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The Blue Jays transferred Ryu (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver pickup Jordan Luplow. Ryu is still working his way back from Tommy John surgery and will be out until around midseason.

Schultz suffered a left forearm strain in spring training and is rehabbing in extended spring training, Jim Callis of MLB.com reports.

Callis says the White Sox are being cautious with Schultz and he is unlikely to see game action before June, as he was going to have his innings monitored anyway in his first full season as a pro. Schultz has a high ceiling, but he isn't an ideal stash in mid-sized dynasty leagues as we won't see him for a couple months at least and this is the type of injury that could eventually lead to surgery.

Thursday's game between the Orioles and Yankees has been postponed due to the forecast of severe inclement weather. The game will be made up Friday.

Thursday was supposed to be the home opener for the Orioles, but because of the forecast that game will be delayed at least a day. Dean Kremer was scheduled to start for Baltimore against Clarke Schmidt, and both arms will likely get the ball Friday instead.

Canning (groin) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Single-A Inland Empire, the Associated Press reports.

Canning will take the hill for the affiliate's season opener after he checked out fine following a bullpen session Monday. Before being shut down late in spring training with a left groin strain, Canning had reached four innings in both of his final two starts in the Cactus League, so he may not require an extensive ramp-up period. Expect him to make at least two rehab starts in the minors before the Angels decide whether to activate him from the 15-day injured list and insert him into the big-league rotation.

Castillo moved to 1-0 after striking out six over 5.2 scoreless innings in Tuesday's 11-2 victory over the Angels. He scattered two hits and two walks in the 99-pitch outing.

Doubles off the bats of Taylor Ward and Brandon Drury were about the only damage on the night for Castillo, who blanked the Angels midway through the fifth inning before departing with an 8-0 lead. He's yet to allow a run through his first two starts and sports a microscopic 0.43 WHIP over 11.2 innings.

Suarez (0-1) was handed the loss after giving up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and two walks as the Angels fell to the Mariners, 11-2, on Tuesday. He struck out four over the 77-pitch outing.

The 25-year-old lefty was able to break camp as the Halos' No. 5 starter, but after a strong close to the 2022 campaign, he wasn't able to get off on the right foot in his 2023 season debut. He faced five batters and needed 31 pitches to record three outs in the opening frame, though he limited the damage to just one run, which came on a wild pitch. Suarez appeared to right the ship with a pair of 1-2-3 innings, but he unraveled in the fourth, surrendering three straight hits, including a Teoscar Hernandez home run. He served up another home run to Hernandez the following inning before being pulled from the contest a batter later.

Whitlock (hip) is likely to come off the 15-day injured list to make his season debut Tuesday against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Whitlock will make another rehab start for Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, and assuming that outing goes well, he'll return from the IL and make his first start for the Red Sox at Tampa Bay. The right-hander underwent hip surgery in the offseason and the Red Sox have understandably been cautious in his recovery process. Managers should keep in mind that Whitlock may not be able to go deep in his early outings once back in action, but his stuff is good enough to provide fantasy relevance relatively quickly.

Severino (lat) has built up his throwing progression to 90 feet and could throw a bullpen in Baltimore this weekend, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

It's the fourth day of throwing for Severino as he continues to make progress from the low-grade lat strain that has sidelined him since the end of March. He'll likely need to throw a few bullpen sessions first, but the next step could be a rehab assignment in the minors if those go well. Severino is expected to miss a total of 3-to-4 starts and without setback could be back with the Yankees as a member of the rotation before April comes to a conclusion.

Dunning allowed one hit and one walk while striking out one over four scoreless relief innings in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Orioles.

The right-hander has adjusted well to a multi-inning relief role, having thrown seven shutout innings over two appearances. Tuesday's effort shut down the Birds after they took a 7-1 lead in the third inning off starter Andrew Heaney. Texas starters have a 6.94 ERA while the bullpen is at 0.83 through five games. If this continues, Dunning, who made 29 starts in 2022, could rejoin the rotation.

The Orioles placed Bradish (foot) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports.

As anticipated, the right foot contusion that Bradish sustained when he was struck by a line drive will be significant enough to sideline him for at least two weeks. He'll be eligible for activation as soon as April 19, but he'll likely need to resume throwing at some point next week for a minimum-length stay on the IL to become a reality. The Orioles recalled Grayson Rodriguez from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move and will turn to him to fill Bradish's spot in the rotation beginning with Wednesday's game at Texas.