MLB Player News

Hendriks (elbow) was cleared to face live hitters Saturday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

After spending the past month throwing two bullpen sessions every week, Hendriks has finally received the green light to throw live batting practice. The plan is for him to throw his first session of live BP on Tuesday at Triple-A Worcester. Once he completes two additional sessions, the Red Sox will likely send him out on a rehab assignment.

O'Neill is away from the team while dealing with an illness Saturday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

O'Neill is absent from the Red Sox lineup Saturday, which is now understood to be the result of him feeling under the weather. The 29-year-old is not at the ballpark with the team in Texas, and it's unclear how long he could be sidelined. O'Neill can be considered to be day-to-day for the time being.

Correa (heel) jogged and participated in fielding drills Saturday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Although the plantar fasciitis in Correa's right heel has lingered longer than initially expected, he said Saturday that he has started to feel much better over the past few days. Once he's able to sprint without any pain, he will head on a minor-league rehab assignment, though the Twins haven't yet provided an estimate for when that may commence.

Hernandez was added to the Mariners' major-league roster Saturday.

Hernandez was claimed off waivers by Seattle on Friday after he was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier in the week. He will now join Seattle's bullpen ahead of the second game of their series at home against the Phillies. Hernandez has produced a 5.05 ERA and 1.59 WHIP with 36 strikeouts over 41 innings in 26 appearances with the Rangers this season.

The Mariners optioned Diaz to Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.

Diaz gave up two earned runs in his two appearances after being promoted from Triple-A on Tuesday. He'll now lose his spot in Seattle's bullpen to make room for Jonathan Hernandez, who was claimed off waivers from Texas on Friday.

Gelof is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Dodgers.

Gelof will get a breather after he went 2-for-10 with a walk and four strikeouts while starting the team's last three contests. Darell Hernaiz was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday after nursing a left ankle sprain for over two months and he'll replace Gelof at second base and bat eighth against Los Angeles.

The Tigers will select Hurter's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Hurter is scheduled to pitch Sunday against the Royals, but manager A.J. Hinch said that Hurter will be working behind an opener. The trade deadline left Detroit with just two starters in its rotation, so it's possible Hurter could stick around in the majors if he performs well Sunday. The 25-year-old southpaw has put up a 5.80 ERA and 1.48 WHIP through 71.1 innings in Triple-A this season.

Rutschman is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Rutschman will rest Saturday after going 1-for-8 with one RBI over the first two games of the series. James McCann will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo.

Mullins is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Cleveland.

The lefty-hitting Mullins has gone 0-for-7 with one run scored over the first two games of the series. He'll begin Saturday's game in the dugout with the Guardians sending southpaw Joey Cantillo to the mound. Colton Cowser will shift over to center field while Austin Slater starts in left field.

O'Hearn is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will avoid Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo for Saturday's contest. Since the All-Star break, O'Hearn is slashing .239/.393/.413 with one home run and seven RBI across 57 plate appearances. Eloy Jimenez will serve as the deisgnated hitter and bat fifth.