MLB Player News

Cooper appeared in 36 games last year in the big leagues between the Cubs and Red Sox. The 34-year-old veteran signed a minor league pact with Atlanta back in mid-January and has been cut loose after hitting .228/.312/.309 with two homers in 35 games this season for Triple-A Gwinnett. It’s possible this is the end of the road for the journeyman first baseman, but there’s probably another organization out there willing to bring him in as emergency depth on a risk-free minor league deal.

Droahn will ostensibly be taking a role in the bullpen with Jared Koenig (elbow) landing on the IL. However, Drohan threw 3 1/3 innings in a start in his first outing in Triple-A, so he could also be an option for a start or multi-innings on Wednesday after Chad Patrick had to pitch in a doubleheader on Saturday.

Elbow sprains are never a great sign, so this could be a bit of a long-term issue for the 32-year-old. He had not allowed a run in 2 1/3 innings this season while striking out four.

Nikhazy was waived by the Guardians last week, but will now find a new home. He had a 5.02 ERA in 86 innings at Triple-A last year.

Uberstine allowed one run on three hits in 2 2/3 innings in his MLB debut over the weekend. With Garrett Whitlock back off the Paternity List, Uberstine will go back to starting in the minor leagues.

Whitlock missed the series against the Padres and will be right back in high-leverage innings for the Red Sox as they look to break their early-season funk.

Mauricio has gone 9-for-33 so far in Triple-A with one home run and three steals. He has some intriguing raw tools, but he’s likely going to be in a bench role with Brett Baty in left field and Mark Vientos at first base while Juan Soto (calf) remains on the IL.

Soto said over the weekend that he believed he could avoid the injured list and called himself “day-to-day.” Unfortunately, the injury was more severe than that. The team has said that a typical return for this type of injury is between two and three weeks. The Mets would like Brett Baty to take most of Soto’s innings in left field, but Baty jammed his left thumb on Saturday night and didn’t play on Sunday. Baty was allegedly able to pinch hit, so he should be good to go, which would also open up first base at-bats for Mark Vientos, who has been swinging a hot bat lately.

Fraley got the day off on Sunday and is right back in the lineup today. The veteran is 5-for-19 to start the season with one run scored. He’s not making strong enough contact early in the season and could be at risk of losing playing time to Jonny DeLuca.

With Pete Fairbanks going on Paternity Leave, Gusto will be called up to give some length to the Miami bullpen.

No word on how long Enns will be sidelined. Cade Povich and Albert Suarez will fill in as multi-inning relievers in the immediate future.