MLB Player News

Megill will be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to start Friday's game against the White Sox, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

With Paul Blackburn set to miss some time due to a hand injury, Megill is now set to come up from the minors to fill the open spot in New York's rotation. The 29-year-old righty owns a 5.17 ERA and 1.43 WHIP through 47 innings in the big leagues, though he will have the benefit of facing the White Sox in his first outing back, the team with the worst scoring offense in the majors.

The Giants placed Matzek (elbow) on waivers Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chroniclereports.

Matzek has been on the shelf since early May due to elbow inflammation, and he's given up three earned runs over 4.2 innings with Triple-A Sacramento since beginning a rehab assignment Aug. 13. He's trending toward a return from the 60-day injured list sometime in September and can now be picked up by another team that is willing to pay the remainder of his salary for the season. If he passes through waivers unclaimed, the 33-year-old southpaw will remain with the Giants.

The Giants placed Rogers on waivers Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Rogers has been a valuable piece of San Francisco's bullpen this season, posting a 2.45 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across 51.1 innings. However, in an effort to shed payroll, the Giants will now allow any other team to take him in, as long as they are willing to pay the remaining $2 million left on his salary this year and the $12 million he's owed in 2025. If no other club is willing to take on the additional salary, Rogers will simply remain with the Giants.

The Giants placed Estrada on waivers Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Estrada has taken a considerable step back at the plate this season, slashing .216/.246/.345 with nine home runs and 46 RBI through 374 plate appearances. Due to his poor performance, the Giants have now made him available for any other team willing to pay the remainder of the $4.7 million contract he signed with San Francisco during the offseason. He is still eligible to play while on waivers.

Matz (back) struck out three batters and gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and no walks over three innings in his rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Memphis.

Matz tossed 64 pitches (45 strikes) in his sixth rehab start, with the Cardinals deliberating scaling back his workload Tuesday after he tossed 85 pitches and five innings his last time out for the Triple-A club Aug. 21. Though Matz is expected to return from the 60-day injured list to make his next appearance with the Cardinals, a decision hasn't been made whether he'll slot into the rotation or serve as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen. Per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, the Cardinals have already confirmed their starting pitchers through Sunday, so if Matz does in fact rejoin the rotation, he won't take the hill until Monday's series opener in Milwaukee at the earliest.

Graterol (hamstring) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Graterol threw his first bullpen session Saturday, and he appears to have already built up to a proper reliever's workload. The 26-year-old remains on track to begin a rehab assignment over the weekend, though it's still unclear how many minor-league innings he'll need to pitch before returning to Los Angeles' bullpen.

Hurtubise (undisclosed) was reinstated from Triple-A Louisville's 7-day injured list Wednesday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The 26-year-old has been sidelined for the past two and a half weeks due to an undisclosed injury, but he's now healthy and back on Louisville's active roster. Hurtubise received his first taste of the big leagues earlier this season and struggled to a .185/.297/.241 slash line in 29 games.

Rodgers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Rodgers is likely getting a veteran's rest day after he had started each of the Rockies' last 20 games. He owns an .818 OPS for August but has cooled off at the plate of late, going 3-for-24 with 11 strikeouts and no walks over his last six contests. Aaron Schunk will step in at second base for the slumping Rodgers.

Reynolds went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs, finishing with three runs scored and two RBI.

Reynolds took Kyle Hendricks deep in the opening frame for his 21st home run of the year and his second over his past three games. The 29-year-old has been consistent as the Pirates' No. 2 hitter this season, posting a .282 batting average with 21 home runs, 62 runs scored, 74 RBI and seven stolen bases in 129 games.

Giants manager Bob Melvin said Wednesday that Bailey (oblique) is expected to be reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday when first eligible, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The 25-year-old has been sidelined since Aug. 18 due to an oblique strain, but he'll rejoin the active roster Thursday after being sidelined for the 10-day minimum. Bailey was slumping in August prior to the injury with a .057/.089/.075 slash line in 15 games, but he'll attempt to close the month strong now that he's healthy.