MLB Player News

Ryu (shoulder) has been officially reinstated from the 60-day disabled list ahead of his start Thursday against the Padres.

Ryu will make his long-anticipated season debut Thursday after a difficult recovery and rehab from shoulder surgery last May that had numerous starts and stops. According to Andy McCullough of the LA Times, Ryu won't be on a pitch count Thursday. However, given that he never threw more than 84 pitches in any of his rehab appearances, it's unlikely that he'll make it very deep into Thursday's outing.

Teheran (thigh) rejoined the team in Chicago, Kevin McAlpin of BravesRadioNet reports.

Teheran missed his start on Wednesday due to a thigh infection but has rejoined the Braves and appears in line to make his next scheduled start Saturday against Joel De La Cruz and the White Sox. The 25-year-old has been dominant in his last five outings, compiling a 2.33 ERA and 0.70 WHIP over 38.2 innings.

Cueto (13-1) picked up his NL-leading 13th win of the season Wednesday after holding the Rockies to just one run over nine innings. He walked one and struck out eight in the 5-1 win.

Cueto didn't give his struggling bullpen a chance to spoil the win like they did for Madison Bumgarner on Tuesday. He continues to pitch with extreme confidence in the friendly confines of AT&T Park, throwing 84 of his 118 pitches for strikes Wednesday. This aggressiveness has led to shorter innings and longer outings, which explains why Cueto is atop the league in innings pitched (131.1) and complete games (four). He isn't scheduled to throw again prior to the All-Star break, and National League manager Terry Collins has already said he will use Cueto in the midsummer classic.

Glasnow was officially called up to start Thursday's game in St. Louis.

One of the top pitching prospects in baseball, Glasnow will make his long-awaited debut against a banged up Cardinals lineup that could be without Matt Carpenter, Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Moss on Thursday. Glasnow's strikeout rates, run prevention and batting average against in the minors have been eye-popping throughout his professional career, and he should already be owned in the majority of formats. With Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon both expected to be activated from the DL right after the All-Star break, Glasnow's spot in the big league rotation is not guaranteed going forward, but it's hard to argue he's not one of their five most talented starters. Another issue at play is that Glasnow is about two starts away from matching last year's innings total of 109.1, so it's likely his innings will have to be managed in the second half. Still, he should find his way to at least a handful of big league starts the rest of the way, and is worth owning in all formats in the short term.

DeSclafani (3-0) pitched six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out six in Wednesday's win against the Cubs.

In his six outings since returning June 10 from a strained left oblique injury that occurred in spring training, DeSclafani is 3-0 with a 2.23 ERA. Over 36.1 innings this year, the 26-year-old has allowed 38 hits and three homers -- including one by Ben Zobrist on Wednesday -- with nine walks and 29 strikeouts. In five of the six games, the right-hander worked at least six innings, and in three of the starts, he worked at least into the seventh. DeSclafani won't remain on the wire in most leagues by the time the second half of 2016 begins, if he's even still available.

Cole (triceps) will throw a bullpen session Thursday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

The Pirates' ace will stay sharp between rehab outings by tossing a bullpen session Thursday. Cole was sharp in his first rehab outing, fanning six batters over three innings of work at Triple-A Indianapolis. He'll need at least one more rehab start in all likelihood so that he can get his pitch count up to game-level.

Lugo was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday after Matt Harvey was placed on the 15-day DL with right shoulder discomfort, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

Lugo pitched two scoreless innings for the Mets in his major league debut last Friday and will get another opportunity with the big club with Harvey landing on the DL. However, the 26-year-old is expected to pitch out of the bullpen with Logan Verrett likely to take Harvey's turn in the rotation. Lugo has a brutal 6.55 ERA and 1.69 WHIP in 19 games for Las Vegas, including 13 starts, so if his struggles transfer to the big league level he may find himself back in the minor leagues sooner rather than later.

Nicolino (2-5) allowed four runs on four hits over four innings in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday. He also struck out two and walked one.

The left-hander continues to struggle, as he's yielded at least four runs in four straight games. During that span, Nicolino has served up four homers in 19 innings. He lasted just 59 pitches and yielded two homers Wednesday versus New York. Nicolino has a 5.57 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 30 strikeouts in 64.2 innings.

DeGrom (5-4) allowed two runs on six hits, struck out seven and walked two over seven innings in a victory over the Marlins on Wednesday.

The only two runs he yielded came on Giancarlo Stanton solo homers. DeGrom is off to a great start in July, allowing just three runs in 12 innings. He also has 14 strikeouts versus three walks in those two July outings. In his last three starts, deGrom has a 1.35 ERA. Overall, deGrom is 5-4 with a 2.61 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 91 strikeouts in 93 innings.

Bergman (oblique) threw four scoreless innings in his third rehab appearance with Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.

Bergman has been sidelined since mid-May due to his ailing oblique, but it seems the right-hander is close to returning from the disabled list after he posted another solid multi-inning effort. The Rockies have some intriguing roster decisions to make considering they just recently activated both Tyler Chatwood and Adam Ottavino off the DL, but there's a good likelihood that Bergman will return to the Rockies' bullpen and slot into a long-relief role in short order.