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Milner was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Milner spent three days on the big-league roster, allowing one run in a two-inning relief appearance. The move clears space on the roster for Christian Yelich (back) to return from the injured list.

Hildenberger was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Tuesday and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Hildenberger allowed four earned runs in 2.1 innings of work for the Mets before getting designated for assignment Saturday. He'll serve as organizational depth for the Giants for now.

The Twins designated Law for assignment Tuesday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

The move comes a day after a miserable relief outing Monday in which Law allowed four runs on five hits in 1.1 innings. The righty posted an 8.53 ERA in five appearances after being called up May 8.

Romero was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday and will undergo Tommy John surgery, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Romero struggled to a 7.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in nine innings of work before hitting the injured list in early May with what was originally referred to as a left elbow sprain. As it turns out, the injury is a very serious one, and he'll now miss not only the remainder of the season but likely the majority of next year as well.

Hernandez (biceps) expected to throw 45-to-50 pitches in his first rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Jacksonville, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Hernandez has reached the final phase of his recovery program for right biceps inflammation, an injury that cropped up during his first start of the season April 3. The Marlins will likely want Hernandez to get stretched out to around 80 pitches before bringing him back from the 10-day injured list, so he'll presumably require an additional rehab start beyond Tuesday. If he emerges from his rehab assignment setback-free, Hernandez could slot back into the Miami rotation in the second half of next week.

Perez was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Perez has thrown 14 innings of relief for the Reds this season but hasn't had much success. His 7.71 ERA doesn't come as much of a surprise, as he's walked 14 batters while striking out just 12. Mark Payton was recalled in a corresponding move.

Baumann (elbow) is scheduled to make his second rehab start for Low-A Delmarva on Thursday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

Baumann made his first start of 2021 on Saturday, working two scoreless innings for Delmarva. He'll likely increase his innings and pitch count Thursday before moving up to a higher level of competition thereafter. Once he's formally reinstated from the 7-day injured list, Baumann is expected to slot into the Triple-A Norfolk rotation.

The Diamondbacks are expected to recall Martin from Triple-A Reno this week to start one of the remaining three games of the team's series with the Dodgers, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.

Martin's expected call-up was foreshadowed by Reno scratching him from his scheduled outing Monday for non-injury reasons. He'll end up joining the rotation as a replacement for Luke Weaver (shoulder), who is expected to be placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Martin made his MLB debut with the Astros in 2019, but he underwent Tommy John surgery that July and was dealt to Arizona soon after, so he has yet to make his Diamondbacks debut. Prior to being scratched from Monday's start, Martin had permitted only two earned runs while holding opposing hitters to a .143 average over his 9.2 innings with Reno.

Wittgren struck out two in a perfect inning during Monday's 7-4 loss to the Angels.

Wittgren started the season poorly, but he's been better in May, posting a 1.29 ERA, 0.14 WHIP and nine strikeouts in seven innings this month. The 29-year-old has been eclipsed by Emmanuel Clase and James Karinchak for closing duties, but Wittgren's recent success suggests he could still work his way back into a high-leverage role.

Pearson (shoulder) is listed as Triple-A Buffalo's scheduled starting pitcher for Friday's game against Worcester.

Pearson was scratched ahead of his most recent outing over the weekend due to right shoulder inflammation, but Buffalo didn't deem the injury serious enough to place him on the 7-day injured list. Assuming he experiences no setbacks while throwing in the next day or two, Pearson won't miss any further turns through the rotation. The Blue Jays will likely want to see Pearson find some sustained success at Triple-A before a promotion to the big-league rotation is revisited.