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Grace will be a part of the Diamondbacks' 60-man summer camp.

Grace isn't on the 40-man roster, but the lefty was invited to Diamondbacks camp in January and will get the same opportunity upon the season's restart. The 31-year-old had a strong season in Washington in 2018, but was knocked around to the tune of a 6.36 ERA in 51 appearances last year and eventually lost his roster spot. He'll need to rebound to something closer to his career 4.29 ERA in order to solidify his spot for the shortened season.

Rusin will be a part of the Braves' 60-man roster, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Rusin signed a minor-league contract with the Braves in January as a non-roster invitee, and he'll get a similar opportunity as the season is set to resume. The southpaw made six appearances in major-league spring training before play was suspended. He gave up two earned runs off six hits while striking out 12 over 8.2 innings.

Matzek will be a part of the Braves' 60-man roster, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Matzek hasn't appeared in the majors since 2015 as a result of anxiety issues that forced him out of organized baseball in 2016. However, he spent the 2019 season in the minors and had struck out 10 while tossing 4.2 scoreless innings in spring training this year prior to the suspension of play. The 29-year-old could be a contender to make some appearances out of Atlanta's bullpen this season.

Garcia made the Giants' 60-man roster.

He is not on the 40-man roster but was competing for a spot in the bullpen this spring prior to the shutdown. Garcia will likely pitch primarily in low-leverage situations this season.

The Brewers list Feyereisen among the 45 players included on their initial 60-man roster pool released Monday.

Feyereisen had been optioned to Double-A Biloxi in late March, but his inclusion in the roster pool reverses that transaction. The right-handed reliever will be eligible to appear in big-league games for the Brewers, but he probably won't be asked to pitch in key spots, at least not right away. Feyereisen, who has yet to make his MLB debut, submitted a 2.49 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 94:31 K:BB over 61.1 innings with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2019.

Frias will be a part of the Diamondbacks' 60-man summer camp.

Frias is not on the 40-man roster and has yet to make his MLB debut, but he's regarded as one of Arizona's better pitching prospects, sporting a mid-90s fastball and plus curveball. The right-hander excelled in short-season ball in 2019, posting a 1.99 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 10 starts. The going got a little tougher for the 22-year-old upon a promotion to full-season ball, as he gave up 13 earned runs in 26.2 innings. There remain questions about Frias' command and third pitch, but the Diamondbacks made his development a priority with this move.

Bukauskas will be a part of the Diamondbacks' 60-man summer camp.

Bukauskas, who is not on the 40-man roster, will get a camp invite to gauge if some of the right-hander's raw potential can translate to utility at the highest level this season. He arrived in Arizona via the Zack Greinke trade last July, but his season was cut short due to elbow and wrist issues. Bukauskas had posted a 5.44 ERA with two Double-A clubs last season, and saw brief work with the D-Backs in spring training in 2020 before games were shut down due tot he pandemic.

The Giants placed Beede (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

The transaction is merely procedural, as Beede has already been ruled out for the 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in March. His move to the 60-day IL opens up an extra spot on the 40-man roster for the Giants.

Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said Monday that Brigham (biceps) has advanced to throwing off a mound in recent weeks, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Brigham was unable to do any throwing in spring training while contending with a right biceps injury, but MLB's nearly four-month shutdown has provided him with extra time to recover without having to miss games. However, since he hasn't had the opportunity to step in against hitters in live batting practice or simulated games, Brigham will likely enter the Marlins' "summer camp" this week behind his fellow pitchers in the buildup process for the 60-game regular season. He'll still have around three weeks before Opening Day to fully move past the injury, so Brigham has a chance to be ready to go.

The Padres placed Munoz (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

The transaction was merely procedural after Munoz required Tommy John surgery back in March. He'll miss the entire 2020 season and could miss a portion of the 2021 campaign while recovering from the procedure.