MLB Player News

Marte was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.

Marte has spent the past few weeks in the minors but will rejoin the big-league club for this weekend's series in Toronto. The 26-year-old has appeared in five games this season in the majors and given up three earned runs with a 7:7 K:BB across 5.1 innings.

Loup (personal) was placed on the restricted list Friday.

Loup is apparently unvaccinated, so he won't be able to enter Canada for the three-game series this weekend in Toronto. The left-hander should rejoin the Angles ahead of Monday's series opener against the Yankees.

Naughton was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

Naughton has been up with the big-league club since late June, but he'll head back to the minors after recording only one out in each of his past two outings. The 26-year-old has a 5.14 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB over 28 innings this season.

Helsley (personal) was activated from the restricted list Friday.

The 28-year-old has been away from the team for the past week following the birth of his first child, but he's back with the Cardinals ahead of Friday's series opener versus Atlanta. Helsley has converted 12 of 15 save chances with a 0.91 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and 72:13 K:BB across 49.2 innings this year, and he should reclaim the closer role now that he's back on the active roster.

Ramirez was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Ramirez was sent down Sunday but will quickly rejoin the Pirates' bullpen after Colin Holderman (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday. Over six relief appearances with the Pirates this year, Ramirez has posted a 6.43 ERA and 1.71 WHIP in seven innings.

Holderman (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Holderman exited Wednesday's appearance against Atlanta due to right shoulder soreness and will be unavailable for at least the next two weeks. A timetable for his return isn't yet clear, but Yohan Ramirez was recalled Friday to provide additional bullpen depth.

Nance will start Friday's game against the Dodgers, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The Marlins will employ a bullpen game Friday, and Nance will be the first pitcher on the mound. The 31-year-old has covered two or three frames in each of his last three outings and should have a similar workload versus Los Angeles.

Devenski was designated for assignment by Arizona on Thursday.

Devenski was called up in late July but didn't do much in his 10 appearances, posting a 7.59 ERA over 10.2 innings. He's thrown just 21.2 innings at the major-league level since the start of the 2020 season, struggling to a 9.14 ERA over that stretch. That likely means the 31-year-old will pass through waivers unclaimed.

Weissert allowed three runs on two walks while hitting two batters over one-third of an inning against Oakland on Thursday.

Weissert was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday and was summoned from the bullpen with the Yankees up big in the seventh inning. His first outing as a major-leaguer didn't go well, as he threw only five of 15 pitches for strikes and hit two batters in addition to issuing two free passes while recording only one out. Nerves likely came into play, but Weissert has had some control issues in the minors this season, registering a 3.7 BB/9 and hitting five batters over 46 innings. He was able to overcome that to post a 1.76 ERA and 0.89 WHIP, however.

Bautista (4-3) struck out two across two perfect innings to earn the extra-innings win over the White Sox on Thursday.

The right-hander needed just 18 pitches (13 strikes) to navigate the 10th and 11th frames, and he didn't let the phantom runner in either inning leave second base. Bautista has settled in nicely as the Orioles' closer, logging a 1.46 ERA, 0.73 WHIP and 17:2 K:BB while going 6-for-6 in save chances through 11 appearances in August spanning 12.1 innings. For the year, he's posted a dominant 1.62 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 73:16 K:BB through 55.2 innings.