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Double-A Altoona reinstated Reed (back) from its 60-day injured list Thursday and assigned him to High-A Greensboro.

Reed is likely to make his Double-A debut at some point later in 2025, but he'll stick around in the rotation at Greensboro for the time being after he was shelved for the first two months of the season with a back injury. He began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on May 20, and after making two starts, he moved up to Single-A Bradenton. Reed made one start with Bradenton before heading to High-A, where he's posted a 2.19 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 9:9 K:BB in 12.1 innings through three starts.

Bruns (back) was activated from the 60-day injured list June 15.

Bruns has made two starts for High-A Great Lakes since his return from a back injury, allowing two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out six over 5.1 innings. It seems the club is content to bring him along slowly in his first few appearances, as he hasn't worked more than three innings yet.

Estes (undisclosed) allowed one walk and struck out three over three innings Saturday against Triple-A Sugar Land.

Estes missed five weeks while dealing with an unspecified injury, but he looked incredibly sharp in his return. He's posted an impressive 2.86 ERA and 1.14 WHIP with a 20:7 K:BB over his last five starts for the Aviators.

Triple-A Charlotte placed Nastrini on the 7-day injured list Thursday due to an unspecified injury.

Nastrini made eight starts for the White Sox as a rookie in 2024, and though he still has a spot on the organization's 40-man roster, he's pitched exclusively in the minors in 2025. The right-hander posted a 7.24 ERA through his first seven outings of the season at Charlotte and hadn't displayed much improvement since shifting to the bullpen in early May. Nastrini had turned in a 5.94 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 24:16 K:BB in 16.2 innings over his last 11 appearances prior to landing on the shelf.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Boyd (shoulder) is "all good" for his next scheduled start Wednesday in St. Louis, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Boyd was removed from his most recent outing Friday against the Mariners with a bruised left shoulder after being struck by a comebacker. However, Boyd got through his normal between-starts bullpen session without any hiccups and shouldn't be operating with any restrictions in his upcoming outing against the Cardinals.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Imanaga (hamstring) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Thursday in St. Louis, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Counsell had already revealed that Imanaga's next start would come in the big leagues, and now the skipper has revealed the exact day. The southpaw has been shelved since early May with a strained left hamstring. Imanaga threw 72 pitches and went 4.1 innings in his final rehab outing with Triple-A Iowa on Friday, so he will have a somewhat restricted workload against the Cardinals.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said Monday that while the team fully anticipates Sale to pitch again this season, it won't have a timeline until it sees how the pitcher's fractured left ribcage heals, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Sale suffered the ribcage fracture while making a diving play during his start last Wednesday against the Mets and was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday. He will remain with the major-league club on its road trip because the team travels with a machine that Sale will use to help stimulate bone healing. Atlanta should have more on Sale's progress in the coming weeks.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that McGreevy will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start Tuesday against the Cubs at Busch Stadium, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

McGreevy will pick up his third start of the season with the Cardinals and his second in less than a week after he most recently pitched last Thursday, when he took a no-decision in the second game of a doubleheader against the White Sox after allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five over five innings. Because he was designated as the 27th man for the twin bill before being optioned to Triple-A on Friday, McGreevy will be eligible to rejoin the Cardinals early without having to wait 15 days. The Cardinals aren't expected to have an opening in the rotation for McGreevy beyond Tuesday, so he could be sent back to Memphis again following the start.

Woodruff (elbow/ankle/shoulder) completed a 60-pitch sim game Monday and will go on a rehab assignment later this week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Woodruff is in the final stages of his recovery from shoulder surgery in October of 2023, but he has suffered setbacks with ankle tendinitis and a right elbow contusion, both of which interrupted his rehab assignment. The aim is for Woodruff to toss about 80 pitches in his next rehab outing, and if all goes well, the 32-year-old could be activated off the 60-day IL and be inserted back into the Brewers' rotation prior to the All-Star break.

Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said Monday that Povich (hip) will begin a rehab assignment soon, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

The specific day and affiliate are not yet known, but Povich is nearly ready to pitch in a game after being placed on the 15-day injured list a week ago with left hip inflammation. Povich is eligible to be activated July 1, and he has a good chance to be ready to go by that day if his upcoming rehab appearance goes smoothly.