MLB Player News
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Jake Palisch RP | CHW
White Sox's Jake Palisch: Removed from 40-man roster
The White Sox outrighted Palisch to Double-A Birmingham on Sunday.
Palisch made one appearance for the White Sox earlier this month before being optioned to Birmingham, allowing two earned runs over an inning of work in his major-league debut. He's now off the White Sox's 40-man roster but will remain in the organization.
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Tommy Kahnle RP | BOS
Tigers' Tommy Kahnle: Earns hold Sunday
Kahnle worked around a hit to toss a scoreless eighth inning and earn a hold in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Twins.
After Detroit starter Tarik Skubal dazzled across seven scoreless innings, Kahnle served as the bridge to Will Vest, who ultimately secured his 13th save of the season in the ninth. Kahnle now has 11 holds this year to go along with eight saves of his own. The veteran righty also has a stellar 1.77 ERA and 0.79 WHIP through 35.2 innings. While Vest is the team's top closer for the moment, Kahnle isn't far behind, and his high-leverage role and strong ratios give him standalone fantasy value.
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Will Vest RP | DET
Tigers' Will Vest: Collects 13th save
Vest struck out one over a perfect inning to earn the save in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Twins.
Vest retired the side on a tidy eight pitches (six strikes) to earn his first save since June 12 versus the Orioles. He had a pinkie finger injury between those saves, which led to a blown save June 15 versus the Reds, but he avoided the injured list and has since turned in three scoreless innings. Vest is up to 13 saves, two holds and three blown saves while posting a 2.37 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 42:10 K:BB across 38 innings. Vest continues to hold an edge for saves over Tommy Kahnle, who worked the eighth inning Sunday.
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Kenley Jansen RP | DET
Angels' Kenley Jansen: Blows save Sunday
Jansen allowed a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one over one inning to take a blown save in Sunday's 7-4 extra-innings loss to Nationals.
Jansen hadn't pitched since June 24, which was his return from a pectoral cramp that shortened his appearance the day before. Despite being fresh, the Nationals were able to scrape together the tying run with a Jacob Young RBI single in the ninth inning. This was Jansen's first blown save of the year -- he had converted his first 15 save chances, though he's occasionally struggled in non-save situations. The veteran closer is at a 4.40 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 26:11 K:BB over 28.2 innings this season. Jansen has logged 25-plus saves in every full-length campaign since 2012, so one blown save is not going to be enough to cost him his role.
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Josh Hader RP | HOU
Astros' Josh Hader: Notches 23rd save
Hader picked up the save Sunday against the Cubs, striking out one during a perfect ninth inning.
Hader notched his fifth save over the last seven days, vaulting him into a tie with Robert Suarez for the most saves in MLB. In his last 14 appearances, Hader has a 1.98 ERA and a 22:1 K:BB across 13.2 innings.
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Jeff Hoffman RP | TOR
Blue Jays' Jeff Hoffman: Fans side for save
Hoffman struck out the side in a perfect inning to earn a save over Boston on Sunday.
Hoffman made quick work of the Red Sox in the ninth inning, punching out the side on 14 pitches to finish the 5-3 win. He's now converted 18 of 22 save chances this season and picked up his first since June 10. Hoffman has produced an impressive 48:10 K:BB through 34.1 innings despite a 4.98 ERA.
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Logan VanWey RP | HOU
Astros' Logan VanWey: Healthy again at Triple-A
VanWey (undisclosed) struck out a batter and allowed no hits and no walks over a scoreless inning of relief for Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.
VanWey was out of action for Sugar Land for about a month before he was cleared to rejoin the Triple-A bullpen. The 25-year-old reliever was previously up with the Astros earlier this season and gave up six earned runs on 15 hits and three walks over 8.2 innings.
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Jesse Scholtens RP | TB
White Sox's Jesse Scholtens: Removed from rehab assignment
The White Sox pulled Scholtens off his minor-league rehab assignment after he experienced discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow following his most recent start June 4 with Triple-A Charlotte, MLB.com reports.
Before being shut down, Scholtens had compiled a 5.96 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 15:9 K:BB in 22.2 innings across his six rehab starts between Charlotte and High-A Winston-Salem. Given that Scholtens underwent Tommy John surgery last February, the White Sox are likely to proceed cautiously with the right-hander before sending him back out on a rehab assignment. Scholtens' lone big-league action previously came with the White Sox back in 2023, when he submitted a 5.29 ERA in 85 innings over 26 appearances (11 starts).
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Michel Otanez RP | TEX
Athletics' Michel Otanez: On shelf at Triple-A
Triple-A Las Vegas placed Otanez on its 7-day injured list June 8 due to an unspecified injury.
The 27-year-old right-hander possesses a spot on the Athletics' 40-man roster but had been with Las Vegas since late May after getting optioned. Otanez owns a 5.40 ERA, 2.26 WHIP and 9:6 K:BB in 6.2 innings over seven relief appearances with the Triple-A club this season.
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Jacob Latz RP | TEX
Rangers' Jacob Latz: Exits Sunday's game
Latz was removed in the ninth inning of his relief appearance in Sunday's game against the Mariners due to an unspecified reason, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports. He struck out four and allowed one hit and one walk over 2.1 scoreless innings.
After taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning while working as a starter in his previous appearance Tuesday in Baltimore, Latz ended up shifting back to the bullpen this weekend. He entered Sunday's contest in the top of the seventh and worked two scoreless frames before he was lifted in the top of the ninth after striking out a batter and giving up a ground rule double. Wilson relays that Latz was dealing with an illness Saturday and may have been dealing with some fatigue, but the Rangers will likely elaborate further on Latz's early exit once Sunday's contest concludes.