MLB Player News

Santos was recalled by the Giants on Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Santos was added to the 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, but he was unable to break camp with the major-league club. Although the right-hander hasn't pitched above Low-A, he'll now be available to make his big-league debut against the Marlins' lineup, which has plenty of right-handed hitters. Santos is unlikely to pitch in high-leverage situations for the Giants.

Tapia (oblique) will be included on the Mariners' taxi squad for their upcoming eight-game road trip that begins Thursday in Boston, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Tapia's inclusion on the taxi squad implies that he's healthy again after he missed a good chunk of time in spring training due to a right oblique strain. If Tapia isn't called up from the taxi squad at any point during the road trip, he'll likely be making his 2021 debut at Triple-A Tacoma, which is set to begin its season in May.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Thursday that Merryweather (oblique) will be shut down for "a couple of weeks" before resuming a throwing program, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Atkins is optimistic that Merryweather will be able to build up quickly once he's cleared to start throwing again, but the right-hander will first need to make more progress in his recovery from a left oblique strain. Before being shut down, Merryweather had converted on both of his save chances and struck out seven over 4.1 scoreless innings. He looked like the leading candidate to close games for Toronto this season, but the time he's missed due to injury could be enough to put him behind others in the pecking order for saves once he's eventually healthy.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Romano (elbow) has a "strong chance" of being activated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Just as Toronto anticipated, Romano looks to be trending toward a minimum-length stay on the IL due to right elbow neuritis. Once activated, Romano should reenter the closer picture for Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, who hasn't settled on a clear ninth-inning man before or since Romano was placed on the IL. Anthony Castro recorded Toronto's lone save since Romano was deactivated, and it was of the one-out variety.

Pearson (groin) will throw 2-to-3 innings in an intrasquad game Friday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Pearson has thrown at 100 percent intensity without pain recently, and he's now working on building back up ahead of his season debut. However, the team hopes to build the right-hander up to around five innings before he returns to game action. As a result, he should require at least one more throwing session after Friday's intrasquad game before he's considered to return.

The Padres are expected to place Lamet (forearm) on the 10-day injured list, but the club has no immediate plans to send him in for an MRI, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

According to Acee, the Padres are confident Lamet's elbow/forearm is structurally sound after sending him in for imaging repeatedly over the last several months. Even after Lamet exited his 2021 debut Wednesday with right forearm tightness, the Padres apparently don't believe that any meaningful information can be gleaned, so they'll instead wait and see how he responds to a few days of rest before determining his best course of treatment. The team hasn't provided a clear timeline for Lamet's return, but he'll most likely spend more than the minimum 10 days on the IL.

Hildenberger was optioned to the Mets' alternate training site Thursday.

Hildenberger struggled mightily in Wednesday's blowout loss to the Cubs, giving up four runs on two hits and three walks while striking out two in 1.1 innings. As a result, the right-hander will go to the alternate camp to sort things out, with fellow righty Sean Reid-Foley getting recalled in a corresponding move.

Mayers (1-1) took the loss against Texas on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out.

Mayers entered the contest with a pristine 0.93 ERA over eight appearances, but that number is now a less extraordinary 3.72 following Wednesday's blowup. The right-hander was burned by a pair of home runs, and all four runs he has allowed this season have come by way of the long ball. Despite the tough outing, Mayers should still factor prominently into the Angels' bullpen mix.

Hatch (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Thursday.

Hatch has been dealing with a right elbow impingement since mid-March but has been throwing bullpen sessions recently. However, the right-hander will now be sidelined until at least June while he continues to recover. Hatch's removal from the 40-man roster will make room for right-hander Jeremy Beasley, who was acquired by Toronto via trade Thursday.

Borucki (2-1) picked up the win in Wednesday's victory over the Red Sox, allowing one hit and one walk over two scoreless innings. He struck out two.

On a bullpen day for the Jays, Borucki was judged by the official scorer to be the most effective of the team's relievers even though he entered the game in the sixth inning with Toronto already ahead 4-2. The lefty has two holds through seven appearances (6.2 innings) in addition to his two wins, and Borucki's 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB are sharp as well. The 27-year-old is the top southpaw in the bullpen, although Tim Mayza has also worked his way into the high-leverage mix.