MLB Player News

Lovelady was removed from Thursday's game against the Rays with an apparent left arm injury, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Lovelady was grabbing his left forearm after throwing a pitch and was instantly removed by trainers. The A's will take a look at him and should provide an official update relatively soon.

Henriquez was placed on the 7-day injured list in Triple-A St. Paul due to a left oblique strain Thursday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Henriquez missed over a month at the start of the year due to elbow soreness and will now miss even more time because of an unrelated injury. The 22-year-old reliever holds an 8.15 ERA and 2.21 WHIP through 17.2 innings in Triple-A.

Dubin (elbow) has surrendered 10 earned runs on 14 hits and three walks while striking out seven across 7.1 innings in three appearances for Triple-A Sugar Land since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list May 31.

Dubin was on the shelf for about a month with a right elbow strain, but he appears to be getting stretched back out again now that he's healthy again. Over his 26 innings with Sugar Land this season, the 27-year-old right-hander has pitched to a 7.96 ERA and 1.69 WHIP.

Fairbanks (hip) was activated Thursday from the 15-day injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Fairbanks checked all of the necessary boxes in his lone rehab appearance Monday with the Rays' affiliate in the Florida Coast League, fanning two hitters in a perfect frame. He has battled a couple of different injuries this season but should jump right back into the saves mix for the current AL East leaders following a two-week absence to heal a bout of hip inflammation. Fairbanks, 29, boasts a 1.26 ERA and 48:8 K:BB in 35.2 major-league innings since the beginning of the 2022 campaign.

Zerpa (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Thursday.

Zerpa has been out all season so far while dealing with a tendon issue in his left shoulder. He's on the 60-day injured list, so he's eligible to return whenever ready. He's covered just 16 innings over two seasons in the majors, so there's a chance Zerpa could be optioned to the minors once he's healthy enough to return. Given the length of his absence, the southpaw will likely require multiple rehab outings to get up to speed.

Voth (elbow) was given anti-inflammatories Thursday and will be shut down for one week, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Voth landed on the injured list Wednesday with right elbow inflammation, an issue which has apparently been bothering him since spring training, per Kubatko. The Orioles seem confident the injury is minor, and Voth could be back after spending the 15-day minumum on the shelf.

Romano picked up the save Wednesday against the Orioles, allowing one run on three hits with no walks over one inning. He struck out one.

Romano appeared to be cruising to his 19th save Wednesday, retiring the first two batters he faced in the ninth inning on a total of six pitches. He made things interesting after that, however, surrendering three consecutive singles, one of which led to a run being scored to pull the Orioles within two, with two runners on. However, the right-hander was able to stop the bleeding with a strikeout over Adam Frazier to end the game. The reliever has now converted each of his last nine save opportunities and trails only Emmanuel Clase (20) for the league lead.

Snead (shoulder) allowed an earned run on two hits over one inning in Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Reno on Wednesday. He did not issue a walk or record a strikeout.

Making his first rehab appearance for the Aviators after a couple of outings for the Athletics' AZL team, Snead struggled a bit versus the higher caliber of competition. The left-hander did get through his one frame on a relatively efficient 15 pitches, however, and he's likely to return to the mound by the weekend for another appearance.

Adam picked up a save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Athletics, allowing one hit while striking out one over a scoreless inning.

Adam continues to operate as Tampa Bay's primary closer with Pete Fairbanks (hip) on the injured list. The former sports a 2.76 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 38:13 K:BB across 31 appearances (29.1 innings), but he's just 11-for-15 in save opportunities. While Adam has been steady as a late-inning option, Fairbanks' impending return will likely reduce Adam's overall fantasy value moving forward.

Graveman allowed one walk in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Graveman protected a four-run lead, so he wasn't awarded a save. However, the usage does suggest that he'll serve as the White Sox's closer while Liam Hendriks (elbow) remains sidelined. Graveman surrendered two runs in his prior outing, but he's maintained a 1.00 ERA with a 14:8 K:BB across his last 18 appearances.