The Blue Jays are hoping Sandlin (lat) will be ready to throw a bullpen session Monday or Tuesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Sandlin has been throwing on flat ground from 120 feet and is almost ready to test things out from the bump. The right-handed reliever has been sidelined since late April with a right lat strain.

Gilbert was removed from an appearance Friday against the Cubs due to left knee soreness, Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Gilbert faced only two batters in the sixth inning, yielding a single and getting a strikeout before getting pulled. Consider the lefty reliever day-to-day for the time being.

The Royals placed Clarke on the paternity leave list Friday.

Clarke will likely be away for the entirety of the weekend series at home against the Cardinals before rejoining the Royals ahead of the start of their road trip next week. He's tossed 5.1 scoreless frames since being added to the Kansas City bullpen in early May.

The Yankees activated Beeter (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Friday and optioned him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Beeter is over his right shoulder impingement, but the Yankees have elected to keep him at Scranton-Wilkes-Barre -- where he had been on a rehab assignment -- for now. The righty has permitted four runs with a 13:7 K:BB over 8.2 rehab innings.

The Yankees designated Matzek for assignment Friday.

Matzek made seven relief appearances for the Yankees after recovering from an oblique strain and had a lot of traffic on the bases, yielding three runs on 11 hits and five walks over 6.1 frames. The left-hander hasn't been healthy and effective since 2021, but he shouldn't have trouble landing a minor-league contract.

The Yankees activated Loaisiga (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Friday.

Manager Aaron Boone had indicated Loaisiga would remain on his rehab assignment through the weekend, but the Yankees have elected to bring the reliever back early. Coming back from an internal brace procedure, Loaisiga dominated in six rehab appearances, allowing just one run with a 9:1 K:BB over 7.1 innings. The right-hander could work his way back into high-leverage appearances for the Yankees but will likely be eased back into such situations.

The Red Sox optioned Criswell to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

The right-hander was called up by Boston on Wednesday and will return to Triple-A without seeing game action. Criswell appeared in three games for the Red Sox at the start of the season and gave up five earned runs over 4.1 frames, though he's been dominant in Worcester's rotation with a 1.99 ERA in five outings.

The Red Sox selected Burdi's contract from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Burdi has dominated at Worcester this season, yielding just one run with a 25:5 K:BB across 16.2 relief innings. The 32-year-old got into 12 games with the Yankees last season, collecting a 1.86 ERA and 12:9 K:BB over 9.2 frames. Burdi is likely to work in middle relief.

The White Sox selected Castro's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Castro was acquired from the Astros for international signing bonus pool money and has immediately been added to the big-league roster. The veteran reliever has posted a 2.29 ERA and 20:8 K:BB over 19.2 innings at the Triple-A level this season.

The White Sox optioned Shuster to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

Shuster has managed just a 7.59 ERA over eight appearances out of Chicago's bullpen this season. He's fared much better at Charlotte, where he's allowed only two runs with a 15:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings.