MLB Player News

Herz (elbow) struck out four batters over three scoreless innings in his second rehab start Thursday in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.

On the comeback trail following April 2025 Tommy John surgery, Herz hasn't exhibited any signs of rust through his first two rehab starts. He's struck out eight over five scoreless frames in the FCL thus far, with the lone baserunner he's allowed reaching on a fielding error. The left-hander is expected to need the full 30-day rehab window to build up his pitch count, so he'll likely make three more starts in the minors before returning from the 60-day injured list and potentially entering the Washington rotation.

Kremer (quadriceps) threw another live batting practice session Thursday at the Orioles' spring training complex and could soon be cleared to begin a rehab assignment, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Kremer threw 35 pitches -- which included two "ups" -- and also went through pitchers' fielding practice drills. The veteran hurler has been shelved since late April with a right quad strain but looks to be tracking toward a return in early July, assuming he continues at his current progression.

Brash has returned to Seattle to have his right lat strain evaluated further, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Brash missed most of May with a strained lat and then went back on the 15-day injured list Wednesday after aggravating the injury. More should be known about a timetable once he's looked at by doctors in Seattle, but manager Dan Wilson acknowledged Thursday that there is "going to be a little bit more time down" for Brash during this second IL stint.

The Tigers claimed Outman off waivers from the Twins on Thursday.

Outman was booted off the Twins' 40-man roster Saturday after slashing .156/.229/.250 across 70 plate appearances, but he'll now find a new home with Detroit. The 29-year-old doesn't have any minor-league options remaining, so he'll claim a spot on the big-league roster upon joining the Tigers, though he'll likely serve primarily as a bench outfielder. Javier Baez (ankle) was transferred to the 60-day IL in a corresponding move.

The Tigers transferred Baez (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim James Outman. Baez encountered a setback earlier this month with his right high-ankle sprain and remains shut down from baseball activities. He's now ineligible for activation until late June, but it seems unlikely Baez will be ready by then, anyway. A timeline for his return won't become clearer until he is able to ramp up activities again and eventually go out on a rehab assignment.

Soto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Cardinals.

Soto broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning with his 14th homer of the season, a 398-foot blast off a JoJo Romero two-strike sweeper. It was an encouraging day overall at the plate for Soto, who'd gone just 1-for-17 in his previous five games. Overall, he's slashing .277/.369/.537 this year with 31 RBI, 30 runs scored and six steals across 218 plate appearances.

Romo isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Romo will move to the bench for a second consecutive game after going 0-for-9 with a walk and two strikeouts across his last three contests. Edgar Quero will fill in as Chicago's catcher and bat seventh.

Basallo (wrist) will start at catcher and bat fifth in Thursday's tilt versus the Mariners.

Basallo has been out of the lineup for the past three games as he deals with a bony growth in his left wrist, but he had a few plate appearances off the bench during that stretch and is now ready to return to the Orioles' lineup. The 21-year-old has collected a .801 OPS with nine home runs across 199 plate appearances for Baltimore this season.

Rutschman (hamstring) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Thursday's game versus the Mariners.

Rutschman has missed each of the last three games with left hamstring tightness, but he feels well enough to at least hit in Thursday's contest. The switch hitter has been better against righties (.876 OPS) than lefties (.760 OPS) this season and will take on Seattle righty Bryan Woo in the series finale.

Burleson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

With his 424-foot blast off Christian Scott in the first inning, Burleson extended his home-run streak to three games and his hit streak to 11. In those 11 contests, Burleson has gone 16-for-45 (.356) with a 1.119 OPS. He's boosted his slash line to .290/.356/.486 across 284 plate appearances this year with 11 homers, 48 RBI and 35 runs scored.