MLB Player News

Glasnow (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

It was reported over the weekend that the right-hander was expected to require the procedure, and that's now been confirmed. Glasnow will go under the knife Wednesday, which will end his 2021 campaign and sideline him for most, if not all, of 2022.

Urquidy (shoulder) is scheduled to throw off a mound Wednesday or Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The right-hander has been throwing off flat ground for the past couple weeks, and he's now set to move on to mound work. Urquidy should begin ramping up his workload off the mound before facing live hitters and eventually progressing to a rehab assignment.

Bradley was promoted from Low-A Charleston to High-A Bowling Green on Tuesday.

Bradley has gone exactly five innings in nine straight starts while logging a 0.80 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 52 strikeouts in 45 innings over that stretch, so this promotion was very well deserved. He's one of the best sleeper pitching prospects in the minors.

Wells (wrist) could return from the injured list as soon as Wednesday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

If not Wednesday, the righty figures to be activated for Friday's series opener against the Rays. Manager Brandon Hyde said Wells, once healthy, could get opportunities as Baltimore's closer. He has a 3.92 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and stellar 55:9 K:BB in 43.2 innings of relief work this season.

Montgomery tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Unless he can produce multiple negative tests, Montgomery will be sidelined for at least 10 days. This comes at an unfortunate time for the lefty, who has allowed just one earned run in his last 15.2 innings pitched and has blossomed into arguably the most consistent Yankees starter. More updates about Montgomery figure to come out in the next week or so.

German (shoulder) has a right rotator cuff strain and won't throw for seven to 10 days, Brendan Kuty of NJ Advance Media reports.

The right-hander was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday following his four-inning start July 31. He'll clearly need to miss more than the minimum 10 days, but it isn't clear exactly how long he's expected to be out. When asked about German's injury, manager Aaron Boone indicated, "That will shut him down for seven to 10 days, and then hopefully should be able to ramp up from there."

Cortes won't start Tuesday's game against the Orioles as anticipated, with the Yankees instead announcing that Luis Gil will be called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to receive the starting nod, David Lennon of Newsday reports.

Manager Aaron Boone said Monday that he was leaning toward having Cortes make a second turn through the rotation Tuesday as a replacement for Gerrit Cole, who tested positive for COVID-19. After further deliberation, however, the Yankees ultimately chose to call up one of their top pitching prospects to make the spot start. The Yankees haven't announced their plans for Cortes moving forward, but there's a decent chance he picks up another start this week with the team still needing to replace another rotation member in Domingo German (shoulder), who was placed on the injured list Sunday. Cortes -- who tossed five innings of one-run ball July 28 against the Rays -- could be the leading candidate to take the hill when German's next turn comes up Thursday against the Mariners.

Kluber (shoulder) tossed 22 pitches in a live batting-practice session Monday, per MLB.com.

The veteran hurler completed the session at Yankee Stadium, marking his first time throwing to live hitters since late May. According to manager Aaron Boone, the session went well. "It was really another positive step. He felt good coming out of [the session]," said Boone. Kluber still has some obstacles to clear before beginning a rehab assignment, and he remains weeks away from a potential return to the big club.

The Yankees announced Gil has been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will start Tuesday's game against the Orioles, David Lennon of Newsday reports.

When he met with the media Monday, manager Aaron Boone said that he was leaning toward having Nestor Cortes make a spot start Tuesday in place of Gerrit Cole, who tested positive for COVID-19. After further consideration, the Yankees will instead turn to one of their top pitching prospects in Gil to fill the rotation opening. Since being promoted from Double-A Somerset to Triple-A in mid-June, Gil hasn't been overly successful over seven starts (5.83 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 37:23 K:BB in 29.1 innings), so the 23-year-old right-hander may have a short leash in his MLB debut. How he fares against Baltimore will likely dictate whether or not he gets the ball again when Cole's next turn in the rotation comes up Sunday in Seattle.

Suarez is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Rangers in Arlington.

Suarez initially appeared on track to start Monday's series opener, but the Angels instead elected to push him back a day in the pitching schedule to open up a spot in the rotation for Chris Rodriguez. The change will likely result in Suarez missing out on a two-start week, though he at least draws a favorable matchup Tuesday versus a Rangers offense that has produced an MLB-worst 52 wRC+ since the All-Star break.