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The Giants designated Baumann for assignment Saturday.

Baumann was acquired by San Francisco via trade Sunday after being designated for assignment by the Mariners on July 19. He surrendered two runs in two-thirds of an inning for the Giants. If he goes unclaimed on waivers, Baumann should be expected to remain in the Giants organization. Spencer Bivens was called up in a corresponding move.

San Francisco recalled Bivens from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Bivens will join the Giants ahead of their twin bill Saturday against the Rockies. The 30-year-old holds a 2.65 ERA in 17 innings with the Giants this season and is capable of pitching multiple innings out of the bullpen. Mike Baumann was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Birdsong has been appointed the Giants' 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies. He'll start Game 2.

Birdsong will temporarily join the Giants' active roster to make his sixth big-league start of the year. Birdsong has a 2-0 record with a 3.55 ERA and 30:12 K:BB in 25.1 innings with San Francisco and will likely return to the minors after Saturday's start.

Manager Rob Thomson said Saturday that Marsh and Johan Rojas will split center field work but won't be in a straight platoon, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Marsh had been the Phillies' starting left fielder against right-handed pitching but the team is opting to deploy Austin Hays in left every day. Instead, Marsh will slide to center field. The lefty-hitting Marsh is expected to start most games against right-handed pitching while Rojas starts against lefties. Still, Rojas could see some work against right-handers. Marsh is slashing .247/.325/.410 with nine homers and 12 stolen bases this season.

The Yankees acquired Ramirez and infielders Jared Serna and Abrahan Ramirez from the Marlins on Saturday in exchange for Jazz Chisholm, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Ramirez is viewed as the headliner of the Marlins' three-player return package. The 22-year-old catcher slashed .224/.328/.364 with four home runs and five stolen bases in 125 plate appearances with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since getting promoted from Double-A Somerset in June. With Austin Wells, Jose Trevino and Carlos Narvaez ahead of him on the organizational catching depth chart in New York, Ramirez wasn't on track to make his MLB debut in the near future, but the move to Miami could expedite his arrival to the big leagues. Nick Fortes and Ali Sanchez have been sharing catching duties for the Marlins, but both have OPSes under .500 for the season.

Manager Rob Thomson said Hays will be an everyday player for the Phillies, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Thomson went on to mention that Brandon Marsh and Johan Rojas will split work in center field, which indicates that Hays is set to take over an everyday role in left field. Hays was initially expected to split work with lefty-hitting Brandon Marsh in left but the Phillies won't limit Hays to a platoon role. The former Oriole has a .255/.316/.395 slash line with three homers, 18 runs scored and 14 RBI in 175 plate appearances this season.

Merrifield can't throw the ball well with the stitches in his finger and likely won't be able to play in the field until the stitches are removed, which isn't expected to occur until Atlanta returns home Thursday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Merrifield suffered a finger injury while taking grounders shortly after being signed by Atlanta on Monday. Although he entered Thursday's game as a pinch runner and stole a base, he's unable to play in the field and likely won't be able to until after Atlanta's road trip ends Wednesday. While Merrifield playing as the designated hitter hasn't officially been ruled out, Atlanta has several alternate options at DH and likely won't rush Merrifield back.

Graterol (shoulder) will likely need at least 2-to-3 more rehab outings before rejoining Los Angeles' bullpen, per MLB.com.

Graterol is five outings into a rehab stint that has included two games with the Dodgers' ACL affiliate and three with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He's given up two runs (one earned) on six hits while posting a 3:0 K:BB across five innings during his assignment thus far. Graterol hasn't pitched in the majors this season, but he could rise up to high-leverage work eventually if he proves effective upon his return.

Chourio is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

After starting nine consecutive games for Milwaukee in left field, Chourio will get the night off. Sal Frelick, Blake Perkins and Garrett Mitchell fill the outfield from left to right.

Arizona designated Vieira for assignment Saturday.

The Diamondbacks traded for reliever A.J. Puk on Thursday and now that Puk has reported to the team, Vieira will lose his spot on the 26-man and 40-man rosters. Saturday's move marks the third time Vieira has been designated for assignment this season, and he's fallen to a 5.21 ERA in 38 innings split between Milwaukee, Baltimore and Arizona.