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Garza was designated for assignment by the Angels on Friday.

After selecting the contracts of Chad Wallach and Austin Warren on Friday, the Angels decided to make Garza their 40-man roster casualty. He currently holds a 4.32 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in Triple-A Salt Lake through 8.1 innings and hasn't pitched in the majors since 2021.

Munoz will throw a live bullpen session early next week in advance of a rehab session with Triple-A Tacoma, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.

Munoz continues to make solid progress in his recovery from a deltoid strain that has sidelined him for a little under two weeks. The right-hander is eligible to come off the injured list before the game against the Cardinals on Sunday, but it sounds like the hard-throwing reliever will be back in a high-leverage role with Seattle a few days later than that at the earliest.

Herget was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, Sarah Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Times reports.

With Austin Warren returning to the major-league club Friday, Herget was sent down to make room on the roster. The 29-year-old reliever has been hit around quite a bit in the majors, allowing six earned runs over 8.2 frames out of the bullpen.

Warren was called up to the majors by the Angels on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Warren made 14 appearances for the Angels last season, recording a 5.63 ERA and 1.50 WHIP in that time. However, a perfect 0.00 ERA in Triple-A over seven frames to start the year offers optimism for more success this time around. Jimmy Herget was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move.

Nance (shoulder) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Nance now has several bullpen sessions under his belt and should soon advance to a minor-league rehab assignment. He's missed the first three weeks of the 2023 regular season after developing some right shoulder soreness early in spring training.

Chargois (oblique) played catch from 60 feet Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Chargois has resumed throwing -- on flat ground for now -- 11 days after landing on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain. If all goes smoothly with his rehab, the 32-year-old could return to the Marlins' bullpen in the early part of May.

Iglesias (shoulder) threw another successful bullpen session Thursday, Grant McAuley of 929 The Game reports.

Iglesias is just about ready to advance to live batting practice sessions and appears on track to join Atlanta's bullpen just before the end of April. He developed some minor inflammation in his right shoulder at the tail end of spring training, but that seems to be in the rearview. A.J. Minter is currently holding down the closer role for the defending NL East champions.

Woods Richardson was recalled Friday from Triple-A St. Paul, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Woods Richardson had struggled to a 9.00 ERA through two starts (seven innings) this season at the Triple-A level, but the Twins are in need of a fresh bullpen arm. The 22-year-old was a top-50 prospect a couple summers ago prior to being part of the Jose Berrios trade, but his stock has dropped since and he'll presumably work in long relief.

Alcala was optioned Friday to Triple-A St. Paul, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Alcala had surrendered six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits and five walks through 10 innings of relief this season. Simeon Woods Richardson will join the Twins in a corresponding roster move.

Okert (groin) was activated Friday from the 15-day injured list, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Okert will join the Marlins' bullpen for Friday night's game against the Guardians after missing the first three weeks of the 2023 season with an adductor injury. He was effective for Miami in both 2021 and 2022, and the 31-year-old left-hander could take on a setup role now that he's back to full health, although he'll be behind both A.J. Puk and Tanner Scott in the pecking order from the port side.