MLB Player News
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Huascar Brazoban RP | NYM
Mets' Huascar Brazoban: Earns win Monday
Brazoban (3-1) earned the win in extra innings Monday against the Nationals after allowing an unearned run on two hits and two walks across two innings. He struck out one.
Brazoban faced a bases-loaded jam with one out in the 10th inning but escaped it unscathed. Even though he allowed a run in the 11th frame, he benefited from the fact that the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning to earn his third win of the season. The run he allowed was unearned, giving him three straight outings without an earned run. Brazoban has been used as an opener at times, but for the most part, he holds a steady role out of the Mets' bullpen. The veteran hurler is enjoying a career-best season thus far, posting a 1.85 ERA and 0.99 WHIP through 20 appearances and 24.1 innings in 2026.
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Aroldis Chapman RP | BOS
Red Sox's Aroldis Chapman: Lowers ERA to 0.54 with 11th save
Chapman recorded the save in Monday's 3-1 win over the Royals, striking out one with no walks in a hitless and scoreless ninth inning.
Chapman set down Starling Marte, Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins in order on 14 pitches to pick up his 11th save of the season. The left-hander hasn't allowed a run since April 4 and extended his scoreless streak to 12.2 innings. On the season, he owns a microscopic 0.54 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB across 16.2 innings. Opponents are batting just .125 against Chapman with a 34.4 percent strikeout rate.
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Mason Miller RP | SD
Padres' Mason Miller: Locks in for 15th save
Miller picked up the save Monday against the Dodgers. He allowed no hits and two walks while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
Miller struggled to find the zone initially, issuing a pair of walks to open the bottom of the ninth inning. The big right-hander was able to work out of the self-inflicted jam unscathed, however, to complete the shutout and secure his MLB-leading 15th save. Miller has been nothing short of dominant in 2026, posting a 0.82 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 45:8 K:BB with no blown saves across 22 innings.
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Juan Mejia RP | COL
Rockies' Juan Mejia: Registers third save
Mejia earned a save against the Rangers on Monday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over one scoreless inning.
Mejia entered in the ninth inning with Colorado clinging to a one-run lead. He gave up a two-out single but managed to close things out for his third save of the campaign. The Rockies' closer situation has been as flexible as any in the majors this season, as four different Colorado pitchers have multiple saves. Victor Vodnik was the early leader of the committee, but he's struggled of late and was charged with three runs without recording an out in the eighth inning Monday. With that said, Mejia is certainly a candidate for additional save chances moving forward.
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Victor Mederos RP | ATL
Braves' Victor Mederos: Promotion forthcoming
Mederos is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett ahead of Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
This promotion isn't official just yet, and Atlanta would need to make a corresponding move to make room on the active roster for Mederos. The 24-year-old, who was traded to Atlanta from the Angels in April in exchange for international bonus pool money, has worked to a 4.81 ERA and 1.48 WHIP with 21 strikeouts across 24.1 innings this season at Triple-A.
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Shota Imanaga SP | CHC
Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Mauled by Milwaukee
Imanaga (4-4) took the loss against the Brewers on Monday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out two batters over 4.1 innings.
Imanaga got through three frames with just one run on his ledger, but Milwaukee tagged him for four runs in the fourth. The fifth didn't go any better for the southpaw, as Jake Bauers belted a three-run homer against him with one out to give the Brewers an 8-0 lead and end Imanaga's outing. The eight runs Imanaga allowed marked a season high, and his stretch of three straight quality starts came to a crashing halt. Imanaga's ERA jumped over a run from 2.32 to 3.38 as a result of the blow-up.
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Sammy Peralta SP | COL
Rockies' Sammy Peralta: Will work as opener Tuesday
Peralta will serve as the Rockies' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Peralta is lined up to make his first big-league appearance of 2026 after being called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday. He'll be expected to work the first inning or two before making way for a bulk reliever, with rigthy Tanner Gordon being the most likely candidate to cover multiple frames out of the bullpen.
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Jhoan Duran RP | PHI
Phillies' Jhoan Duran: Slams door for eighth save
Duran secured the save Monday against the Reds, throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out two.
Duran has been especially dominant as of late, fanning multiple batters in six consecutive outings since coming off the injured list with an oblique strain in early May. The hard-throwing right-hander has established a very strong grip on Philadelphia's closer role, boasting a 1.42 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 21:5 K:BB over 12.2 innings while successfully converting all eight of his save opportunities.
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J.B. Bukauskas RP | MIL
Brewers' J.B. Bukauskas: Puts lat injury behind him
Bukauskas (lat) was activated from the 7-day injured list Saturday.
Bukauskas has made a full recovery after undergoing surgery on his right lat in February of 2025. He made his first appearance with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit and three walks while striking out two over one inning of relief work.
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David Bednar RP | NYY
Yankees' David Bednar: Picks up 11th save Monday
Bednar picked up the save in Monday's 7-6 win over the Blue Jays, allowing one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts across one inning.
Bednar was brought on to protect a two-run lead but issued a leadoff walk and RBI double to his first two batters. He eventually settled in to retire three of the final four Blue Jays, earning his 11th save. Bednar has now been scored upon in three straight outings and five of seven appearances this month. The right-hander's ERA has ballooned from 3.55 to 5.14 along the way. Bednar owns a 25:9 K:BB across 21 innings.