MLB Player News

The Red Sox decided against using Kenley Jansen with a two-run lead tonight after he struggled through a 28-pitch outing Wednesday. More surprising was that they also stayed away from Chris Martin, who hadn’t pitched since Tuesday. Still, it’s not like the Red Sox needed them against this lineup. Zack Kelly, Brennan Bernardino and Winckowski combined to retire nine of 10 batters after Nick Pivetta departed.

Gillispie, who is 0-3 with an 8.65 ERA in six major league starts this season, was DFA’d by the Marlins last week. His lack of velocity leaves him with a low ceiling, but he can eat some innings as a swingman if needed.

Handley, who was to back up Gary Sánchez after Adley Rutschman went on the IL with an oblique strain Saturday, was hurt in a collision with Jazz Chisholm Jr. during Sunday’s game against the Yankees. Chadwick Tromp will fill in for him.

No Samuel Basallo. Tromp was up briefly last month and went 0-for-4 in two games. He’s a career .219/.229/.375 hitter in 166 major league plate appearances.

Mountcastle is currently about three weeks into a projected eight- to 12-week absence due to a strained hamstring.

Waldschmidt, 22, hit .268/.415/.447 with nine homers and 10 steals for High-A Hillsboro, though he was better in April than he’s been lately. He’s a candidate to succeed Lourdes Gurriel Jr. as the D-backs left fielder in 2027.

One imagines that’ll keep him out of the mix for a callup for at least a few weeks. Gasper, who went 6-for-34 in 17 games early this season, was hitting .318/.418/.609 in 40 games for St. Paul.

No team thought it was worth seeing if Freeman’s control issues could be fixed, so he’ll return to Charlotte. Since it’s the first time the 27-year-old reliever has been outrighted, he’ll have to accept the assignment.

Mike Vasil and Tyler Alexander are both candidates to go multiple innings tomorrow against the D-backs. Burke threw a season-high 100 pitches last time out, so he’ll get an extra day of rest before facing Arizona on Wednesday.

Lovelady, who made two appearances for the Blue Jays in April, recently opted out of a minor league contract with the Twins. The 29-year-old has a 5.26 ERA in 110 career major league relief appearances.

The plan is for Cortes to throw a live batting practice in the coming days and then begin a rehab assignment. He will likely need a lengthy rehab assignment, but the Brewers would like him to pitch a few times before the trade deadline so that he can build up some trade value. Cortes is a free agent at the end of the season, and considering the emergence of Quinn Priester, Chad Patrick, Logan Henderson, and Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers could afford to see what they can get for Cortes in a trade.