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Taylor (elbow) is throwing in camp but has yet to appear in a Grapefruit League game, Matt Young of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Taylor was bothered by an elbow injury in 2022, which limited him to 16 innings in Houston. He struggled mightily with his command by walking 10 batters, which resulted in an ugly 1.56 WHIP. It's unclear when Taylor may be able to return to the mound, though his absence opens the door for Matt Gage to make the Opening Day roster.

Gage will likely start the regular season as a member of the Astros' bullpen, Matt Young of The Houston Chronicle reports.

Gage was picked up by the Astros in mid-February, and he'll benefit from the absences of Parker Mushinski (back) and Blake Taylor (elbow) -- both of whom have yet to enter game action this spring. Without that duo, the Astros will be without a lefty in their bullpen, thus opening the door for Gage to claim a roster spot. He made his big-league debut with Toronto in 2022 and maintained a 1.38 ERA and 0.92 WHIP across 13 innings.

Mushinski (back) will "probably not" be ready for Opening Day, Matt Young of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Mushinski suffered back spasms early in camp, and he has been throwing for two weeks. Even so, he has yet to appear in game action and is unlikely to get fully ramped up in time for Opening Day. His absence won't affect the saves picture in Houston, though Mushinski was battling for a roster spot as the lone lefty reliever in the Astros' bullpen.

Fujinami has allowed five earned runs on six hits and eight walks while recording 13 strikeouts across eight innings in his first three Cactus League starts.

The former NPB star has seen some of his career-long control issues surface in fairly prominent fashion early in his MLB career, but he's also done a nice job closing out his fair share of hitters. Fujinami actually allowed just one earned run across five innings in his first two exhibitions before getting touched up for four runs over three frames by the Rockies in his most recent turn Monday, an outing in which he also rang up seven strikeouts. Fujinami worked up to 70 pitches against Colorado, and although he got only 40 of those offerings into the strike zone, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports the right-hander's fastball hit 99 mph and his slider served as the putaway pitch on five of his seven Ks.

Ryan was reassigned Tuesday to minor-league camp by the Mariners, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Ryan signed a minor-league contract at the beginning of 2023 with Seattle. The right-hander will likely be a part of the Tacoma pitching staff as a bullpen option.

Berroa was optioned to Double-A Arkansas by the Mariners on Tuesday, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Berroa impressed during the spring camp, but the right-hander was never a real option to make the Mariners out of spring training. The right-hander will be a part of the Arkansas rotation, and he has a chance to be a part of the Seattle staff before the end of 2023, with 2024 a more likely ETA.

White (shoulder) threw a successful side session Monday in Blue Jays camp, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters Tuesday that White is "right where he should be" and there are "no red flags" with his health. The 28-year-old has yet to appear in a Grapefruit League game this spring due to an offseason shoulder impingement, but it appears that he will be able to go a couple innings at a time for Toronto by Opening Day.

Weber was reassigned Tuesday to the minor-league side of Yankees camp.

Weber yielded just one run over 10.2 major-league innings with the Yankees last season and should eventually get another shot in the Bronx. For now, he is ticketed for the bullpen at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Bowman was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Yankees on Tuesday.

After not having pitched since 2019 due to elbow problems, Bowman got hit around quite a bit during the spring, allowing six earned runs through just 4.2 innings. The 31-year-old righty will likely open the season in Triple-A to knock the rust off, and he could potentially join the Yankees later in the season if all goes well.

The Yankees optioned Garcia to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

Garcia allowed seven runs -- six earned -- in just 8.1 major-league innings last season, though he had been showing well in the Grapefruit League this spring. The 23-year-old right-hander should get a long look with the Yankees at some point in 2023.