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Manning (foot) will begin a throwing progression Wednesday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

After fracturing a bone in his right foot earlier this month, Manning's fast return to throwing is a good sign that he will be able to return to the mound relatively soon. There is still no official timetable for the 25-year-old righty, but he is hopeful he can return in late May.

Oakland recalled Medina from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Medina will be brought up to make a start against the Angels on Wednesday. The right-hander forged a 3.86 ERA with an 11:8 K:BB and 1.39 WHIP over his 9.1 innings with Las Vegas in three appearances. Medina has shown the potential to miss bats in the minors, but he'll be a risky streaming option in his MLB debut.

Kaprielian was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Kaprielian has struggled mightily for the Athletics to begin the 2023 campaign while allowing 23 runs in 16 innings to register a 12.94 ERA with an unhealthy 18:14 K:BB in his six appearances. He'll head down to the Pacific Coast League to hopefully work out the kinks. Luis Medina has been recalled from Las Vegas to take his place on the roster.

Smith-Shawver has not allowed an earned run while striking out 17 in nine innings through two starts for High-A Rome.

We knew entering the season that Smith-Shawver had an electric arsenal, but the key to his excellent start to the season is his 8.6 percent walk rate, which is much more manageable than the 13 percent mark he logged at Single-A. At 20 years old, Smith-Shawver is also one of the youngest pitchers at High-A, and it wouldn't be surprising if Atlanta bumped him to Double-A if he keeps stacking starts of this caliber.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Tuesday that Gonsolin (ankle) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday at Pittsburgh, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Gonsolin could be in line for a piggyback start or even as the lead option in a bullpen day after he made only one three-inning minor-league rehab start and topped out at 57 pitches. He'll get built up on the fly and should eventually round into form as a high-impact fantasy option in the rotation, but he's not expected to cover much more than four innings Wednesday, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The 28-year-old went 16-1 with a 2.14 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 119:35 K:BB over 130.1 innings (24 starts) in 2022. He missed the beginning of the 2023 campaign after suffering a left ankle sprain in the Cactus League this spring.

Suarez (forearm) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Reading on Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Suarez, who has been on the 15-day injured list all season with the left forearm injury, is expected to be limited to two innings in his first start at any level in 2023. The Phillies are planning for Suarez to get stretched out over the course of 3-to-4 rehab starts in the minors before he's deemed ready to reclaim a spot in the big-league rotation.

McCullers (forearm) threw 20-to-30 pitches from the front of the bullpen mound at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.

Assuming he bounces back from the workout with no issues, McCullers might be ready for a normal bullpen session the next time he's scheduled to throw. The veteran right-hander has been brought along slowly since his nagging forearm issue flared up on him again back in mid-February. He'll need multiple rehab starts before rejoining the Houston rotation, so McCullers is still several weeks away from being activated from the 15-day injured list.

Verlander (shoulder) confirmed Tuesday he expects to return from the 15-day injured list after making just one minor-league rehab start, Pat Ragazzo of SI.com reports.

That rehab start is scheduled to take place Friday, when he's expected to cover around 3-to-4 innings in his first appearance since spring training, per Pat Ragazzo of SI.com. Assuming all goes well Friday, Verlander will then be on track to make his Mets debut next week in Detroit. The veteran right-hander has been on the shelf with a low-grade teres major strain, but he's checked all the necessary boxes so far in his recovery. Even at age 40 and coming off this recent shoulder scare, Verlander projects for ace-like production the rest of the way in 2023.

The Mets recalled Butto from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, and he's in line to start or serve as a bulk reliever in the team's series opener versus the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Butto was optioned to Triple-A just eight days ago, but he'll be able to rejoin the big club in fewer than the minimum 15 days because the Mets placed reliever Edwin Uceta (ankle) on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. The rookie right-hander acquitted himself well in his first start with the big club April 16 in Oakland, covering five innings and allowing one earned run in a no-decision. Butto tentatively lines up for a two-start week -- he's in line to take the hill again Sunday in Atlanta -- but he could head back to the minors immediately after that outing with ace Justin Verlander (shoulder) likely to return from the IL in the first week of May.

Chirinos is expected to get a look in the Rays' rotation following the demotion of Taj Bradley, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Chirinos has pitched well in relief, tossing 9.1 scoreless innings with a 5:2 K:BB. It's not clear when Chirinos might make a start, but all three of his relief appearances have been lengthy so it shouldn't be a major transition. The right-hander was a successful starter for Tampa Bay in prior seasons before multiple arm injuries.