MLB Player News
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Jose Butto SP | SF
Mets' Jose Butto: Rehab moved to Syracuse
Butto's (illness) rehab assignment will continue at Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.
Butto made an appearance with the Mets' Florida Complex League affiliate Tuesday and will continue his rehab stint at Triple-A. Considering he's recovering from an illness instead of a physical injury, Butto likely won't need more than one or two more rehab appearances before being activated.
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Brooks Raley RP | NYM
Mets' Brooks Raley: Activated from IL
The Mets reinstated Raley (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Friday.
Raley's recovery from Tommy John surgery is complete, and he'll join the Mets' active roster coming out of the All-Star break. He made eight appearances during a minor-league rehab assignment that spanned three levels, throwing nine scoreless innings with a 13:1 K:BB. Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Ryan Zeferjahn P | LAA
Angels' Ryan Zeferjahn: Starting bullpen game
Zeferjahn will start Friday's game against the Phillies, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.
Zeferjahn will serve as an opener Friday, marking his first big-league start. The 27-year-old owns a 5.66 ERA and a 41:22 K:BB across 35 innings in 2025. He's completed two innings in just one of his 40 appearances.
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Matt Gage RP | SF
Giants' Matt Gage: To join active roster
Gage is expected to have his contract selected by the Giants on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Gage inked a minor-league contract with San Francisco on July 3 after being designated for assignment by the Tigers. The 32-year-old pitched six scoreless innings for Detroit this season and hasn't allowed a run in 5.1 innings with Triple-A Sacramento.
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Andrew Hoffmann SP | ARI
Royals' Andrew Hoffmann: Back in bigs
The Royals recalled Hoffmann from Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
Hoffmann made his MLB debut earlier this season, allowing two runs in two innings of relief May 30. He'll take the spot of Michael Lorenzen (oblique) on the 26-man roster, although Hoffmann will work out of the bullpen rather than plugging the hole in the rotation. Hoffmann boasts a 2.31 ERA and 55:10 K:BB in 39 innings with Omaha.
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Ian Hamilton RP | ATL
Yankees' Ian Hamilton: Serving as opener
Hamilton will open Friday's game against Atlanta, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
The Yankees were initially expected to start Max Fried (blister) on Friday, but the team has opted to give Fried a few extra days of rest. Instead, Hamilton will open up what's expected to be a bullpen game. The 30-year-old reliever has a 3.47 ERA through 36.1 innings this season, and he hasn't pitched more than two innings in an outing this season. Coming out of the All-Star break, New York could look to get multiple innings out of Hamilton's fresh arm Friday.
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Dane Dunning SP | SEA
Braves' Dane Dunning: Joins big-league roster
Atlanta added Dunning to the major-league roster Friday.
The right-hander was assigned to Triple-A Round Rock last week before being traded by the Rangers on Thursday, and he'll join the big-league squad for his new team to kick off the second half. Dunning has a 3.38 ERA and 10:5 K:BB over 10.2 frames in the majors this season and is expected to serve as a long reliever for Atlanta.
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Dane Dunning SP | SEA
Braves' Dane Dunning: Ticketed for long relief
Dunning is expected to work out of the bullpen for Atlanta, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
While the team is in need of starting pitching depth, Dunning will instead fill a long-relief role once he joins the big-league roster, providing length behind what will likely be a parade of unproven or unreliable arms in the rotation during the second half of the season. The 30-year-old right-hander has made five MLB appearances for the Rangers in 2025, all in relief, and posted a 3.38 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB over 10.2 innings.
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Joey Wentz SP | ATL
Braves' Joey Wentz: Getting start Saturday
Wentz is listed as Atlanta's probable starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the Yankees at Truist Park.
After Atlanta claimed him off waivers from the Twins on July 11, Wentz was put to work one day later in long relief. He delivered an excellent outing, tossing three no-hit innings while striking out six and issuing one walk. The veteran southpaw will open the second half as a member of the rotation, though he isn't stretched out enough to handle a typical starter's workload and could be piggybacked by Dane Dunning. Should Wentz's stay in the rotation prove to be temporary, Atlanta has prospects Nathan Wiles and Hurston Waldrep on hand at Triple-A Gwinnett as potential candidates to replace him.