Trea Turner day-to-day after fouling ball off knee

The hope was that Uribe would only need a minimum stay on the injured list after going out with a mild flexor strain last week. Throwing a bullpen only a few days later is a great sign that one of the league’s best setup men will be back soon.

This is great news and fits Pratt’s initial timeline to return in August after suffering a mild hamstring strain just under two weeks ago. He was heating up before going out with a .305 batting average and five stolen bases over his last 30 games. Also, funny enough, he’ll begin this rehab assignment on his 22nd birthday.

The Ketel Marte saga continues. First it was a disappearance, then a personal issue, and now a potential knee injury. Rather than us getting any answers, this story is only become more muddled as no clear indication has been given as to why Marte didn’t show up to the park for Tuesday’s game and when or if he will be back. Hopefully we get a more definitive update soon, but nothing seems imminent right now.

This move was to make room for AJ Smith-Shawver on the active roster, but they didn’t need to clear a spot on their 40-man for such. Kinley has a palatable 4.01 ERA and fastball that can still sit near 95 mph, despite trending in the wrong direction over the last few years. It’s plausible that another team would pick the 35-year-old righty up off waivers.

Now it’s official. Smith-Shawver will come back up to start for the Braves on Wednesday after he was removed from Triple-A Gwinnett’s probable pitchers earlier today. He’s a splitter-heavy righty with above average velocity who could find success. In his season debut against the Mets, his fastball jumped up two ticks to 97 mph and that velocity held during his two starts back in Triple-A. He’s also mixed in a new sinker against right-handed batters. By slotting in the rotation on Wednesday, he’ll give Chris Sale an extra day of rest.

This is great news for Gray who hasn’t pitched in a game since September of last season following a litany of arm injuries. Most recently, it was a flexor strain that cropped up in spring training. Once a top prospect who was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers, Gray hasn’t pitched in a major league game since April, 2024.

This was an expected move as Mathews was designated as the Cardinals’ 27th man ahead of their double-header against the Reds on Monday. He pitched well though, allowing just one run and striking out seven over four innings. It’s likely he gets another opportunity in St. Louis’ rotation before the end of the season.

The longtime Orioles’ first baseman, Mancini appeared in five games with the Angels in June and went 4-for-13 with four RBI before being let go. It was a feel-good story for the 34-year-old who beat colon cancer while playing in the big leagues and hadn’t played in the majors since 2023. Now, he’ll hang it up 129 home runs and a .263 career average.

Emerson was the number two pick in July’s draft and signed for a massive $9.75 million with the Rays, the second-highest bonus in draft history and highest ever for a high school player. He has the chance to be a special prospect with true five-category upside and is already a top-10 prospect per MLB Pipeline’s recent re-rank.

Well, this is an update. The phrasing of “eager” sure is doing a lot of work here where it seems like Abrams is not thrilled about being shifted from shortstop to second base. The article also shared that Abrams intends to workout as a shortstop this offseason and still sees himself as one moving forward. Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni also said that if he were Abrams, he’d be upset too. Abrams is 0-for-13 since manager Blake Butera first shared this plan on Friday and we’re expecting to see him starting at second any day now.