MLB Player News

Borucki (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Borucki opened the season on the injured list with a strained right hamstring, but he's recently built up to 35 pitches in a simulated game and will rejoin the active roster. The 28-year-old had a 4.94 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 21:11 K:BB over 23.2 innings last year and should fill a low-leverage role out of the bullpen.

The Orioles selected Diplan's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

In order to open up space on the 40-man roster and 28-man active rosters for Diplan, the Orioles placed John Means (forearm) on the 60-day injured list and optioned Alexander Wells to Norfolk. Diplan will step into the bullpen as a replacement for Wells, who likely wouldn't have been available for the next couple of days after covering two innings out of the bullpen in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees. Expect Diplan to work mostly in lower-leverage or mop-up spots out of the bullpen while he's with the Orioles.

The Orioles optioned Wells to Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Wells' demotion clears a spot on the 28-man active roster for Marcos Diplan, whose contract was selected from Norfolk in a corresponding move. The addition of Diplan gives the Orioles another fresh arm out of the bullpen after Wells was needed to cover two innings out of the bullpen in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

Rogers allowed a hit in a scoreless inning in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Guardians.

Rogers continues to do his best work in a setup role. He's already earned four holds in five appearances, though he also took a loss in the lone outing he's given up a run. The right-hander has historically been more of a groundball pitcher, so it's not surprising to see him post a 3:0 K:BB across 4.2 innings. As long as his performance is steady, he'll see high-leverage work, but he shouldn't be expected to pitch very often in the ninth inning.

The Marlins optioned Castano to Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

After making one-inning relief appearances Friday and Saturday, Castano was unlikely to be available out of the bullpen for at least another day or two, so the Marlins chose to send him to the minors in favor of a fresher arm. Miami recalled Paul Campbell in a corresponding move, and he's expected to be available for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen.

Hernandez won't start as scheduled Sunday at Detroit since the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The right-hander was penciled in for his second start of the campaign but will now be pushed back. Kansas City has a scheduled off day Monday, and Hernandez figures to take the mound Tuesday against Minnesota, though the Royals haven't officially announced their updated pitching plans.

Alexander won't start as scheduled Sunday against the Royals since the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Alexander was poised to make his second start of the season Sunday, but he'll instead be pushed back to later this week. According to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, the left-hander is set to take the mound Tuesday against the Yankees following Monday's scheduled off day.

Sandlin (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief Saturday against San Francisco after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk across one inning, striking out one.

Sandlin began the season with two scoreless outings but has been struggling since then, and he has allowed two earned runs in each of his last two appearances. He's sporting a 2:2 K:BB through 4.1 innings of work (four outings) and seems to be trending in the wrong direction of late.

Hendriks allowed two hits and a walk while striking out one across a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the save Saturday against the Rays.

The inning wasn't quite as nerve wracking as the line would suggest, as the walk Hendriks surrendered was intentional. However, he did allow a leadoff single and another base knock two batters later. Though Hendriks has successfully converted four of his five save chances this season, he's allowed multiple hitters to reach base in all but one appearance. Positively, he still gets strikeouts when needed, as he's racked up nine strikeouts as opposed to one walk across his five frames.

Leone (1-0) earned the win in relief Saturday against the Guardians after tossing a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Leone has now tossed three straight scoreless outings, allowing one hit and striking out five with no walks during that span. He already has one win, one hold and one save through four outings, and while he might not be a primary candidate for save situations, he should be in line for high-leverage work -- especially if he can continue pitching like this going forward.