MLB Player News

Anderson (shoulder) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander has been on the shelf since July 16 with a shoulder issue, and he'll enter the final stage of his rehab program Thursday. Anderson shouldn't require more than one or two starts in the minors before rejoining Atlanta's rotation since he's only been sidelined a couple weeks.

Urquidy (shoulder) is scheduled to throw off a mound Wednesday or Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The right-hander has been throwing off flat ground for the past couple weeks, and he's now set to move on to mound work. Urquidy should begin ramping up his workload off the mound before facing live hitters and eventually progressing to a rehab assignment.

Bradley was promoted from Low-A Charleston to High-A Bowling Green on Tuesday.

Bradley has gone exactly five innings in nine straight starts while logging a 0.80 ERA, 0.64 WHIP and 52 strikeouts in 45 innings over that stretch, so this promotion was very well deserved. He's one of the best sleeper pitching prospects in the minors.

Rutledge is on the 7-day injured list with Low-A Fredericksburg with a blister, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

He's coming off his best start of the year -- five shutout innings with seven strikeouts on July 29. Rutledge has had a disaster of a season on the whole, as the 22-year-old righty logged a 12.66 ERA in four starts (10.2 innings) at High-A before missing time with a shoulder injury and then getting a soft landing with an assignment to Low-A. Ideally, he will return soon from the blister and be able to finish the season strong while staying healthy. He's a candidate to head to the Arizona Fall League after the minor-league season.

Wells (wrist) could return from the injured list as soon as Wednesday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

If not Wednesday, the righty figures to be activated for Friday's series opener against the Rays. Manager Brandon Hyde said Wells, once healthy, could get opportunities as Baltimore's closer. He has a 3.92 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and stellar 55:9 K:BB in 43.2 innings of relief work this season.

Lodolo was promoted from Double-A Chattanooga to Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Lodolo is one of the best pitching prospects in the minors. He logged a 1.84 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 68 strikeouts in 44 innings (10 starts) at Double-A. It's possible he could make his big-league debut if the Reds need reinforcements later this summer.

Rogers was placed on the family medical emergency list Tuesday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

This is similar to a player being placed on the bereavement list, and Rogers must remain on the family medical emergency list for at least three days but no more than seven days. That means he will not make his regularly scheduled start Thursday at home against the Mets; Rogers will likely return during this weekend's series in Coors Field, which could be a big blow for his fantasy managers. However, if he spends six or seven days on the family medical emergency list, he would instead start next week in San Diego.

DeGrom (elbow) will get another MRI in about 10 days, and if he is cleared to resume throwing at that time, he will need time to ramp back up before returning to the big-league rotation, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

This is a separate issue from the forearm tightness that originally led to him landing on the injured list on July 18. DeGrom said a bone spur has been ruled out and there isn't ligament damage, so the official injury designation is elbow inflammation. When asked Tuesday if he was concerned that he might miss the rest of the season, deGrom said, "I would say no, not right now." It sounds like he will need good results on the MRI around Aug. 13 in order to return by early September.

Montgomery tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Unless he can produce multiple negative tests, Montgomery will be sidelined for at least 10 days. This comes at an unfortunate time for the lefty, who has allowed just one earned run in his last 15.2 innings pitched and has blossomed into arguably the most consistent Yankees starter. More updates about Montgomery figure to come out in the next week or so.

Lauer (4-4) earned the win Monday against the Pirates after tossing five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and fanning three.

Lauer took advantage of the fact that he was facing one of the weakest offenses in the National League to deliver one of his best outings of the campaign, but this shouldn't be much of a surprise, considering the way he's been pitching of late. Aside from pitching five scoreless frames, Lauer also tossed 54 of his 84 pitches for strikes and didn't walk anyone for the second time over his last three outings. He owns an excellent 1.44 ERA across his last six starts and hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in any of those contests.