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The Marlins recalled Bellozo from Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday.

Bellozo will make a spot start Monday against the Mets in place of Sandy Alcantara, who was placed on the paternity list. The right-handed Bellozo held the Pirates to one run over 4.1 innings in a start on March 29 but will face a better lineup this time around. He's likely to be sent back down to the minors after the game.

Single-A Lakeland placed Massey on the 7-day injured list with an undisclosed injury, Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline reports.

Massey, a 22-year-old righty, has yet to make his pro debut after the Tigers selected him in the fourth round last year.

The Marlins placed Alcantara on the paternity list Monday.

Alcantara had a scheduled start Sunday versus Atlanta rained out and he will now likely miss the full three-game set against the Mets that begins Monday before rejoining the rotation Friday versus the Nationals. Valente Bellozo was called up from Triple-A Jacksonville to start Monday in New York.

Triple-A Louisville placed Phillips on the 7-day injured list due to shoulder fatigue, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

Phillips enters 2025 with a lot to prove, beyond his health, as he walked batters at a 15.3 percent clip at Triple-A in 2024 after walking 13.5 percent of the batters he faced in the majors in 2023. He has the stuff for late-inning work, but he would still need to improve his control to succeed in a high-leverage relief role.

High-A South Bend placed Gray on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline reports.

Injuries and inefficiency have limited Gray to 118 pro innings since he was drafted in the third round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft. The 21-year-old lefty logged a 4.39 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 97:73 K:BB in 80 innings across 22 starts last year at High-A.

Double-A Knoxville placed McCullough on the 60-day injured list with a forearm injury, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline reports.

Knee and lat injuries limited McCullough to 14.2 innings in 2024, and now he'll miss at least a good chunk of 2025 with this forearm injury. The 24-year-old righty has the tools to start, but durability is becoming an issue that could push him to the bullpen long term.

The Red Sox optioned Dobbins to Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

The 25-year-old righty will head back to the minors one day after he served as the Red Sox's 27th man for their doubleheader with the Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in the second game of the twin bill, striking out five batters while allowing two earned runs on eight hits and two walks en route to claiming the win in Boston's 18-7 victory. Dobbins will be an option for spot starts with the big club later on this season, though he'll be pushed further down the pecking order once the likes of Brayan Bello (shoulder), Lucas Giolito (hamstring) and Kutter Crawford (knee) are cleared to return from the injured list.

The Cardinals optioned Graceffo to Triple-A Memphis on Monday.

As expected, Graceffo's stay with the big club lasted just one day after he was named the 27th man for Sunday's doubleheader with the Red Sox. Graceffo helped save the bullpen by eating three innings in the Cardinals' 18-7 loss in the second game of the day, during which he surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two.

Melton (shoulder) struck out five and allowed one unearned run on two hits and no walks over four innings in his season debut Friday for Double-A Erie.

Melton didn't pitch after Aug. 28 last season after sustaining a right shoulder strain, but the injury looks to be in the rear-view mirror. One of Detroit's better pitching prospects, Melton has shown the ability to make bats miss at a steady clip over his last two seasons in the minors, but he struggled to keep the ball in the yard with Erie in 2024, giving up 19 home runs in 100.2 innings.

Cabrera (finger) covered four innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks while striking out six in his rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Jacksonville.

Cabrera built up to 53 pitches in his second rehab outing with Jacksonville. Though Cabrera has long been plagued by control problems, he hasn't issued a walk in either of his rehab starts, which have covered seven innings. Cabrera is eligible to come off the 15-day injured list this week, but the Marlins may want to see him get stretched out a little bit more in one final rehab outing before adding him back to the big-league rotation.