MLB Player News

The Red Sox placed Kluber on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

With a 7.04 ERA and 1.64 WHIP through 55 innings, Kluber hasn't been sharp at all this season. Now, he'll be put on the shelf for the next two weeks as the Red Sox continue to battle injuries to their pitching staff. Infield prospect David Hamilton was called up from Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.

Maeda (triceps) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Friday against the Tigers, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Maeda has been on the injured list since the end of April due to a right triceps strain. He began a rehab assignment May 30 and has surrendered just three earned runs across 8.1 frames during his four starts. The 35-year-old's 9.00 ERA is heavily inflated by his 10-run, three-inning appearance that he endured in his last start, but Maeda certainly could turn things around Friday against a Tigers offense that ranks 29th in team OPS.

Rodon (back/forearm) will make his next rehab start for Double-A Somerset on Sunday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.

Rodon pitched well in his rehab start for the Patriots on Tuesday, allowing one run over three innings with five strikeouts. The southpaw threw 42 pitches in the outing over his three frames, and he'll likely be tasked with additional innings increase or a higher pitch count Sunday as he looks to build up after missing the first two-plus months of the season due to his back and forearm injuries. Rodon could rejoin the New York rotation in the early portion of July if all goes well from here.

Double-A Somerset reinstated Sauer (forearm) from its 7-day injured list Wednesday.

Sauer opened the season on Somerset's injury list while tending to a right forearm strain, but he'll get the chance to make his 2023 Eastern League debut after he recently completed three rehab outings. Between stops in the rookie-level Florida Complex League and at High-A Hudson Valley, Sauer covered 5.2 innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on two hits and five walks while striking out 10.

Single-A Tampa reinstated Beck (elbow) from its 60-day injured list Wednesday and assigned him to High-A Hudson Valley.

After completing his recovery from September 2021 Tommy John surgery, Beck made his professional debut last week in the rookie-level Florida Complex League, striking out five over three perfect innings. The Yankees determined that Beck wouldn't require any further rehab outings in the FCL, and he'll now bypass the Single-A level entirely to make his full-season debut in the South Atlantic League.

The Guardians selected Williams' contract from Triple-A Columbus ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday versus the Athletics.

Like Tanner Bibee and Logan Allen did before him this season, Williams will make the jump from the Triple-A rotation to the big-league pitching staff, though the 23-year-old right-hander arrives with even more fanfare than those other two prospects. Williams had established himself as one of the top pitchers in all of minor-league baseball in 2023 between stops at Columbus and Double-A Akron, accruing a 2.39 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 81:24 K:BB in 60.1 innings. The Guardians will be cognizant of managing Williams' workload as the season unfolds, but with a strong showing Wednesday, he should have a good chance at making multiple turns through the rotation even if Cleveland gets Cal Quantrill (shoulder) back from the injured list within the next week or two.

Urquidy (shoulder) tossed a 17-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Urquidy graduated last week from the flat-ground phase of his throwing program and is expected to throw two more side sessions during the Astros' upcoming road trip. He'll eventually move on to facing hitters in live batting practice before completing his build-up process over the course of multiple minor-league rehab starts. Given that he still has multiple checkpoints to hit in the recovery process, Urquidy likely won't be ready to rejoin the Houston rotation until around the All-Star break.

Skubal (elbow) worked 2.2 innings in his latest rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Toledo, striking out four while allowing two earned runs on two hits and one walk.

Making the fourth start of his rehab assignment and his second with Toledo, Skubal built up to 52 pitches (32 strikes, eight swinging strikes) and sported a fastball that averaged 95.9 miles per hour, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Given the workload he handled Wednesday, the Tigers may want to have Skubal make at least one more start in the minors to get further stretched out before he makes his long-awaited return from the 60-day injured list.

The Yankees recalled Brito from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ahead of his scheduled home start Wednesday against the Mariners.

Brito will make at least one turn through the rotation while the Yankees wait for one of their three injured starting pitchers (Carlos Rodon, Nestor Cortes and Frankie Montas) to return from the 15-day injured list. Depending on how he fares Wednesday, Brito could be in store for additional starts with the big club, though his body of work with the Yankees earlier this season doesn't inspire much confidence. Before he was optioned to Triple-A in late May, Brito turned in a 5.58 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 30:18 K:BB in 40.1 innings over his 10 outings (nine starts).

Waldichuk served as the opener for Tuesday's game against the Guardians, firing 1.2 scoreless innings during which he allowed two hits and recorded two strikeouts.

Waldichuk's mostly sharp performance saw him pound 20 of his 27 pitches in for strikes and set the table effectively for bulk reliever Luis Medina, who followed with 4.1 frames of one-run ball. Waldichuk appears to be finding his groove as a multi-role reliever, now having pitched to a 1.69 ERA and not having allowed a home run over the 10.2 innings covering his last five appearances. However, control remains a persistent issue, as the southpaw also owns a 1.69 WHIP during the same span thanks in large part to a 5.9 BB/9.