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Brieske (arm) completed a live BP session at the Tigers' spring training facility in Lakeland on Tuesday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Brieske is scheduled to throw another live session later in the week. The right-hander was diagnosed with right ulnar nerve entrapment and underwent a hydrodissection procedure to treat the issue in his right arm. There's no timetable for when Brieske will be able to return to the mound at this point.

Walter has a 4.19 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 11:7 K:BB in 19.1 innings through four starts for Triple-A Worcester.

The best stat in Walter's profile early on is his 50.8 percent groundball rate, and even that's notably worse than his career norms. He showed an excellent ability to pound the zone and also pile up strikeouts in the lower levels, but his 12.9 percent strikeout rate is the second-lowest mark among qualified International League starters.

Varland (hand) is set to make rehab appearances Thursday and Saturday with High-A Wisconsin, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

If both those outings go smoothly, Varland will then travel to Colorado with the Brewers next week and should be activated from the 15-day injured list at some point during their three-game series at Coors Field that begins May 2. He's been sidelined since April 15 due to a right hand contusion.

Iglesias (shoulder) will throw either live batting practice or in a minor-league rehab appearance Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Iglesias was able to face live hitters for the first time Monday and is now scheduled for at least one more round of work. It's unclear how many rehab appearances Iglesias will make should he go on an assignment, but he figures to be very close to the end of his recovery process and could even return as soon as this weekend.

The Yankees optioned Weissert to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.

Weissert threw 39 pitches in relief in the Yankees' loss to the Twins on Monday and probably wasn't going to be available for a few days. The Yankees called up Nick Ramirez from Triple-A to replace Weissert on the 26-man active roster and in the bullpen.

The Yankees selected Ramirez's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Ramirez hasn't appeared in a major-league game since 2021, but the 33-year-old southpaw will get another look in the big leagues after turning in a 1.74 ERA through 10.1 innings this season at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He'll provide the Yankees with a fresh left-handed bullpen arm.

The Dodgers placed Graterol on the paternity list Tuesday.

Graterol is likely to be excused for the Dodgers' entire three-game series in Pittsburgh. Evan Phillips was reinstated Tuesday following his own stint on the paternity list and should command the majority of the team's save chances this week.

The Dodgers activated Phillips (personal) from the paternity list Tuesday.

As expected, Phillips will return to the Dodgers bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Pittsburgh after spending a handful of days away from the team to be with his growing family. He should resume commanding a good chunk of the save opportunities for Los Angeles, especially with Brusdar Graterol now off on a paternity leave stint of his own.

Reed cleared waivers and was outrighted Monday to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

The Dodgers booted Reed off the 40-man roster Saturday after he yielded six earned runs while recording only two outs in his first appearance of the season in Friday's blowout loss to the Cubs. The 30-year-old right-hander has logged only 27.1 career innings at the MLB level.

The Guardians recalled Pilkington from Triple-a Columbus on Tuesday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Pilkington pitched three innings for Columbus on Saturday but could be available on two days' rest to give the Guardians an extra arm out of the bullpen. If the left-hander isn't needed in relief Tuesday, he could be a candidate to fill the vacancy in the rotation for Wednesday's series finale. However, even in that scenario, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram notes that Pilkington would likely be available for around 2-to-3 innings Wednesday, so the southpaw would be more of a glorified opener than a traditional starter.