favor of Matt Duffy for Tuesday's showdown against left-hander Brandon Williamson and the Reds. He's had a rough go at the plate overall this season, slashing just .222/.274/.322 with four homers, 20 RBI and three stolen bases in 197 plate appearances.
Josh Donaldson is not in the Yankees' starting lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Mets.
The Yankees continue to ease Donaldson back into action with plenty of off days, and given his extensive injury history that's really not a terrible idea. DJ LeMahieu will cover third base and bat fifth against Max Scherzer and the Mets on Tuesday evening at Citi Field.
José Urquidy (shoulder) was able to play catch again without issue on Tuesday -- increasing his distance to 105 feet.
Urquidy also noted to reporters that he was able to throw his changeup during Tuesday's throwing session off of flat ground. He feels like he is a week or so away from beginning mound work. The right-hander has been shelved since the start of May due to discomfort in his throwing shoulder. He's expected to be ready to rejoin the Astros' rotation at some point around the All-Star break.
Rangers selected the contract of RHP Owen White from Double-A Frisco.
The 23-year-old hurler will make his big league debut on Tuesday night against the Angels. The Rangers' second-round selection from the 2018 draft, White has compiled a 3.54 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 45/22 K/BB ratio over 53 1/3 innings in 11 starts at Double-A Frisco this season.
Mychal Givens (shoulder) will begin a minor league rehab assignment at Double-A Bowie on Wednesday.
He'll pitch in that game and then join Triple-A Norfolk for Friday's contest. After a couple of outings in his rehab assignment, he's expected to be cleared to return to the Orioles' bullpen. Givens -- who has been sidelined since May 21 due to inflammation in his pitching shoulder -- had registered an 11.25 ERA, 2.50 WHIP and a 2/6 K/BB ratio in four innings before landing on the injured list.
Cody Bellinger (knee) will play in a minor league rehab game on Tuesday for Triple-A Iowa.
Bellinger spent last week out in Arizona ramping up baseball activities and will get in at least a couple minor league contests this week before returning to Chicago's lineup. He's been out since mid-May recovering from a left knee contusion.
Phillies signed RHP Jake Thompson to a minor league contract.
Thompson hasn't appeared in the majors since the 2018 campaign and will get another shot with the Phillies. The 29-year-old journeyman spent three seasons with Philadelphia last decade and will serve as extra organizational pitching depth.
Enrique Hernández is not in the Red Sox' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
Hernández has been an unmitigated disaster this season at shortstop defensively, but the Red Sox don't exactly have any superior alternatives at the spot until Trevor Story (elbow) is ready to return to the position at some point in August. It'll be light-hitting utility infielder Pablo Reyes at shortstop on Tuesday evening at Fenway Park.