MLB Player News

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Glasnow (back) will return from the 60-day injured list to start Tuesday's game against Atlanta, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Glasnow has been out since May 8 due to lower-back spasms, but he's performed tremendously well during his four minor-league rehab starts, allowing just two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out 20 batters over 13.2 innings. He built up to 77 pitches during his most recent outing at Triple-A, so he likely won't be operating under a heavy workload restriction while he makes his first MLB start in nearly four months. He will return to face an Atlanta lineup that's posted just a .590 OPS across its last 10 games.

The Nationals transferred Early (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Early has been on the injured list since the beginning of July with elbow inflammation and isn't expected to return until September after suffering a setback in early August, so his move to the 60-day IL won't affect his return timeline. He'll give up his spot on the 40-man roster to Matt Waldron, who was claimed off waivers from Toronto on Saturday.

The Cardinals placed Dobbins on the 15-day injured list Saturday with right forearm tightness.

Dobbins' forearm forced him to make an early exit from his start Friday against Philadelphia, and although he hasn't been diagnosed with any sort of structural issue, the Cardinals will give him time to recover on the injured list. Quinn Mathews was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move to start Saturday's game.

The Cardinals recalled Mathews from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday ahead of his start against the Phillies.

Mathews will return to the majors to help fill the holes in a St. Louis rotation that has lost both Andre Pallante (elbow) and Hunter Dobbins (forearm) to the injured list within the past couple of days. Mathews owns a 3.27 ERA at Triple-A this season and has given up just three runs across nine innings during his two starts in the big leagues.

Padres manager Craig Stammen said that Musgrove (elbow) will throw a bullpen session this weekend before likely making a final minor-league rehab start during the upcoming week, 97.3 The Fan San Diego reports.

Musgrove most recently made his third rehab start Aug. 14 with Triple-A El Paso, striking out five while allowing five earned runs on nine hits and one walk. Though Musgrove built up to 70 pitches in that outing and looked like he might have been ready to return from the 60-day injured list at some point this week to make his 2026 Padres debut, Stammen revealed that the right-hander "had a little back issue pop up" during a recent workout. Fortunately for Musgrove, the back issue isn't viewed as a major concern, and he hasn't incurred any setbacks with his surgically repaired elbow since beginning his rehab assignment Aug. 4. Assuming his back responds well to the bullpen session, Musgrove should be in line for a sizable workload in his upcoming minor-league appearance before joining the San Diego rotation immediately thereafter for what would be his first big-league outing since Sept. 26, 2024.

Woodruff did not undergo surgery on his right shoulder and is scheduled to begin a throwing program Wednesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Woodruff said in July that he would undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, but he first wanted to exhaust all his options before going under the knife. Imaging on his shoulder taken four weeks after he suffered his injury revealed unexpected healing, eliminating the need for the 33-year-old to undergo surgery. The Brewers will put him through a five-week throwing program before re-evaluating him, per Hogg, which will keep Woodruff out through the end of the regular season but could enable him to pitch in the postseason if things go well.

Burnes (elbow) threw 20 pitches in a live batting practice session Friday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

This was Burnes' first session facing live hitters. He'll follow up with two innings and 35 pitches in a bridge game Tuesday. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo indicated that Burnes is anxious to pitch in a real game, but the manager will hold off on that until sometime shortly after Sept. 1.

Gallen (elbow) threw two innings and 35 pitches to live hitters Thursday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Gallen is next scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday, after which the club will decide his next steps. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said there is a target date for Gallen and fellow injured starter Corbin Burnes (elbow), but the manager wasn't ready to reveal it and prefers to take the progression step-by-step before making any announcements.

Nelson (elbow) threw 25 pitches in the bullpen Friday, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.

Nelson began his bullpen progression Friday. If the right-hander comes out of Friday's session without issue, he'll throw another one Tuesday. The Diamondbacks are leaning toward bringing Nelson back as a reliever, which will require a shorter ramp-up, as injured starters Corbin Burnes (elbow) and Zac Gallen (elbow) are ahead of him.

Luzardo didn't factor into the decision Friday, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk over 5.2 innings in a 7-6 extra-inning victory over the Cardinals. He struck out nine.

All the damage off Luzardo came via the long ball, as Joshua Baez drove a first-inning fastball over the fence in right-center field for a two-run shot, before Jordan Walker put one out to nearly the same spot for another two-run blast in the sixth. It's the first time since June 5 that Luzardo has served up multiple homers in the same game, but he continues to pile up Ks -- over seven starts since the All-Star break he's compiled a 2.96 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 58:12 K:BB through 45.2 innings. He'll look for his 12th win of 2026 in his next outing, which lines up to come on the road next week in Seattle.