MLB Player News

Velasquez was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right elbow inflammation.

After being pulled from his start Thursday due to injury, Velasquez initially expressed optimism about his injury, calling it "nothing too severe." Instead, he will be out for at least two weeks, as the injury is apparently worse than expected. He will be replaced on the roster by Chase De Jong (back), who was activated from a rehab assignment Friday.

Miller is listed as the Mariners' starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Astros at T-Mobile Park.

Unsurprisingly, Miller will remain in the rotation after he delivered a gem in his MLB debut Tuesday, striking out 10 while allowing one run and only two baserunners across six innings in a no-decision against Oakland. The young right-hander will draw a more formidable opponent this weekend, but the promise he displayed in his debut should make Miller a decent fantasy option. He has a path to a full-time role with Robbie Ray (elbow) having been shut down for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Sanchez experienced some slight right shoulder soreness after his last extended spring training outing, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

It's not ideal given Sanchez's lengthy history of shoulder problems, but the Marlins believe it's unrelated to the right-hander's surgery and they intend to have him back on a throwing program Monday. Sanchez hasn't made a game appearance at any level since 2020.

Rogers (biceps) will begin a throwing program Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Rogers will play catch before progressing to long toss, bullpen sessions, live batting practice and eventually a rehab assignment. The left-hander has been on the shelf since late April with a strained left biceps and is likely several weeks away from a return.

Atlanta optioned Dodd to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

Dodd pitched well in a spot start Thursday against the Marlins, yielding three runs over six innings, but he'll head back to the minors for the time being. Whether he'll be needed again by the big club soon could depend on how much time Kyle Wright (shoulder) misses.

Dunning will start Friday's road game against the Angels, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The right-hander has been excellent in long relief this season, holding a 1.77 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 11:5 K:BB over 20.1 innings. With Jacob deGrom (elbow) out at least a couple weeks, Dunning will likely get multiple turns through the rotation.

France will make his major-league debut Saturday against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

It was reported earlier Friday that France was being promoted and now we know for sure that he's joining an Astros rotation which has been hit hard by injuries. France boasts a 2.33 ERA and 26:11 K:BB over 19.1 innings covering five appearances, including three starts, for Triple-A Sugar Land in 2023.

Glasnow (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Glasnow is slated for three innings in the first of what's expected to be two or three rehab outings. The big right-hander has been working his way back from a strained oblique which he suffered in late February. Glasnow made two regular-season and one postseason start late last season after making it back from Tommy John surgery.

Chirinos will make his first start of the season Friday against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Chirinos has been excellent while working as a multi-inning reliever thus far, holding a 0.64 ERA and 8:2 K:BB over 14 frames. He'll be pitching on five days' rest Friday after tossing 4.2 frames of one-run ball and picking up a win last weekend versus the White Sox. Chirinos threw 66 pitches in that outing, so he should theoretically be able to get his pitch count up to around 80 versus the Yankees.

France was recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land by the Astros on Friday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old is off to a great start with Sugar Land this season, posting a 2.33 ERA and 26:11 K:BB over 19.1 innings covering five appearances including three starts. It's not clear at this point whether he will join the Astros' rotation, but it would make sense with Luis Garcia (elbow) and Jose Urquidy (shoulder) sidelined. France will be making his major-league debut when he gets into a game.