MLB Player News

Suarez (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Suarez has been sidelined for the past month after undergoing knee surgery, and he'll now remain on the shelf until at least early August. The right-hander recently progressed to throwing bullpen sessions, and he should continue building up his workload over the next few weeks.

Brogdon (illness) is scheduled to make his third rehab appearance Wednesday with Triple-A Lehigh Valley and could be reinstated from the COVID-19-related injured list Friday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brogdon experienced forearm fatigue coming out of his first rehab outing Thursday, but interim manager Rob Thomson said the right-hander felt much better following his second appearance with Lehigh Valley on Sunday. Assuming he remains free of setbacks Wednesday, Brogdon should slot back into the Phillies' bullpen for their final series of the first half this weekend in Miami.

Jansen (chest) is expected to be activated from the injured list Wednesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The bullpen session Jansen threw Monday must have gone off without a hitch, as it appears Tuesday will be the final day he spends off the active roster. Given that he will have missed just one day more than the 15 days required by his placement on the injured list, he figures to immediately reclaim the closer's duties for Atlanta.

Warren (triceps) was activated from the injured list Tuesday.

Warren appeared in nine minor-league games as part of a rehab assignment, and he got the green light to rejoin the big club after tossing two scoreless innings in his last outing. Warren has not been as effective this season as he was during the last, but he still figures to get a fair share of opportunities out of the Angels' bullpen.

The Guardians recalled Pilkington from Triple-A Columbus ahead of his scheduled start in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the White Sox in Cleveland.

The rookie southpaw is serving as Cleveland's 27th man for the twin bill, so he'll likely be headed back to Columbus immediately following the start. Pilkington has previously made 10 appearances and seven starts for Cleveland this season, pitching to a 4.08 ERA and 1.67 WHIP across 35.1 innings.

Hicks will serve as the Cardinals' opening pitcher in Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Hicks has previously made seven starts with St. Louis this season, but he's made each of his four appearances since coming off the injured list July 2 in relief. Manager Oliver Marmol recently hinted at the possibility of using Hicks as an opener, and the skipper determined that a matchup with a fearsome top half of the Dodgers' lineup was a good spot to use the right-hander. Hicks will likely work one or two innings before giving way to bulk reliever Matthew Liberatore, who mostly struggled while working as a traditional starter over his first six big-league outings.

The Pirates reinstated Peters (back) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.

Reliever Eric Stout was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to clear room on the active roster for Peters, who had been on the injured list since June 7 with a back muscle spasm. Peters built up to 2.1 innings over his four rehab appearances between Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona, so he should be available as a potential bulk-relief option behind opener Chris Stratton while the Pirates treat Tuesday's game in Miami as a bullpen day.

The Athletics optioned Martinez to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

A four-run, 4.1-inning start Monday raised Martinez's ERA to an unimpressive 6.52 mark. It remains to be seen whether the righty gets more big-league opportunities this season.

Heller announced Tuesday via his personal Twitter account that he signed a minor-league contract with the Twins.

The 30-year-old right-hander totaled 31 appearances in the big leagues with the Yankees from 2016 through 2020, but he's been out of action for nearly two years since suffering a stress fracture of his elbow while he was attending spring training with the Diamondbacks in 2021. His signing with the Twins is an indication that he's healthy again, but due to his extended absence, Heller will likely need to ramp up at extended spring training for several weeks before he's assigned to one of the Twins' upper-level affiliates.

Hader is actually not on the bereavement list, but he won't be attending the All-Star Game, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

MLB Public Relations had made an error in its announcement about Carlos Rodon replacing Hader on the All-Star roster. Hader will be available in Milwaukee's bullpen through the end of the week and after the break as well, barring injury.