MLB Player News
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Brent Headrick RP | NYY
Yankees' Brent Headrick: Lands on minor-league IL
Headrick (undisclosed) was placed on Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 7-day injured list Thursday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
It's not yet clear what type of injury Headrick is nursing, but he'll be out of action for at least the next seven days. The lefty reliever was sent from the big club to Triple-A on June 12 after posting a 4.73 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 16:3 K:BB over 13.1 innings with the Yankees. Headrick has recorded a 4.40 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 12:5 K:BB across 14.1 frames with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the campaign.
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Pete Fairbanks RP | MIA
Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Secures 15th save
Fairbanks held Kansas City scoreless for a two-out save in Thursday's 4-0 win, allowing no hits or walks with no strikeouts.
Fairbanks was called upon with two men on in the ninth and induced a game-ending double play to earn his second save in as many days. Over nine June appearances, the 31-year-old has allowed just two earned runs while converting five of six save chances. For the season, he's 15-for-17 in save opportunities with a 2.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 26:14 K:BB across 31 innings.
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Alex Lange RP | KC
Tigers' Alex Lange: Sharp in rehab appearance
Lange (lat) tossed a perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts to begin the next phase of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.
Lange was shut down for the season last June after undergoing surgery on his right lat, and he's been on the 60-day injured list since the offseason, so the Tigers will likely proceed cautiously with his rehab program. He started his assignment by making two appearances for High-A West Michigan earlier this month and will now spend some time with the Mud Hens ramping up. The righty could eventually give Detroit another arm for its bullpen, though his struggles with control persisted in 2024, walking 17 batters in 18.2 major-league innings before eventually getting demoted to Triple-A and then getting injured. He's walked at least four batters per nine innings in each of his four MLB seasons and will need to improve in that area to stick with the Tigers.
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Nic Enright RP | CLE
Guardians' Nic Enright: Heading back to minors
The Guardians optioned Enright to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Enright pitched in relief both of the previous two days, so he's being sent out in favor of a fresh bullpen arm. Right-hander Zak Kent was recalled from Triple-A to absorb Enright's spot on the 26-man active roster.
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Matt Gage RP | SF
Tigers' Matt Gage: Removed from 40-man roster
The Tigers designated Gage for assignment Thursday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
The transaction frees up a spot on the 26-man active roster and 40-man roster left-hander Dietrich Enns, who was called up from Triple-A Toledo to start Thursday's game versus the Athletics. Gage spun 5.2 scoreless innings over six relief appearances during his time with the Tigers, although that came with a 3:2 K:BB.
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Josh Hader RP | HOU
Astros' Josh Hader: Records save No. 21
Hader struck out one batter over one perfect inning to earn a save against the Phillies on Wednesday.
Hader entered with a two-run lead in the ninth frame and had little trouble closing things out, retiring the side in order on 16 pitches. The veteran closer remains perfect in save chances this season, converting all 21 of his opportunities while posting a 1.73 ERA and 0.72 WHIP. Hader ranks third in MLB in saves and has a legitimate chance of surpassing the career-high mark of 37 he posted in 2019 while with the Brewers.
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Jhoan Duran RP | PHI
Twins' Jhoan Duran: Locks down 11th save
Duran picked up the save in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Mariners, throwing a clean ninth inning with one strikeout.
Duran made quick work of Seattle, tossing just nine pitches for his 11th save of the season. It was especially encouraging to see manager Rocco Baldelli turn right back to Duran in a save situation after he gave up a run and hit two batsmen in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners. On the year, the hard-throwing right-hander sports a 1.73 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 41:14 K:BB while converting 11 of his 13 save chances across 36.1 innings.
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Pete Fairbanks RP | MIA
Rays' Pete Fairbanks: Nails down 14th save
Fairbanks picked up the save in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Royals, throwing a clean ninth inning with no strikeouts.
The 31-year-old right-hander nailed down his 14th save of the season, also posting his 12th scoreless outing in his last 13 appearances. During that span, he owns a 1.35 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB covering 13.1 frames. Fairbanks has a 7.7 K/9 for the campaign, which would be a career low if it sticks, but he still has a 2.08 ERA and has converted 14 of his 16 save opportunities in 31 appearances.