MLB Player News

Paredes (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Paredes spent just over three weeks on the injured list, and he allowed a run on a hit and two walks in one inning across two rehab appearances. The right-hander recorded a lackluster 6.23 ERA and 2.77 WHIP in 8.2 innings with the Astros to begin the season, and he'll remain with the Triple-A club now that he's healthy.

Santana was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

Santana was traded from the Dodgers to the Rangers in mid-June, and he struck out 12 in five scoreless innings across five relief appearances with Triple-A Round Rock. He should be available out of the bullpen going forward after left-hander Wes Benjamin was sent down in a corresponding move.

Alexander (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the injured list Monday or Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Alexander was one of the Dodgers' better relievers in April, posting a 2.31 ERA in 11.2 innings of work before getting injured at the start of May. Once activated, he's likely to play a considerable role as one of the bullpen's best left-handed options.

Uceta will be reinstated by the Dodgers ahead of Sunday's game against the Nationals, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers plan to have a bullpen game in Sunday's series finale, and Uceta should play a role during the contest. The right-hander has posted a 6.28 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in 14.1 innings across eight appearances (one start) with the major-league club this year.

Santiago, who's currently appealing his 10-game suspension for allegedly having a foreign substance on his glove, fired a scoreless eighth inning in an extra-inning win over the Rangers on Friday, allowing one hit and recording three strikeouts.

The veteran southpaw seemingly came out on a mission Friday, and with his trio of strikeouts, he ran his K:BB to an excellent 26:7 across 18 innings for the season. The appearance was Santiago's first since his glove was inspected as he wrapped up a 2.1-inning appearance against the White Sox last Saturday.

Helsley, who fired a scoreless two-thirds of an inning during which he allowed a hit and a walk in a win over the Rockies on Friday, now owns a 1.69 ERA across the 5.1 innings covering his last six appearances.

The right-hander has also had some control issues, as he's handed out five free passes during that aforementioned span. Nevertheless, Helsley has largely bounced back from a rough stretch during the latter half of May, as he's now coaxed his ERA down from the season-high 6.85 figure it reached on June 5 to 5.18.

Hartlieb was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Saturday.

Hartlieb was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis in late June, and he'll now be cast off the 40-man roster after the Pirates acquired John Nogowski from the Cardinals on Saturday. The right-hander has posted a 1.86 ERA and 0.98 WHIP in 9.2 innings across nine relief appearances in the minors this year, but he could remain in the organization if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

The Athletics designated Weems for assignment Saturday.

The move was necessary to free up a 40-man roster spot for Sam Moll, whom the team just traded for and called up. Weems posted a 6.23 ERA in 4.1 innings with Oakland this season, striking out four and walking three in his five appearances.

The Athletics selected Moll's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

He joins the big-league club just a day after being acquired from the Diamondbacks organization. Moll will join the bullpen as a replacement for Domingo Acevedo, who was optioned in a corresponding move.

Graterol tossed 1.2 innings against Washington on Friday, allowing an unearned run on one hit. He did not walk or strike out any batters.

The fireballing right-hander was recalled from the minors Friday to take the spot of Trevor Bauer (not injury related) on the active roster. Graterol closed out the contest for Los Angeles, allowing only a double to Josh Bell that was cashed in due to a two-out, ninth-inning error. The reliever threw 15 of 21 pitches for strikes in his first big-league appearance since April 26. He could remain a fixture in the Dodgers' bullpen if he's able to show that he's over the issues that caused his early season wobbles.