MLB Player News

Boyd (elbow) played catch Thursday and threw a side session Friday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

He continues to make small progress in his throwing program, but we won't see him until June at the earliest, given that he is on the 60-day injured list.

Cobb (groin) threw a two-inning side session Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

With Jakob Junis getting sent to the minors Friday, it would seem that things are lining up for Cobb to return to the rotation soon, although that has not been confirmed. Cobb's increased fastball velocity had him looking like he was in for a potential career year prior to suffering the groin injury.

Kaprielian (shoulder) will come off the 10-day injured list to start Sunday against the Guardians, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He hasn't covered himself in glory through three rehab starts, giving up 11 runs on 15 hits and five walks while striking out 13 in 13.2 innings, but he must be feeling good physically. It's unclear if the A's will move to a six-man rotation or if Adam Oller will get bumped from the rotation.

Maeda (elbow) is throwing from 90 feet, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

He has been eyeing a return to game action in September, so he can't afford any setbacks if he hopes to make it back from Tommy John surgery this season. Maeda is with the Twins after spending the last month rehabbing in Fort Myers.

Snell (groin) pitched four scoreless innings for High-A Fort Wayne on Thursday, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out four.

In his first minor-league rehab start as he works his way back from a groin injury, Snell threw 44 pitches and allowed only three baserunners. He may need another rehab start to push his pitch count higher, but a return to the big-league rotation in early-to-mid May appears to be likely.

Overton will start Saturday's game against the Rockies, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Overton was added to Cincinnati's taxi squad Friday, and he'll have his contract selected Saturday to take Nick Lodolo's (back) place in the rotation. While the right-hander will have to pitch at hitter-friendly Coors Field during his team debut, he had strong results at Triple-A Louisville early in the year, posting a 2.84 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in 19 innings over four appearances (two starts).

Ryu (forearm) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Ryu completed a bullpen session Tuesday and will progress to facing live hitters this weekend, which could be one of the final hurdles of his recovery program. Depending on his workload Saturday, the veteran left-hander could require another live BP or a minor-league rehab start before returning from the 10-day injured list.

Walker (shoulder) remains on track to start Saturday against the Phillies and is stretched out to throw about 80-to-85 pitches and five innings, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Walker has been sidelined since exiting his season debut April 11 with right shoulder bursitis, but he'll return to the mound Saturday and will unsurprisingly face some workload restrictions. However, the limitations are fairly minor, and the right-hander should be cleared for a full workload within another start or two, assuming he avoids any setbacks.

Syndergaard was scratched from his scheduled start against the White Sox on Friday due to an illness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

While Syndergaard's illness isn't believed to be related to COVID-19, he'll be unable to pitch in Friday's series opener. Manager Joe Maddon said the right-hander could pitch later in the series, but Jimmy Herget will take his place as the starter Friday.

Gonzales (wrist) felt good following a bullpen session Friday, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Gonzales left his start Wednesday against the Rays after getting hit by a comebacker, but he escaped with nothing worse than a bruised left wrist. He hasn't been officially confirmed for his next start, which is lined up for Monday in Houston, but it looks as though he'll be ready.