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The Padres recalled Hart from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Hart will provide reinforcement behind Tuesday's starter Stephen Kolek and could potentially follow the latter out of the bullpen. Hart has posted a 5.83 ERA and 19:6 K:BB over 29.1 innings at the big-league level this season.

The Padres recalled Kolek from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Kolek -- who holds a 4.24 ERA and 49:22 K:BB across 68 major-league innings -- will draw the start Tuesday in Miami. Kyle Hart was also recalled and could form a piggyback situation with Kolek on Tuesday.

The White Sox activated Martin (forearm) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday against the Rays.

The right-hander has been sidelined over a month due to a forearm strain, but he'll rejoin Chicago's rotation after a two-start rehab assignment. Martin was pitching well this season prior to the injury, logging a 3.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 53:19 K:BB across 80.2 innings for the White Sox.

Hopkins has a 3.32 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 99:44 K:BB in 81.1 innings through 18 starts for Double-A Montgomery.

Hopkins, a big 6-foot-4 righty with power stuff, is not a finished product, but he flashes frontline upside when he's on. He sits in the mid-90s (touches 99 mph) with his plus fastball and has a wipeout 70-grade slider in the 86-88 mph range. His changeup, cutter and control all lag behind, although he has given up more than one run just twice in his last nine starts.

Sloan has a 0.43 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 21:2 K:BB in 21 innings over his last five starts for Single-A Modesto.

Cal League hitters will be happy to see the last of Sloan whenever he gets a promotion in the coming days/weeks, as he is in complete control right now. On the season, the 6-foot-5 righty has a 3.43 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 22.9 K-BB%, living up to his reputation as arguably the best prep pitcher from the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.

Wiggins has a 2.25 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 48:15 K:BB in 36 innings through eight starts for Double-A Knoxville.

A 6-foot-6 righty who came into the year with big stuff and significant bullpen risk, Wiggins' 10.4 percent walk rate at Double-A is his best mark since he had a 6.3 percent walk rate at Single-A in 2024. Even with his improved control, drawing a walk against Wiggins is as good of a proposition as trying to get a hit, as he's issued 12 walks while allowing 10 hits over his last six starts and has a .150 batting average against this season. He boasts an upper-90s fastball and can touch triple digits, and he also wields a plus slider and solid changeup.

Solometo was pulled off his rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton in late June after he experienced recurrent shoulder discomfort, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

After allowing just one run over 10 innings in his first two starts of the season for Double-A Altoona, Solometo was placed on the 7-day injured list due to shoulder soreness. He was later transferred to the 60-day IL, but he appeared on track to rejoin the Altoona rotation shortly before the All-Star break after he was cleared to join Bradenton for a rehab assignment June 18. However, after being roughed up for three runs (two earned) while retiring just two batters in his lone start with Bradenton, Solometo was pulled off the assignment and now remains without a clear timeline to resume pitching. Once regarded as one of the more promising pitching prospects in the Pittsburgh system, Solometo struggled mightily at the Double-A level in 2024, and his persistent shoulder problems this season have his arrow trending down even further.

Oviedo (lat/elbow) struck out three and allowed one earned run on three hits and no walks over 3.1 innings in his rehab start with Double-A Altoona on Friday.

Oviedo has now completed four starts during his rehab assignment, which began June 30 in the rookie-level Florida Complex League before he moved up to Single-A Bradenton and then Altoona. He built up to 53 pitches in Friday's outing and may need to make another appearance or two in the minors before he's stretched out enough to handle a typical starter's workload. According to Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oviedo returned to Pittsburgh on Monday to meet with team doctors and complete a bullpen session, but he's expected to resume his assignment at Altoona or Triple-A Indianapolis later on this week.

McDougal has a 1.20 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 65:16 K:BB in 52.2 innings over his last 10 starts across High-A and Double-A.

McDougal earned a promotion from High-A Winston-Salem to Double-A Birmingham on June 18 and hasn't skipped a beat, registering a 0.89 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 38:8 K:BB in 30.1 innings through six starts for the Barons. The 6-foot-5 righty had Tommy John surgery in 2021 and it wasn't until this year that he started throwing enough strikes to start, as he logged a 13.6 percent walk rate at Single-A and High-A in 2024. McDougal has big-time stuff, boasting a triple-digit fastball and a hammer curveball. He'll need to be added to the 40-man roster this season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, and McDougal is trending toward being a prominent part of the White Sox rotation in 2026.

Mejia has a 2.17 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 47:22 K:BB in 37.1 innings in the Florida Complex League.

A 6-foot-3 righty who signed with Baltimore in January of 2024, Mejia won't turn 19 until spring training and has as much upside as any pitcher in the lower levels. According to Josh Norris of Baseball America, Mejia's fastball has been up to 102 mph and he shows off multiple offspeed pitches that will be between 60-grade and 80-grade pitches in time. Given how hard he throws and how young he is, Mejia's risk of arm injury is elevated, and his 13.8 percent walk rate illustrates the difficulty of reining in such an electric arsenal. He only recorded two outs while walking three batters and giving up three unearned runs in his most recent start Thursday.