MLB Player News
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Jake Miller SP | DET
Tigers' Jake Miller: Cut from major-league camp
The Tigers optioned Miller (hip) to minor-league camp Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Miller is still recovering from surgery on both hips and did not make any Grapefruit League appearances. He will get a late start to the minor-league season, as well, and should eventually land at Double-A Erie.
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Drew Sommers P | DET
Tigers' Drew Sommers: Won't make Opening Day roster
The Tigers optioned Sommers to minor-league camp Friday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Sommers managed to yield no hits but two runs in three Grapefruit League innings, as he walked four, hit two batters with a pitch and also threw a wild pitch. The southpaw will operate out of the Triple-A Toledo bullpen to begin the 2026 season.
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Robert Gasser P | MIL
Brewers' Robert Gasser: Goes 2.2 frames Thursday
Gasser allowed three earned runs over 2.2 innings in Thursday's spring game against the Rockies. He gave up three hits, struck out two batters and walked three.
Gasser was not particularly sharp Thursday, but he did up the pitch count to 53 after tossing 11 pitches in his spring debut over a week ago. An elbow injury limited Gasser to just two regular-season appearances in 2025, but he finished the season healthy and has stayed so since. He is in the mix with a host of other pitchers competing for spots in Milwaukee's starting rotation.
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Leonardo Balcazar SS | CIN
Reds' Leo Balcazar: Sent to minor-league camp
The Reds optioned Balcazar to minor-league camp Friday.
Balcazar was added to the Reds' 40-man roster this winter, but he wasn't under real consideration for an Opening Day roster spot. The 21-year-old had a .677 OPS across 51 games with Double-A Chattanooga last season and will head back there to begin the 2026 campaign.
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Jake Bauers RF | MIL
Brewers' Jake Bauers: Locked in this spring
Bauers is 6-for-11 (.545) with a home run, a double, two RBI, two steals and a 1:3 BB:K through four games this spring.
Bauers has tallied at least one hit in all four contests he has appeared in and has made a couple marks in both the power and speed departments. Bauers can cover both first base and a corner outfield spot, and he is slated to open the season in a reserve role for the Brewers.
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Jose Franco SP | CIN
Reds' Jose Franco: Cut from major-league camp
The Reds optioned Franco to minor-league camp Friday.
After getting a spot on the 40-man roster earlier this offseason, Franco impressed in Cactus League play with an 8:1 K:BB over 4.2 innings. He should open the 2026 campaign in the rotation at Triple-A Louisville and could debut in the big leagues later on in the summer.
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Garrett Mitchell CF | MIL
Brewers' Garrett Mitchell: Shines in spring game
Mitchell went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBI and a walk in Thursday's spring game against the Rockies.
Mitchell had recorded only five plate appearances all spring prior to Thursday, but he showed no signs of rust, opening the contest with a homer and reaching twice afterward. Health has always been the biggest question for Mitchell, who did not take the field after April last year due to a shoulder injury that ultimately required surgery. He is healthy now, and if he remains so he is slated to open the season as the primary option in center field for the Brewers.