MLB Player News

The Cardinals optioned Mathews to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Mathews had a decent major-league debut last week in Toronto, allowing two runs with a 3:3 K:BB over five innings. With Hunter Dobbins replacing Dustin May in the Cardinals' rotation, Mathews will head back to Memphis for the time being. However, he is a good bet to make additional starts down the stretch for the big club.

Kerr (elbow) allowed one earned run on three hits and no walks while striking out four batters over three innings in two appearances for Double-A Columbus since being assigned to the affiliate Wednesday after being reinstated from Triple-A Gwinnett's 60-day injured list.

Kerr missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from the Tommy John surgery he underwent the previous summer, then opened the season on Gwinnett's injured list after experiencing a setback following his lone relief appearance in the Grapefruit League. The 31-year-old southpaw was cleared to begin a rehab assignment June 14 and made four appearances in the lower levels of the minors before being activated from the IL. After the pair of outings at Double-A, Kerr was promoted to Triple-A on Tuesday.

The Nationals recalled Dion from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.

Dion was part of a collection of players acquired from the Guardians in Monday's Foster Griffin trade, and he will take Griffin's vacated roster spot. The lefty reliever holds a 4.58 ERA but a promising 25:3 K:BB over 19.2 innings across 12 appearances at the major-league level.

Hill went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in Monday's 6-3 win over Washington.

Hill's first hit since July 20 was a heroic one, giving the Phillies a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning Monday. The journeyman outfielder has been effective in a part-time role since catching on in Philadelphia, slashing .275/.315/.522 with five home runs, two doubles, 13 RBI and four stolen bases over 74 plate appearances.

The Giants selected Leonard's contract from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.

Leonard will grab one of the roster spots vacated following Monday's trade deadline. The 25-year-old has slashed .272/.361/.509 with 16 homers at the Triple-A level in 2026. Leonard has experience at every position other than pitcher and catcher, and he will be making his major-league debut when/if he gets into a game.

The Cardinals recalled Prieto from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Prieto is grabbing the roster spot vacated by Lars Nootbaar, who was traded to the Diamondbacks on Monday. The 27-year-old Prieto has slashed .307/.373/.517 with 12 homers in 2026 at Memphis but has gone just 1-for-23 in his brief chances at the major-league level the last two seasons. He'll likely be used primarily off the bench.

Glasnow (back) will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Ontario on Tuesday.

Glasnow has gone almost a full two months without making a start, but he's finally ready to pitch in games again following a longer-than-expected recovery from lower-back spasms. Given the length of his absence, Glasnow is likely to require at least 2-to-3 rehab outings before he's ready to be re-inserted into the Dodgers rotation later this month.

Clarke (arm) was activated from High-A Peoria's 60-day injured list Tuesday.

Clarke had surgery in January to address an aneurysm in his left arm, delaying his season debut until mid-July. In four rehab outings, the lefty permitted five runs (four earned) with a 10:7 K:BB over 7.1 innings. Clarke has electric stuff, but he'll need to improve his control and durability to reach his immense ceiling.

Franklin was promoted from High-A Peoria to Double-A Springfield on Tuesday.

Franklin had been on a roll in his last four starts with Peoria, logging a 1.83 ERA and 28:2 K:BB over 19.2 innings. The hard-throwing righty can lose the strike zone on occasion -- he's sporting a 10.3 percent walk rate for the season -- but Franklin has emerged as one of the Cardinals' better pitching prospects as he transitions from college reliever to minor-league starter.

Winn earned a hold in Monday's 5-1 win over the Rangers, allowing one hit while striking out one in two-thirds of a scoreless inning.

Winn surrendered a leadoff double in the seventh inning and threw six of his 10 pitches for strikes before being pulled. He's logged four straight scoreless outings, giving up three hits and one walk while striking out four batters and hitting one across four innings during that span. The right-hander owns a 3.03 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 31:14 K:BB over 38.2 innings this season.