MLB Player News
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Gerson Garabito SP | MIL
Brewers' Gerson Garabito: Activated from IL
Garabito (foot) was activated from the 60-day injured list Saturday.
Garabito was initially given a four-month timetable for a return after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot in late February, but he managed to finish up his rehab ahead of schedule. He made his first appearance at Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out two over 2.1 innings.
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Herick Hernandez SP | ATL
Braves' Herick Hernandez: Returns to health
Hernandez (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list Thursday.
Hernandez landed on the injured list in early May due to an unspecified injury and missed just over a month while on the mend. He put together a solid outing in his return for Double-A Columbus, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out five over four scoreless innings.
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Oneil Cruz CF | PIT
Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Considered day-to-day
Cruz suffered a cut on his hand during Saturday's game against Atlanta and is being considered day-to-day, Jeff Hathhorn of 93.7 The Fan reports.
Cruz was held out of the lineup Sunday after suffering a cut on his hand while sliding into home plate. However, the club is confident that the star outfielder will be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, and he'll presumably be re-evaluated before Tuesday's series opener against the Dodgers to determine if he can be penciled into the starting nine.
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Jason Foley RP | SF
Giants' Jason Foley: Pulled back from rehab stint
Foley was pulled off his rehab assignment after experiencing right shoulder fatigue, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Foley is continuing to work his way back from arthroscopic shoulder shoulder at Triple-A Sacramento on a rehab assignment, but he'll be shut down for the next few days. Pavlovic notes that if all goes according to plan, the right-hander could be back to pitching by the weekend. Foley would likely need to appear in another game or two at Triple-A before being activated from the 60-day injured list.
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Sal Frelick RF | MIL
Brewers' Sal Frelick: Getting breather Monday
Frelick isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
Frelick is off to a decent start to June, hitting .292 with five RBI, one stolen base and three runs scored in six games, but he'll take a seat Monday with the Brewers set to face off against southpaw Jeffrey Springs. Jake Bauers will draw a rare start in right field in Frelick's place.
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Daniel Susac C | SF
Giants' Daniel Susac: Idle Monday
Susac is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Nationals on Monday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Eric Haase will start behind home plate and bat eighth while catching pitches from Logan Webb in Monday's series opener. Susac is slashing .297/.354/.378 with 11 RBI over 83 plate appearances this season but has gone 0-for-8 with two strikeouts over his last two games.
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Matt Waldron SP | SD
Padres' Matt Waldron: Getting closer to rehab assignment
Waldron (forearm) is scheduled to throw two innings of a bullpen session Tuesday and is on track to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso this Sunday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Waldron landed on the 15-day injured list in mid-May due to a right brachialis muscle injury, his second stint on the IL this season. He's progressed enough in his recovery to close in on a rehab assignment, and he could back with the big club after a couple of outings in the minors. When he returns to the majors, Waldron will likely operate out of the Padres' bullpen after Lucas Giolito was added to the rotation.
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Richard Lovelady RP | WAS
Nationals' Richard Lovelady: Serving as Monday's opener
Lovelady will start Monday's game against San Francisco, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Miles Mikolas was initially slated to start in Monday's series opener. Instead, the Nationals will have Lovelady start on the mound and toss one or two innings before Mikolas takes over in a bulk-relief role. It's the fifth opening assignment of the season for Lovelady, who has a 3.12 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, four saves (in five chances) and a 23:19 K:BB across 26 innings.
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Miles Mikolas RP | WAS
Nationals' Miles Mikolas: Following opener Monday
Mikolas will not start Monday against the Giants but will follow opener Richard Lovelady, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Mikolas has followed an opener in each of his last four outings. That trend will continue Monday, with the southpaw Lovelady set to toss one or two innings before handing the keys over to Mikolas. The latter is looking to rebound from his last appearance against the Marlins this past Tuesday, when he allowed six runs on six hits (including three home runs) and two walks while striking out four across six innings. Mikolas has a 6.39 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 36:16 K:BB across 56.1 innings this season.