MLB Player News

Perez signed a minor-league contract with the Athletics on Friday, Chris Hillburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports.

Perez was released by the Nationals late in March. The left-handed reliever has pitched in the majors over the last two seasons and owns a career 5.87 ERA over 14 appearances with Cleveland and Washington. He provides some organizational depth and has a chance to help the Oakland bullpen before the end of the 2023 campaign.

Pressly walked one batter in a scoreless inning against Atlanta on Friday. He struck out one and earned a save.

Making his ninth appearance of the season, Pressly finally got his first save chance. He converted it despite throwing just 11 of 22 pitches for strikes. He's now sporting a 5.40 ERA with an 8:1 K:BB through 8.1 frames and has turned in three straight scoreless outings since coughing up three runs April 11.

Curtiss was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse by the Mets on Friday, Michael Mayer of MetsmerizedOnline.com reports.

It's a bit of a surprise that it's Curtiss getting the demotion to make room for Joey Lucchesi, but the Mets will keep arms like Edwin Uceta and Jeff Brigham on the roster as multi-inning options. Curtiss figures to be back in the majors before too long.

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.