MLB Player News

Kittredge will serve as the opener for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Kittredge surrendered a run on three hits while fanning one over 2.1 frames in his last appearance as an opener Wednesday against Boston. He'll toss the first inning or two of Tuesday's clash before making way for Ryan Yarbrough.

Hearn's throwing program was shut down due to elbow irritation Monday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Hearn recorded a single big-league out before landing on the injured list with elbow tightness in late April. He resumed throwing in July before the issue popped up again. The renewed irritation reportedly isn't related to his UCL, so Tommy John surgery isn't expected to be required, but he may not have time to build up the arm strength to pitch again this season.

Castro (illness) is questionable for Monday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Castro has been unavailable due to illness for several days. He ran and threw prior to Monday's game but still may need another day before he's ready for game action.

Diaz was optioned to Double-A New Hampshire on Monday.

Diaz jumped straight from Double-A to the majors on Saturday and looked generally unprepared in his first big-league appearance, allowing two runs and walking four batters while recording just two outs Sunday against the Orioles. Brock Stewart was recalled in a corresponding move.

Stewart was called up by the Blue Jays on Monday.

Stewart was claimed off waivers from the Dodgers in late July and will get another shot at the big leagues right away. The 27-year-old was formerly a fairly interesting prospect with the Dodgers but hasn't gotten much going in parts of four big-league season, recording a 5.46 ERA while striking out just 18.5 percent of opposing batters. He appears to be up as a reliever for now, with Yennsy Diaz optioned in a corresponding move, but he was mostly a starter in the minors this season and could get opportunities in the rotation down the stretch.

Jimenez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Monday.

Jimenez had only just been sent down on Sunday but is back with the team after Jordan Zimmermann (neck) landed on the injured list. Jimenez has allowed six runs in seven innings of work for the Tigers this season.

Scott was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

Scott has thrown his first 9.2 career major-league innings this season, split between Seattle and Baltimore. He's allowed 15 runs (13 earned) while posting a poor 8:7 K:BB.

Pruitt was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Pruitt has thrown 20.2 innings for the Rays this season over seven relief appearances, recording an unimpressive 5.66 ERA and a low 18.2 percent strikeout rate. Yonny Chirinos (finger) landed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.

Maton was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Nick Camino of WKYC Channel 3 Cleveland reports.

Maton was sent to the minors to free up a roster spot for Monday's starter, Aaron Civale, who was summoned from Triple-A in a corresponding move. The 26-year-old reliever has yet to debut for the Indians since being acquired from San Diego in mid-July.

Manaea (shoulder) has temporarily paused his rehab assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas due to side soreness, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Manaea was coming off an eight-strikeout performance versus New Orleans last Tuesday, and he was projected for just one more rehab appearance prior to activation. However, the left-hander began experiencing soreness during his last outing, which was cut short at 70 pitches despite originally being projected for 90. Although this is the second time Manaea has had to pause his rehab, manager Bob Melvin remains optimistic. "Same thing that happened when we had to shut him down last time," Melvin said. "He just has some soreness in his right side. ... He had it once before, and it wasn't a long time he got shut down. Hopefully, it's just a few days."