MLB Player News

The Dodgers recalled Little from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Little gave up two runs in two innings during his lone MLB outing this year, but he owns a 3.60 ERA and 1.37 WHIP through 35 innings in the minors. He'll work in middle relief for Los Angeles and take the place of Noah Davis on the active roster.

The Dodgers optioned Davis to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Davis was shelled for 10 runs in 1.1 innings during Friday's 18-1 loss against Houston. Now sporting a 19.50 ERA in the majors, he'll head back to the minors in favor of Jack Little.

The Guardians reinstated Sewald (shoulder) from the injured list Saturday.

A strained right shoulder has kept Sewald on the shelf since late April. He began a rehab assignment in the minors June 25, during which he gave up two earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out five batters across four innings. Now fully recovered, the 35-year-old will likely claim a middle-relief role in Cleveland's bullpen, pushing out Doug Nikhazy.

The Blue Jays recalled Pina from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

Since being traded to Toronto in late June, Pina has given up one run over two innings at Buffalo. He'll now return to the big leagues as the roster replacement for the injured Yimi Garcia (ankle), though Pina doesn't project to pitch outside of low-leverage situations with the Jays.

The Blue Jays placed Garcia on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left ankle sprain.

Garcia gave up two runs in one inning during his return from a shoulder injury Wednesday, taking a blown save but tallying a win in the process. He'll now end up back on the IL due to an ankle injury and will remain on the shelf through the All-Star break. Robinson Pina was recalled from Triple-A to fill the vacancy in Toronto's bullpen.

Neris agreed to a one-year, major-league contract with the Astros on Saturday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

After spending time with the Angels and Atlanta earlier this season, Neris will now return to Houston for his third stint with the Astros in the last four years. The 36-year-old right-hander will immediately be granted a spot in the big-league bullpen, despite owning a 7.80 ERA over 15 innings on the season. Houston is likely to deploy Neris in lower-leverage spots initially.

The Nationals transferred Law (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Law has been on the injured list all season due to forearm inflammation, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his return timeline and is simply a way to clear a 40-man spot for the newly activated Mason Thompson (elbow). Law restarted his rehab assignment Wednesday after being shut down with renewed forearm soreness and will likely require a few more appearances in the minors before returning to Washington.

The Nationals optioned Brzykcy to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.

Brzykcy has been getting hit around quite a bit as of late, surrendering nine earned runs in just 3.2 innings across his last five outings. He'll head back to Triple-A in an effort to right the ship, clearing a spot in the Nationals' bullpen for Mason Thompson (elbow) to return from the IL.

The Nationals reinstated Thompson (elbow) from the injured list Saturday.

Thompson has spent the entire season working his way back from a Tommy John procedure he underwent in March 2024. He gave up six earned runs over eight frames during his rehab assignment, though he threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Triple-A Rochester. Now fully healthy, he'll replace Zach Brzykcy in Washington's bullpen and take Derek Law's (forearm) place on the 40-man.

The Mets designated Zuber for assignment Saturday.

The Mets needed to open up a 40-man roster spot after signing Zach Pop to a big-league contract, and Zuber will end up as the odd man out. The 30-year-old righty owns a 6.11 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 28 innings in the minors and is likely to pass through waivers unclaimed.