MLB Player News

Pilkinton was recalled from Triple-A Columbus by the Guardians on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old was optioned to Columbus on Thursday but will quickly rejoin the big club with Yu Chang (undisclosed) headed to the injured list. Pilkington made Cleveland's Opening Day roster but didn't appear in a game during the first week of the season.

Lakins' contract was selected by the Orioles on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Lakins failed to win a spot on Baltimore's Opening Day roster this year, but he'll now join the major-league club after John Means (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday. Lakins made 24 appearances (one start) in the majors last year and posted a 5.79 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 28 innings.

Singer cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Singer will remain in the organization despite being designated for assignment by the Phillies on Wednesday. He's tossed four scoreless innings in two relief appearances with Lehigh Valley to begin the season.

Logue was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.

Logue was acquired from the Blue Jays in mid-March and has now been called up to the majors for the first time. It could be a short stay with the big club for the 25-year-old since A.J. Puk (undisclosed) and Kirby Snead (undisclosed) may return from the restricted list after this weekend.

Snead (undisclosed) was placed on the restricted list ahead of Friday's series opener in Toronto, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The Athletics didn't provide a reason for Snead's placement on the restricted list, but it appears likely that the move was made since he's unable to travel to Canada due to being unvaccinated. Zach Logue and Ryan Castellani were called up to provide bullpen depth against the Blue Jays.

Puk (undisclosed) was placed on the restricted list ahead of Friday's series opener at Toronto, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Teams can use the restricted list for players who are unvaccinated and unable to travel to Canada, and it appears Puk falls into that category. Zach Logue and Ryan Castellani have been added to the big-league roster for bullpen depth for this weekend.

Rogers (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

Rogers was expected to rejoin the Giants on Friday, and he'll officially be available out of the bullpen for the team's matchup against the Guardians. He's picked up two holds and a loss in his first three appearances of the season while allowing a run in 2.2 innings.

Howard (back) will begin a rehab assignment at Low-A Bradenton on Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Howard was shut down late in spring training due to back spasms, but it's encouraging that he's now been cleared to appear in minor-league games. It's not yet clear when the southpaw will be able to make his season debut with the Pirates, but he appears to be trending toward a return.

Chapman walked all three batters he faced in the ninth inning of Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

With the Yankees up 3-0 heading into the ninth inning, Chapman was summoned to finish off the contest. However, the veteran closer was unable to find the strike zone, throwing just four of 16 pitches for strikes and walking all three hitters who came to the plate. Manager Aaron Boone then turned to Michael King, who recorded the first save of his career by stranding the bases loaded. Chapman was thus spared an even uglier stat line, though his fantasy managers will no doubt bemoan the missed opportunity to pick up a save. The fireballer entered the contest having registered a 5:0 K:BB and allowing no hits over three scoreless innings on the season, and given his long history of success, there's little chance that the team will lose confidence in him as a result of Thursday's messy outing. He should remain among the most secure fantasy closers, but given his history of high walk rates, occasional outings like Thursday's are to be expected.

Floro (shoulder) threw a bullpen session prior to Thursday's game against the Phillies, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The right-hander appears to be fully recovered from his bout of tendinitis, and is focused on building up his arm strength after missing the last part of spring training. "I think he's on the build train," manager Don Mattingly said after the session. "He threw another bullpen today. I know he's feeling good physically. Now, we've just got to build him up and get some arm strength in there." When he gets activated from the injured list, Floro should slot back into a high-leverage role and potentially even bump Anthony Bender from the ninth inning.