MLB Player News

Robets (shoulder) will report to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday to begin a rehab assignment, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Roberts recently threw a live batting practice session, which was his final hurdle before being cleared for game action. The 24-year-old has been sidelined by shoulder inflammation since late April, so he'll likely require at least a couple appearances with Iowa before being reinstated to the big-league roster.

Machado was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

Machado was called up by the Nationals in early June and posted a 5.59 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 9.2 innings over five relief appearances during his stint with the major-league club. The right-hander will head back to the minors after right-hander Cory Abbott was recalled Friday.

Abbott was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

Abbott was claimed off waivers by the Giants in early May and will join the major-league bullpen after spending the last month and a half with the Triple-A club. He made six appearances (two starts) in Rochester and posted a 9.00 ERA and 2.00 WHIP in 13 innings. The right-hander should be deployed as a multi-inning reliever by the Nationals.

Romero (elbow) had his rehab assignment transferred to Single-A Clearwater on Friday.

Romero's first rehab appearance came with the Phillies' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate Tuesday, and he struck out the side in a perfect inning. The southpaw will take another step in his recovery process by joining the Single-A club.

Smith (1-1) picked up the win Thursday against the Brewers, giving up two hits over a scoreless inning of relief while striking out one.

Entering the game to begin the eighth inning with the score tied 4-4, Smith kept the heart of Milwaukee's order off the board then got rewarded when the Mets pushed across a run in the bottom of the frame. The right-hander has been scored upon only once in his last eight appearances, posting a 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB through 9.1 innings over that stretch, and his high-leverage role has allowed him to amass a career-high 12 holds already in 2022.

Diaz allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Brewers.

Diaz allowed a single to Hunter Renfroe and a double to Tyrone Taylor, but the former was thrown out at the plate for the second out of the ninth inning. Diaz then struck out Christian Yelich to end the threat. This was just the fifth appearance of the month for the Mets' closer, and the first in which he's allowed any hits. He extended his scoreless streak to 7.2 innings and now owns a 2.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 50:11 K:BB across 26.1 innings overall. The 28-year-old is 13-for-16 in save chances while adding a hold and a 2-1 record through 26 appearances.

Rogers allowed a run on a hit and no walks while failing to strike out a batter in one inning to earn the save in Thursday's win over the Cubs.

Rogers gave up a one-out triple in the ninth inning Thursday and allowed the baserunner to come across, but he was able to keep the Padres' lead intact to pick up his third save in his last four outings. The southpaw has converted all but three of his save chances this year, and he became the first pitcher to reach 20 saves this year. Rogers has posted a 3.00 ERA and 0.78 WHIP in 27 innings over his first 28 appearances of the season.

The Nationals plan to call up Adon from Triple-A Rochester to start the first game of Friday's doubleheader with the Phillies, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Washington is likely to designate Adon as its 27th man for the twin bill, so he's expected to be returned to Rochester immediately after the spot start. He'll be rejoining the Nationals after going 1-10 while supplying a 6.95 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 44:35 K:BB in 55.2 innings over 12 starts before being demoted to Triple-A earlier this month.

The Padres reinstated Morejon from the COVID-19-related injured list Thursday.

Morejon's activation leaves right-hander Mike Clevinger as the only player left on the Padres' COVID-19 IL. Since he was only out for five days, Morejon didn't require a rehab assignment prior to being reinstated. He'll likely handle a low-leverage multi-inning role out of the San Diego bullpen moving forward.

The Padres optioned Weathers to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.

San Diego already has six other healthy starting pitchers on the active roster and could get another (Mike Clevinger) back from the COVID-19-related injured list next week, so Weathers' demotion was fully expected regardless of how he performed in Wednesday's 19-5 win over the Cubs. Even though the Padres won comfortably, Weathers didn't factor into the decision in his first start with the big club after surrendering four runs on six hits and four walks across 3.2 innings prior to his departure.