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Strider (elbow) has a target of about 90 pitches for his rehab start at Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, which is likely to be his final appearance in the minors before being activated from the 15-day injured list, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander appears on track to make his 2025 debut either next Tuesday or Wednesday during a series in Toronto, although Atlanta has yet to announce its plans for Strider past Thursday's rehab start with Gwinnett. Through two rehab appearances with Gwinnett so far, Strider has a 1.08 ERA and 14:3 K:BB over 8.1 innings.

Single-A Modesto placed Gough on the full-season injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery he underwent in September, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Gough had a 3.21 ERA for Modesto over the first three months last year but faded in the second half before getting shut down in late August with an elbow injury that required surgery. He will miss the full season and should be fully recovered for spring training in 2026.

Single-A Modesto placed Izzi on the 7-day injured list with an oblique injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Per the report, Izzi should return in mid-to-late April. Izzi logged a 2.85 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 110.2 innings at Single-A last season.

Double-A Arkansas placed Morales on the 7-day injured list with an elbow injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Mayo reports that Morales should be back in the next couple weeks. The 22-year-old righty has a pretty ordinary low-90s fastball but had a strong 2024 season, logging a 3.02 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 147 strikeouts in 149 innings across High-A and Double-A.

Madden (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

After sustaining a right rotator cuff strain in spring training, Madden was placed on the 15-day injured list shortly before Opening Day and then transferred to the 60-day IL a day later when Detroit needed to open up a spot on the 40-man roster. As a result of the transaction, Madden won't be eligible to make his 2025 debut with the Tigers until late May, though the fact that he's already been cleared for mound work suggests he could be ready for activation at that time. Once he completes multiple bullpen sessions and faces live hitters without issue, Madden will embark on a rehab assignment that could last for the entirety of the 30-day window, as the Tigers presumably want him to build up as a starter. It's unclear if he'll have a rotation spot available for him with the big club once he's activated, however.

The Tigers announced Tuesday that Urquidy (elbow) has been playing catch out to 120 feet three times per week as he continues his rehab program from Tommy John surgery, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Urquidy isn't expected to be available until the second half of the season after he required the second Tommy John surgery of his career last June. He's been limited to flat-ground throwing at this stage of his rehab, though he's steadily increasing the distance at which he's been playing catch and could be ready to start throwing off a mound by the end of the month.

Pena was held back in extended spring training, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Pena had a 2.43 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 64:18 K:BB in 63 innings while climbing from High-A to Triple-A last season. The righty reliever is likely dealing with an injury or building up after being slowed early in camp.

Peterson (illness) is listed as the Mets' probable starting pitcher for Saturday's game against the Athletics in Sacramento.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza acknowledged after Peterson's latest start Sunday against Toronto that the southpaw was dealing with some nauseousness, but Peterson never appeared to be at any major risk of missing his next turn through the rotation. Despite being less than 100 percent and issuing five walks while taking a no-decision against Toronto, Peterson limited the Blue Jays to one run over 4.2 innings, lowering his ERA to 2.53 in the process.

Double-A Wichita placed Culpepper on the 7-day injured list as he's had a hard time ramping up this spring, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Culpepper had a forearm strain last summer that limited him to 58.1 total innings across High-A and Double-A. There isn't an official injury diagnosis this time around, but it doesn't sound like his 2025 debut is imminent.

High-A Beloit placed Milbrandt on the 7-day injured list with fluid buildup in his arm, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline reports.

Milbrandt is expected to return to action sometime in May. The 20-year-old righty logged a 4.33 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 91:57 K:BB in 97.2 innings at High-A in 2024.