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Rodriguez (shoulder) tossed a scoreless inning in his rehab debut Thursday night with Triple-A Memphis, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Rodriguez needed just nine pitches to get through the scoreless frame and twice reached 98 mph with his four-seam fastball. Once he's deemed fully recovered from a late-spring bout of right shoulder tightness, he'll likely be an option for the Cardinals' bullpen by early next week.

Loaisiga (elbow) did some flat-ground throwing at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

It's his first time playing catch since he landed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation two weeks ago. Loaisiga will continue to ramp things up, and as long as he avoids setbacks he's tracking toward an early May return.

Foster underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow earlier this week, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

Foster has been out all season with what had been termed a forearm strain, but clearly there was more significant damage to his pitching arm. He'll likely be out until around midseason next year.

De Los Santos was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.

After spending three days away from the team, the 27-year-old reliever is now back with the Guardians. De Los Santos holds a 1.35 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the year across 6.2 innings, though he's made only one appearance since April 9.

Beck allowed four runs on nine hits and a walk while striking out five over 5.1 innings in a 9-4 loss to the Mets on Thursday. He did not factor in the decision.

Sean Manaea wore the loss for this one after getting tagged for five runs in the fourth inning. The Giants rallied in the fifth, but Beck ended up giving back all of that progress, though his long-relief outing helped to spare the bullpen. It's possible Beck will be sent back to Triple-A Sacramento in short order after his MLB debut. He posted a 3.38 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9:7 K:BB across 13.1 innings with Sacramento prior to his call-up, so it's clear he still needs to work on trimming his walk rate.

The Dodgers selected Reed's contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Reed was removed from the 40-man roster prior to spring training but has found his way back to the majors even after allowing five runs over 2.1 innings at Oklahoma City this season. He'll be used in low-leverage spots.

Estrada was recalled from Triple-A Iowa by the Cubs on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The Cubs needed a fresh arm in the bullpen after Javier Assad's abbreviated start Thursday. Estrada was unscored upon in his first five appearances with Iowa and could work his way into high-leverage situations with the big club.

Assad was optioned to Triple-A Iowa by the Cubs on Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Assad came up for a spot start Thursday in place of Jameson Taillon (groin), yielding two runs over three innings in a loss to the Dodgers. The Cubs will need another starter when Taillon's turn comes up again, but Assad won't be eligible unless he replaces an injured player.

Heuer (elbow) will throw a one-inning simulated game at the Cubs' spring training complex in Arizona on Saturday, Ryan Herrera of AllCHGO.com reports.

Heuer continues chugging along in his rehab from Tommy John surgery. The beginning of a rehab assignment would seem to be around the corner, although there's no date for that yet.

Hudson (neck) was placed on the 7-day injured list Friday.

Hudson was sent to Triple-A Memphis ahead of the season to try and regain his velocity, but he'll now be sidelined for at least a week, if not longer. He's dealing with neck discomfort, per Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat. So far in 2023, Hudson has started four games for Memphis, producing a 5.40 ERA and 1.99 WHIP with 13 strikeouts over 18.1 innings.