MLB Player News

Interim manager Tony Mansolino said Tuesday that Eflin (back) will undergo lumbar microdiscectomy surgery and will miss the rest of the 2025 season, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

The 31-year-old received an injection to address his lower-back discomfort in early August shortly after landing on the injured list, but he's now headed for season-ending surgery. It was a difficult contract year for Eflin, who had three different stints on the injured list and will close the campaign with a 5.93 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 50:13 K:BB across 71.1 innings.

Interim manager Tony Mansolino announced Tuesday that Bautista (shoulder) will miss the rest of the 2025 season, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

The right-hander was diagnosed with swelling in his shoulder after landing on the injured list in late July, which is significant enough to sideline him for the rest of the campaign. Bautista is without an official timeline for his return, but that could come into focus once he's further evaluated later this week. Keegan Akin has received the first look as Baltimore's new closer, going 2-for-3 in save chances since Bautista went down.

The Mariners claimed Gonzalez off waivers and optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

The right-hander was designated for assignment by Atlanta over the weekend but will retain a place on a 40-man roster with Seattle. Prior to the transaction, Gonzalez had spent the full season at Triple-A Gwinnett and had a 3.95 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 39:19 K:BB across 41 innings.

The Orioles optioned Adams to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

The outfielder rejoined the Orioles last week with Colton Cowser (concussion) and Tyler O'Neill (wrist) landing on the injured list, and he'll be sent back down with Daniel Johnson joining the active roster. Across his three brief stints in the majors this season, Adams has gone 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in 10 games.

Manager Mark Kotsay said Monday that the Athletics received better news on Severino's left oblique strain than initially anticipated after the right-hander was evaluated in West Sacramento, Jessica Kleinschmidt of Baseball America reports.

Severino was unexpectedly placed on the injured list over the weekend, prompting the Athletics to turn to rookie Luis Morales to make a start in his stead in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Orioles. Though Kotsay didn't go into specifics regarding the Athletics' findings on Severino's medical tests, the right-hander appears to have at least avoided a high-grade oblique strain, which most likely would have ended his season. Severino still appears unlikely to return from the IL when first eligible Aug. 21, but a return before the end of the month can't entirely be ruled out.

Pereda was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.

Pereda got called up Friday to fill Christian Vazquez's (shoulder) spot on the 26-man roster after Vazquez was placed on the injured list. However, Pereda will return to St. Paul now that Matt Wallner is off the paternity list. Pereda didn't appear in a game during this MLB stint.

The Twins reinstated Wallner from the paternity list Tuesday.

Wallner will return after three days on the paternity list, and he'll reclaim his spot on the active roster from Jhonny Pereda. Wallner is slashing .218/.325/.496 with 16 home runs this season.

Chisholm went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 6-2 victory versus Minnesota.

Chisholm hit one of four solo homers by New York in the win, going deep to right-center field in the eighth inning. The veteran infielder also swiped a bag in the game, moving him to 15 thefts along with 20 home runs on the season. He's one of only 10 major-leaguers to have reached both marks so far this season.

Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-2 win against the Twins on Monday.

Bellinger got the scoring started for New York, swatting a solo shot in the first inning. It was his first long ball in a tough beginning to August, as the slugger is batting just .158 (6-for-38) through 10 contests this month. Despite the rough patch, Bellinger still holds a healthy .814 OPS on the campaign, and he's recorded 21 homers, 67 RBI, 65 runs and 10 stolen bases over 110 games.

The Royals transferred Canha's (elbow) rehab assignment from Double-A Northwest Arkansas to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

Canha appeared in three games for Northwest Arkansas, going 3-for-11 with a home run. He'll likely play in at least a couple of games for Omaha before the Royals potentially bring him back from the 10-day injured list for this weekend's series versus the White Sox.