MLB Player News

Minter was unavailable on Monday against the Pirates due to back tightness and is considered day-to-day, David O'Brien of The Athletic Atlanta reports.

Apparently his back has been bothering him over the past week, but the Braves are hopeful he will be available again in a day or two. Dan Winkler picked up his second save of the season Monday in Minter's absence.

Jansen (irregular heartbeat) was reinstated from the 10-day DL and will be available to pitch Monday against the Cardinals, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports.

Jansen will continue to monitor his heart every day and added that there's a "90 percent chance" that he will require another surgical procedure this offseason, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. That said, Jansen is no longer on blood thinners and will not have any restrictions moving forward, which is something that he made abundantly clear during Monday's pre-game talk with reporters. He will return to his ninth-inning role where he's logged a 2.15 ERA and 61 strikeouts across 54.1 frames in 2018.

Jansen (irregular heartbeat) appeared to have received positive news during Monday's cardiologist visit, and could return to the Dodgers' bullpen in the near future, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Jansen's situation is still a little murky as there has yet to be a definitive statement that he's been cleared to resume pitching in live games at this point in time. Per Gurnick, Jansen was wearing a shirt that read, "I'm back," and when questioned, the reliever confirmed that message. In addition, Jansen was able to throw off the mound Wednesday and Friday and didn't experience any issues. Look for an update from manager Dave Roberts in the coming days, though Jansen's initial month-long timetable appears to be in the rear-view mirror.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Monday that the club is planning on having Rodriguez (hamstring) return from the DL and start Friday's game against the Rangers, Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group reports.

It appears Rodriguez will be back well before his anticipated timetable after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain last week. Though Bochy will likely confirm his start in the coming days, this is good news for Rodriguez and his owners as it's evident that this injury won't sidelined him for long. Throughout 14 appearances (12 starts) in 2018, he's logged a 2.25 ERA and 1.00 WHIP.

Wilson was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett and will start Monday's game versus Pittsburgh.

The 20-year-old will make his major-league debut somewhat unexpectedly, taking the place of projected starter Kevin Gausman just hours prior to the first pitch. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, this will allow the club to push each starter back a day. Across three starts with Gwinnett, Wilson posted a 4.50 ERA and 0.85 WHIP with a sparkling 24:2 K:BB over 20 innings. Following Monday's start, Wilson is expected to return to the minors, though he will likely return to the fold when roster expand in September. In order to make room for Wilson, Ryan Flaherty was designated for assignment and Chad Bell was outrighted to Triple-A.

Boshers was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.

After being claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh two weeks ago, Boshers spent eight games with the club but failed to make an appearance. Prior to joining the organization, he pitched in 38 games for the Twins in 2018, logging a 4.89 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 35 innings.

Law was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Law has thrown 11.1 innings for the Giants this season, struggling to an 8.74 ERA. He'll take the bullpen role previously occupied by Ray Black, who was sent to Sacramento in a corresponding move.

Santana will throw off a mound Tuesday for the first time since being shut down with a rotator cuff strain in early June.

Santana has already spent the required 60 days on the disabled list, but given that he's just now returning to mound work, his return doesn't seem imminent. His recovery timetable should become clearer once he gets back on the mound.

Garcia (forearm) shifted his rehab assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday and tossed an inning in relief in the affiliate's 4-3 loss to Iowa. He gave up two runs on three hits and struck out one in the 21-pitch outing.

The right-hander has made four appearances during his current minor-league assignment and seems to be closing in on a return from the 10-day disabled list. Because Garcia will likely be ticketed for lower-leverage work once he's activated from the DL, the Dodgers could wait until rosters expand in September before bringing him back on the active roster. Prior to hitting the shelf, Garcia managed a 5.21 ERA and 1.47 WHIP over 19 innings with the big club.

Fields (shoulder) shifted his rehab assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday and tossed a perfect inning in the affiliate's 6-4 win over Iowa.

Fields' appearance was the fourth of his minor-league assignment, with his previous three outings coming with the Dodgers' rookie-level Arizona League affiliate. Now that the 33-year-old is working in the higher minors, it appears he won't require much more time to recover from the right shoulder injury before slotting back into the Los Angeles bullpen. Fields is expected to occupy a key setup role for the big club after submitting a 2.36 ERA and 0.93 WHIP over 34.1 innings prior to being shut down with the injury.