MLB Player News
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Enoli Paredes RP | CHC
Brewers' Enoli Paredes: Set to begin rehab assignment
Paredes (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Paredes has been out since early July due to right forearm tendinitis but is ready for game action after completing a throwing progression. The reliever is on the 60-day injured list and is not eligible for activation until early September, so his rehab assignment will last multiple weeks.
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Sean Reid-Foley RP | NYM
Mets' Sean Reid-Foley: Rehab assignment paused
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday that Reid-Foley's rehab assignment has been paused as he works on strengthening his right shoulder, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
Reid-Foley's shoulder has been deemed structurally sound, and the Mets have no plans to send him in for any testing. However, he has been tagged for seven runs and has walked eight over 4.2 rehab innings, so the Mets want him to build up some arm strength before he's cleared to pitch in games again. Reid-Foley has been out since late June due a shoulder impingement, and he now seems unlikely to return before September.
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Grant Holmes RP | ATL
Braves' Grant Holmes: Earns first win
Holmes (1-0) picked up the win over the Giants on Wednesday, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk over seven innings while striking out six.
Holmes didn't get off to the start he'd hoped for, surrendering a leadoff home run to Tyler Fitzgerald on the first pitch he threw before also allowing a single in the opening frame. However, the right-hander recovered nicely, keeping the Giants off the board before allowing an RBI single in the seventh. It marked Holmes' first win on the campaign, and he's now recorded at least six strikeouts in three of his last four starts. On the downside, he's also allowed multiple runs in three consecutive outings and has coughed up a long ball in four straight games.
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Devin Williams RP | MIL
Brewers' Devin Williams: Picks up second save
Williams picked up the save over the Dodgers on Wednesday, pitching a perfect ninth inning while striking out one.
Williams entered the contest with a one-run lead in the ninth and needed only seven pitches to retire the side and secure his second save of the season. The right-hander has now pitched perfect innings in each of his first two save appearances, posting a 4:0 K:BB over that span. Williams has also walked just one batter in his first five outings and has quickly re-established himself as Milwaukee's closer for the stretch run.
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A.J. Minter RP | ATL
Braves' A.J. Minter: Needs surgery
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said Wednesday that Minter will undergo surgery on his left hip, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Minter visited a specialist Wednesday to determine the best course of action regarding his hip injury that has been plaguing him for most of the season, and it was ultimately decided that the 30-year-old reliever will require a procedure. Given the timing of Minter's injury, there's a good chance that the procedure will put an early end to his season, though Snitker said the team won't know for sure until after the operation is completed.
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Colten Brewer RP | CHC
Cubs' Colten Brewer: Completes live batting practice
Brewer (hand) threw a live batting practice session Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
It would appear to be the first time he's faced hitters since he suffered a fractured left hand in early July when he punched the dugout wall. Brewer is on the 60-day injured list and not eligible to return until early September.
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Colin Holderman RP | PIT
Pirates' Colin Holderman: Throws bullpen session
Holderman (wrist) threw a bullpen session Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
The reliever could progress to facing hitters soon and it would appear he'll have a shot to be activated from the 15-day injured list when first eligible on Aug. 23. Holderman has been out with a right wrist sprain.
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Parker Dunshee RP | ATL
Braves' Parker Dunshee: Removed from 40-man roster
Atlanta designated Dunshee for assignment Wednesday.
The club needed to free up a spot on its 40-man roster for the return of Michael Harris (hamstring) from the 60-day injured list, and Dunshee ended up being the casualty. Dunshee made his major-league debut last week, allowing five runs in a 2.1-inning relief appearance against the Brewers.
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Trevor Megill RP | MIL
Brewers' Trevor Megill: Cleared for rehab assignment
Megill (back) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Thursday.
Megill has been sidelined for all of August with a lower-back injury but has been cleared for game action. The reliever leads the Brewers with 20 saves on the season, but he'll be used in a setup role upon his return from the 15-day injured list with Devin Williams now in the fold for Milwaukee.
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Randy Rodriguez RP | SF
Giants' Randy Rodriguez: Stuck with second loss
Rodriguez (3-2) allowed an unearned run on one hit over one inning to take the extra-inning loss Tuesday versus Atlanta. He did not issue a walk or strike out a batter.
Rodriguez gave up an RBI single to Travis d'Arnaud, which plated the initial runner in the 10th inning, and the Giants failed to respond for their second extra-inning loss in a row. While this run wasn't earned, Rodriguez has allowed six runs (five earned) over his last 9.2 innings despite sparse usage since the All-Star break. He's at a 3.93 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 52:16 K:BB through 50.1 innings while adding five holds and a blown save in a low-leverage role this season.