MLB Player News

The Giants placed Miller on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a left elbow sprain, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Miller, a 27-year-old southpaw, has a 1.50 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 22:20 K:BB in 30 innings this season. Lefty Scott Alexander was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to take Miller's place in the Giants bullpen.

The Giants optioned Black to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Black ran into some struggles on the mound during his season debut Friday, giving up five runs (three earned) while striking out five batters in four innings out of the bullpen. He'll now return to the minor leagues in favor of Tristan Beck, who will provide the Giants with an additional fresh bullpen arm.

The Giants recalled Beck from Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Since being sent down to Triple-A on June 18, Beck has given up two unearned runs over 6.1 innings while striking out nine batters. He'll rejoin the big club Saturday to provide San Francisco with a fresh bullpen arm, replacing Mason Black.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Casparius will probably be returning to the bullpen Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

Casparius has been working either as a primary pitcher behind an opener or as a traditional starter since mid-June, but he's struggled of late, posting a 9.77 ERA with a 1.79 WHIP over his past four outings spanning 15.2 frames. He yielded six runs over three innings against the Astros on Friday, which may have been the tipping point in terms of the Dodgers' decision to move him back to the bullpen. However, that transition may have been coming regardless of Casparius' results, as the team's decimated rotation is beginning to get healthy -- Tyler Glasnow (shoulder) is expected to return next week, and Blake Snell (shoulder) is nearing a rehab assignment. Los Angeles also has Emmet Sheehan as starting pitching depth in the minors, and he could be called up to start against the Astros on Sunday.

The Dodgers recalled Little from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Little gave up two runs in two innings during his lone MLB outing this year, but he owns a 3.60 ERA and 1.37 WHIP through 35 innings in the minors. He'll work in middle relief for Los Angeles and take the place of Noah Davis on the active roster.

The Dodgers optioned Davis to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Davis was shelled for 10 runs in 1.1 innings during Friday's 18-1 loss against Houston. Now sporting a 19.50 ERA in the majors, he'll head back to the minors in favor of Jack Little.

The Nationals transferred Law (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Law has been on the injured list all season due to forearm inflammation, so his move to the 60-day IL doesn't affect his return timeline and is simply a way to clear a 40-man spot for the newly activated Mason Thompson (elbow). Law restarted his rehab assignment Wednesday after being shut down with renewed forearm soreness and will likely require a few more appearances in the minors before returning to Washington.

The Nationals optioned Brzykcy to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.

Brzykcy has been getting hit around quite a bit as of late, surrendering nine earned runs in just 3.2 innings across his last five outings. He'll head back to Triple-A in an effort to right the ship, clearing a spot in the Nationals' bullpen for Mason Thompson (elbow) to return from the IL.

The Nationals reinstated Thompson (elbow) from the injured list Saturday.

Thompson has spent the entire season working his way back from a Tommy John procedure he underwent in March 2024. He gave up six earned runs over eight frames during his rehab assignment, though he threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Triple-A Rochester. Now fully healthy, he'll replace Zach Brzykcy in Washington's bullpen and take Derek Law's (forearm) place on the 40-man.

The Mets designated Zuber for assignment Saturday.

The Mets needed to open up a 40-man roster spot after signing Zach Pop to a big-league contract, and Zuber will end up as the odd man out. The 30-year-old righty owns a 6.11 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 28 innings in the minors and is likely to pass through waivers unclaimed.