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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.

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.