MLB Player News
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Quinn Priester SP | MIL
Brewers' Quinn Priester: Shaky in rehab start
Priester (shoulder) was charged with five earned runs on five hits and three walks over three innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
Priester resumed a rehab assignment last weekend at High-A Wisconsin, yielding seven runs in 1.1 frames. The results were a bit better Thursday, but it's all relative, as Priester continues to look like a pitcher who's not close to being ready to face major-league hitters. Priester averaged 92.2 miles per hour with his sinker -- down 1.7 mph from last season -- and he induced only four whiffs and two strikeouts. The righty should make another rehab start next week and will hope to take a step forward then.
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Kirby Snead RP | SEA
Phillies' Kirby Snead: Lands in Philadelphia on MiLB deal
Snead signed a minor-league contract with the Phillies on Saturday.
The Phillies assigned Snead to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and he made his organizational debut Thursday, striking out the lone batter he faced. The 31-year-old lefty holds a lifetime 5.09 ERA and 1.70 WHIP over 79 career appearances in the majors from 2021 through 2024 across stops with the Blue Jays, Athletics and Mariners.
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Kevin Ginkel RP | ARI
Diamondbacks' Kevin Ginkel: Cleans up mess in win
Ginkel retired both batters he faced in the eighth inning of Thursday's 2-1 win over the Rockies.
Much of the focus after the win was on the sterling performance of starter Eduardo Rodriguez, as well as Corbin Carroll's walk-off single, but Ginkel made the latter possible. With one out in the eighth inning, Juan Morillo hit a batter with the bases loaded that tied the game. Ginkel took over and induced a pop-out to the catcher and a groundout to third base to escape the jam. It was the reliever's eighth scoreless outing over his last nine appearances, during which he's allowed four hits and two walks while striking out nine over 7.1 innings. With Paul Sewald holding down the closer job, there isn't much opportunity for Ginkel to pick up saves, but his 3.20 ERA in 2026 is making last season (7.36) look like an outlier.
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Corbin Carroll RF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Walks off Rockies
Carroll went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Thursday's 2-1 win over Colorado.
It wasn't a glitzy, walk-off home run, but Carroll's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning accomplished the same goal, giving Arizona its fifth consecutive win. Earlier in the game, he knocked in the team's first run on a fielder's choice. The single extended Carroll's hit streak to nine games, during which he's gone 12-for-31 (.387) with seven extra-base hits, six RBI and 10 runs scored.
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Ivan Herrera DH | STL
Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Launches sixth homer
Herrera went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Pirates.
Herrera got St. Louis on the board in the third inning with a two-out shot off Braxton Ashcraft, giving the catcher/DH his sixth homer of the year and his second in three games. Herrera has swung the bat well of late, going 16-for-51 with an .804 OPS over his last 12 contests. Overall, he's slashing .262/.386/.426 with 24 RBI and 28 runs scored across 223 plate appearances this season.
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Brock Stewart RP | LAD
Dodgers' Brock Stewart: Resumes throwing
Stewart (foot) has started a throwing program, per MLB.com.
Stewart made his season debut May 6 after recovering from a shoulder injury. However, he landed on the 15-day IL three days later due to a bone spur in his left foot. Stewart was given a three-week timeline by manager Dave Roberts after he landed on the shelf, and that still appears to be in play given the reliever's recent return to throwing.
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Matt Waldron SP | SD
Padres' Matt Waldron: May return as reliever
Waldron (forearm) could take on a bullpen role when he returns from the 15-day injured list, MLB.com reports.
Waldron landed on the IL last Friday due to a right brachialis muscle injury. He had initially been slated to be designated for assignment, as Waldron lost hold of his spot in the rotation after Lucas Giolito was cleared to make his team debut. If Waldron remains with the club after he gets healthy, he'll likely be asked to work out of the bullpen, barring injuries to other starters reopening a spot in the rotation. Over six appearances (three starts) with San Diego so far in 2026, Waldron has posted a 8.49 ERA and 1.71 WHIP over 23.1 innings.
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German Marquez SP | SD
Padres' German Marquez: Resumes mound work
Marquez (forearm) has progressed to throwing off a mound, per MLB.com.
Marquez landed on the 15-day injured list May 3 due to right forearm nerve irritation. He resumed throwing in mid-May and has since been able to return to mound work. If he continues to progress without any setbacks, Marquez could be back with San Diego sometime in June, though he'll likely need a minor-league rehab stint before being activated.
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Luis Campusano C | SD
Padres' Luis Campusano: Taking swings, catching pitches
Campusano (toe) has progressed to swinging in the batting cage and catching off a pitching machine, per MLB.com.
Campusano is dealing with a small fracture in his toe that he sustained when he fouled a ball off his foot May 5. The backstop seems to have made significant progress in recent days, though he'll presumably need to get in a minor-league rehab stint before he's activated off the IL. It's possible that Campusano will make it back to the Padres before the end of May, but an early June return seems more likely.
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Marcell Ozuna DH | PIT
Pirates' Marcell Ozuna: Two RBI in return to lineup
Ozuna went 2-for-4 with two RBI on Thursday against the Cardinals.
Ozuna had been out of the lineup for two of the last three games, and he was bumped down to sixth in the order in his return Thursday. He responded by delivering a two-RBI single in the sixth inning, giving the Pirates a three-run lead. Ozuna has gone just 7-for-35 across his last 10 starts, though he has managed five RBI and four runs scored in that span.