MLB Player News

The Mets designated Reed for assignment Sunday, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

His removal from the 40-man roster clears a spot for left-handed reliever Sam Clay, whom the Mets claimed off waivers from the Phillies. Reed was tagged for eight earned runs on four hits and six walks over 6.1 innings with the Mets this season before being optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. He'll remain with the organization if he isn't traded or claimed off waivers in the coming days.

The Diamondbacks recalled Uceta from Triple-A Reno prior to Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Arizona optioned right-handed reliever Sean Poppen to Triple-A to clear room on the 26-man active roster and in the bullpen for Uceta. The 24-year-old right-hander has previously made four relief appearances for Arizona this season, giving up five earned runs on seven hits and four walks over nine innings.

Logue was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Logue started Saturday and picked up the win after giving up two earned runs over five innings, but he'll head back to the minors since the A's won't need a fifth starter until after the All-Star break. The left-hander has a 5.16 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 23:11 K:BB across 29.2 big-league innings this season.

Tapia was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Tapia was demoted to Las Vegas in late June but will rejoin the A's ahead of Sunday's series finale versus Houston. The right-hander has appeared in only three major-league games this season and has given up six earned runs over 3.2 innings.

The Cubs optioned Rucker to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.

With the Cubs needing to clear a spot on the 26-man active roster for Sunday's starter Drew Smyly (oblique) to return from the 15-day injured list, Rucker was deemed an expendable piece. During his one-week stint with the big club, Rucker logged three appearances out of the bullpen and gave up two earned runs on four hits and no walks over 4.1 innings.

Castillo will start Sunday's game at Seattle.

Castillo was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday and allowed one run over three innings in relief that same day, and he'll be back on the mound for Sunday's series finale against the Mariners. The right-hander is unlikely to have a large workload Sunday given that he'll be pitching on two days rest.

Brash (2-3), recalled from Triple-A Tacoma earlier in the day, secured the win over the Blue Jays on Saturday, firing a perfect seventh inning during which he recorded two strikeouts.

The starter-turned-reliever worked up to 25 pitches in his one frame, but that was largely due to a 13-pitch encounter with Lourdes Gurriel that included nine foul balls but ultimately culminated in a strikeout. Brash proved well-suited for relief work during his just-concluded 22-appearance stint with the Rainiers, with the bullpen role seemingly helping him to harness his unpredictable control somewhat better.

Jackson recorded his 17th hold in a win over the Astros on Saturday, allowing a hit and recording a strikeout over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.

One of the Athletics' bullpen's workhorses was at it again Saturday during a game in which five relievers preserved a strong start from rookie Zach Logue. The 27-year-old has been highly reliable during his first taste of the big leagues, with Saturday's outing lowering his ERA to 3.21 and serving as his ninth scoreless appearance in his last 10 trips to the mound.

Puk recorded his ninth hold in a win over the Astros on Saturday, firing a scoreless sixth inning during which he hit a batter and recorded a strikeout.

Puk worked around a plunking of Alex Bregman to produce his second straight scoreless appearance. The big southpaw endured a rough patch recently that saw him allow at least one run in four straight outings, but he's delivered for both the Athletics and fantasy managers this season with nine holds plus an impressive 2.57 ERA and 1.03 WHIP.

Heasley was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right shoulder tendinitis.

Heasley surrendered six runs (five earned) over 1.1 innings Sunday against Cleveland and is now headed to the injured list. The severity of the injury remains unclear, but the right-hander will be eligible to rejoin the active roster shortly after the All-Star break, which ends July 22.