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Green was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reports.

Green joined the Yankees rotation for a spot start Monday against the Diamondbacks, but it was short-lived as he managed to go just four innings out in the desert. He allowed four runs on eight hits, two of which were home runs, before being pulled from the contest. Green will head back to the minors, where he has been dominant this season, recording a 1.22 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 37.0 innings.

Chavez will appeal his three-game suspension for his role in Sunday's brawl with the Rangers, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

There was a sense Chavez might just accept the appeal, seeing as he pitched Sunday and Monday and probably would have been unavailable for a couple days anyway. However, Chavez will appeal and will be available out of the Jays' bullpen until a ruling is handed down.

Chavez has been suspended three games by Major League Baseball for his role in Sunday's benches-clearing brawl with the Rangers, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports. Chavez will begin serving his suspension immediately.

Chavez pitched in each of the last two games, so it makes sense for the reliever to begin serving it right away, rather than attempting an appeal. The right-hander will sit out Tuesday and Wednesday against the Rays, and he'll serve the final game of the ban Thursday when the Jays open a four-game set with the Twins in Minneapolis. Chavez will be eligible to return Friday night for Game 2 of the Twins series.

Venditte was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.

With the Blue Jays bullpen in shambles due to injuries, they decided to bring back Venditte after three straight scoreless appearances with the Bisons. He'll likely act as one of the main left-handers in the bullpen considering that Brett Cecil, Franklin Morales and Aaron Loup are all the on the disabled list. To make room for Venditte in the bullpen, right-hander Dustin Antolin was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.

Rogers was recalled by the Twins on Tuesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Twins optioned top prospect Jose Berrios on Tuesday and will replace his spot on the roster with the left-handed Rogers. He has made a pair of starts at Triple-A Rochester this season, but Rogers' likely role will be out of the bullpen as a left-handed specialist while with the Twins. In his lone appearance with the Twins early in the season, Rogers allowed one hit over 0.2 innings of work.

Green (0-1) allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts over four innings in a loss Monday to Arizona.

Green was able to draw eight swinging strikes in 79 pitches in his major league debut, but he got touched up for a pair of home runs and three doubles as the Diamondbacks were able to capitalize when Green missed in the zone. Green has shown more than enough promise to earn a spot in the Yankees rotation at some point in the near future, as he owns a brilliant 1.22 ERA in seven starts for Triple-A Scranton, but he will likely be ousted from the rotation when CC Sabathia returns from the disabled list, expected this Friday.

Manaea (1-1) allowed just one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts over 6.2 innings in a win Monday against Texas.

In his fourth major league start, Manaea managed the first quality start of his career as he bounced back well from a disastrous outing last time out in Boston (2.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R). Manaea managed to keep the ball in the park despite serving up 10 fly balls. He had allowed four home runs in his first three starts, and he'll have to continue to show he can avoid the long ball if he's going to recover from his tough start to post a solid rookie season.

Kelly (shoulder) is an option to start for Boston on Saturday, Mass Live reports.

Kelly tossed his third rehabilitation start Monday, getting his pitch count up to 92 and pitching 6.1 scoreless innings for Triple-A Pawtucket. He allowed five hits and a walk while striking out 10. The Red Sox were rained out Monday, forcing them to use two pitchers in a doubleheader Wednesday. This means they'll need a fifth starter Saturday, and Kelly would be pitching on normal rest.

Jackson was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Monday, Jeff Wilson of Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Jackson has struck out 19 batters and has a 3.68 ERA in 14.2 innings for Triple-A Round Rock, but has also issued 10 walks. He'll need to show better control than that to work his way into a high-leverage bullpen role with the Rangers.

Diekman retired the only two batters he faced to close out the eighth inning in a 7-6 victory over Toronto on Sunday.

Diekman has only given up one run in his last seven outings and has racked up five holds and 10 strikeouts during that time. Along with posting career bests in ERA (2.51) and WHIP (1.05), the lefty is showing great command this year with an impressive 2.51 BB/9. The 29-year-old has a firm grasp on late-inning relief work for the Rangers; he could very well lead the team in holds this season.