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Ginn (elbow) is behind schedule in his recovery program and could miss the rest of the 2026 season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Ginn landed on the 15-day injured list this past Saturday due to right elbow impingement. Given the slow progress in his recovery, coupled with the Athletics being eliminated from playoff contention, the 27-year-old right-hander is trending toward not toeing the rubber for the rest of the 2026 campaign. If that's the case, then Ginn would finish the 2026 regular season with a 9-8 record across 27 games (24 starts) with a 3.71 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 121:57 K:BB over 138.1 innings.

The Dodgers transferred Lauer (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Lauer initially landed on the injured list Sept. 2 with elbow inflammation, so his move to the 60-day IL officially rules him out for the rest of the season. His place on the 40-man roster will go to top prospect Josue De Paula, who was selected from Double-A Tulsa in a corresponding move.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Sasaki (finger) could be back in the rotation as soon as Sunday against the Marlins, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Sasaki is nearing his return from the 15-day injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger. It looks like the 24-year-old right-hander won't go on a rehab assignment and could toe the rubber in Sunday's series finale in Miami. Sasaki had a 3.05 ERA and 1.28 WHIP over 38.1 innings in his seven starts prior to his stint on the IL.

Yesavage (knee) threw a 30-pitch bullpen Thursday and is scheduled for another session in Toronto on Sunday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.

If all goes well Sunday, Yesavage could make a rehab outing with Triple-A Buffalo and return to the majors for the final week of the regular season. The 23-year-old right-hander continues to recover from meniscus surgery that he underwent Aug. 11, and his return would be a welcome one for the Blue Jays considering both Shane Bieber (shoulder) and Jameson Taillon (elbow) are on the IL. In addition, Spencer Arrighetti has struggled since being acquired by Toronto from Houston in early August.

Weathers (forearm) is slated to throw off the mound early next week, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Weathers has been sidelined for the past three weeks with a left forearm flexor strain. He resumed flat-ground work earlier this week and will progress to throwing off the bump soon. Weathers remains optimistic about helping the Yankees as a reliever before the end of the regular season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Schmidt (elbow) will make one more rehab appearance Saturday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

If that goes well, Schmidt could rejoin the active roster during the Yankees' road trip next week. He's made four rehab appearances so far, allowing three runs with an 8:1 K:BB over 5.2 innings. Coming back from an internal brace procedure, Schmidt will be used in a bullpen role for the Yankees down the stretch before likely re-entering the rotation in 2027.

Flaherty (forearm) is slated to throw a 2-to-3-inning simulated game Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Flaherty made a rehab start last Sunday with Triple-A Toledo, throwing 19 pitches over 1.1 scoreless innings. He will get stretched out a bit more Saturday and could rejoin the Tigers rotation next week, though he likely wouldn't be prepared for a full workload. Flaherty has been shelved since late July due to right forearm flexor inflammation.

Montero is traveling to his native Venezuela for the birth of his child, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Montero has not yet been placed on the paternity leave list, but that could happen Saturday when Andrew Sears is added to the roster to make a spot start. With Jack Flaherty (forearm) due back next week, Montero could spend the stretch run in the bullpen.

Sullivan (shoulder) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday, striking out four while yielding one run in 1.2 innings.

It's the first outing for Sullivan since he went down with a shoulder impingement in early July. The left-hander likely doesn't have enough time to get stretched back out to make any traditional starts down the stretch, but he could help the Rockies in a relief role.

Eovaldi (elbow) threw in the bullpen Thursday, MLB.com reports.

The report described the exercise as a "touch and feel bullpen session." If Eovaldi comes out of the session alright, the right-hander is expected to throw a second live BP session Friday in Arizona. He remains on track to rejoin the big-league staff as a bullpen option, perhaps as soon as this weekend.