MLB Player News

Bieber (elbow) will be shut down from throwing until the middle of next week before being re-evaluated after being scratched from his rehab start Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander was scheduled to make the second start of his rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Akron, but he experienced some soreness this week after throwing a bullpen session and will now have a brief shutdown period. Bieber is working his way back from April 2024 Tommy John surgery, and his season debut for the Guardians is likely to be pushed into August due to this setback.

Robert (head) is starting in center field and batting seventh Friday against the Royals.

The 27-year-old sat out Tuesday and Wednesday in order to receive a mental break and was unavailable Thursday after being struck in the head by a ball in the batting cage, but he's ready for Friday's series opener versus Kansas City. Robert is batting .163 (14-for-86) with a 32.6 percent strikeout rate over his past 25 games and has a .552 OPS for the season, though he's tied for second in MLB with 21 stolen bases.

Baltimore acquired Blewett from Atlanta on Friday in exchange for cash considerations.

The right-hander was set to be designated for assignment by Atlanta after giving up five earned runs over 1.1 innings Thursday versus Arizona, but he'll instead be sent to the Orioles. Even with that ugly performance, Blewett has a 3.91 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 24:11 K:BB across 25.1 innings this season. He appeared in two games for the Orioles in April before being dealt to Atlanta.

The Orioles designated Adams for assignment Friday.

The 25-year-old had his contract selected by Baltimore last weekend, and he'll be jettisoned from the 26-man and 40-man rosters after going 0-for-1 with a run scored in five contests. Adams could return to Triple-A Norfolk, where he had a .661 OPS in 39 games this year, if he passes through waivers unclaimed.

The Orioles reinstated Laureano (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

The veteran outfielder has been sidelined by an ankle sprain for the past couple weeks, but he's ready to rejoin the O's after going 3-for-8 with a double and a homer during a two-game rehab assignment. Laureano has a .266/.320/.532 slash line in 103 plate appearances this season, and he should be a regular in the lineup now that he's healthy since Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) and Cedric Mullins (hamstring) are still on the injured list.

The Athletics are expected to add Brown to the major-league roster Friday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

The veteran outfielder was designated for assignment by the A's last week but remained in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Brown played 33 big-league games before losing his roster spot and had a .212/.328/.308 slash line in 61 plate appearances.

The White Sox optioned Lee to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

The 26-year-old will lose his place on the MLB roster Friday with prospect Kyle Teel being called up for his first taste of the majors. Lee was reinstated from the injured list last week after going down with an ankle injury in early April, and he'll head to the minors with a .250/.300/.357 slash line in 31 big-league plate appearances this season.

The White Sox selected Teel's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Friday.

The 23-year-old is poised to make his MLB debut after posting a .295/.394/.492 slash line with eight homers and seven steals in 50 games for Charlotte to begin the season. Teel, who was acquired from the Red Sox as part of the Garrett Crochet trade in December, should split playing time behind the plate with Edgar Quero following Korey Lee's demotion to Triple-A on Friday. Teel has also been taking reps at first base but has yet to see game action there at the professional level, so he may need some time to get more comfortable at the position. The White Sox could also DH either of the young backstops to get them more playing time.

The Twins optioned Funderburk to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

Funderburk made seven appearances during his latest big-league stint but posted a poor 9.00 ERA and a 4:4 K:BB over eight innings. His spot on the 26-man roster will go to Travis Adams, who can provide the Twins' pitching staff with more length.

The Twins recalled Adams from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

Adams has tallied a 3.43 ERA and a 37:10 K:BB over 42 innings mainly as a bulk reliever with St. Paul, and he'll join the big-league club Friday. With Pablo Lopez (shoulder) on the IL and David Festa having a bumpy return to the majors Thursday, there's a path for Adams to make some starts for the Twins, though he'll initially pitch out of the bullpen. Kody Funderburk was optioned to St. Paul in a corresponding move.