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Castillo was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Castillo has thrown 17 innings as a long reliever for the Royals this season, holding his own with a 4.24 ERA despite a low 13.7 percent strikeout rate. He's likely limited to a low-leverage role unless he can start to miss more bats. Jonathan Heasley was optioned in a corresponding move.

Mushinski was recalled by the Astros on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

This will be Mushinski's fourth separate stint in the big-league bullpen this season. The 27-year-old lefty owns a 2.79 ERA and 11:3 K:BB in 9.2 innings at the highest level. Phil Maton (elbow) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Maton (elbow) was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Maton was struck on the right elbow by a comebacker during his outing against the Angels on Friday. He's avoided anything worse than a bruise but will nonetheless require at least 15 days to heal. Parker Mushinski was called up to take his place on the roster.

Then cleared waivers Saturday and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.

Then lost his spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster after struggling to a 4.91 ERA and 10.4 percent strikeout rate in 11 innings of relief. He owns a 12.71 ERA with more walks than strikeouts at the Triple-A level this season, so it's no surprise that he went unclaimed on waivers.

Long was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Long had been in the big leagues since the Athletics acquired him from the Giants in late April. He's struggled to a 5.27 ERA in 42.2 innings, striking out just 17.3 percent of opposing batters. Francisco Perez was called up to take his place in the bullpen.

Perez's contract was selected by Oakland on Saturday.

The left-handed reliever has 15.1 innings of major-league experience, appearing briefly for Cleveland and Washington. He's spent all of this year in the minors, where he owns a 4.86 ERA at the Triple-A level while walking 13.4 percent of opposing batters. Sam Long was optioned in a corresponding move.

Foley was reinstated from the bereavement list Saturday.

Foley had been away from the team since Tuesday. Trey Wingenter was called up to take his spot in the bullpen at that time and will return to the minors now that Foley is ready to go.

Wingenter was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday.

Wingenter was called up Tuesday and allowed one run in two-thirds of an inning against the Twins on Wednesday in his lone appearance. The outing raised his season ERA through nine frames to 7.00. Jason Foley returned from bereavement leave to take his place on the roster.

Pearson was recalled by the Blue Jays on Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

This will be Pearson's third separate stint in the majors this season. He's worked exclusively as a reliever, struggling to a 5.31 ERA in 39 innings. He's struck out 44.6 percent of the batters he's faced in 12 Triple-A innings this season but has seen that figure dip to 23.6 percent against big-league batters. Hagen Danner (oblique) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Danner was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Danner made his big-league debut in relief against the Cubs on Friday but retired just one batter before exiting with discomfort in his left side. His diagnosis has since been upgraded to a strain, so he'll sit for at least the next two weeks. Nate Pearson will take his place on the roster.