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Pirates re-signed INF/OF Nick Solak to a minor league contract.
Solak returns to Pittsburgh’s organization after a quick stint with the club back in late May where he went 1-for-11 across four games. The 30-year-old will remain stationed at Triple-A Indianapolis to wait for another chance in the big leagues.
Blue Jays sent RHP Michael Stefanic outright to Triple-A Buffalo.
Stefanic was up with Toronto for a couple weeks while Andrés Giménez was on the injured list. The 29-year-old infielder hit .182 (4-for-22) across nine games.
Cubs sent RHP Brooks Kriske outright to Triple-A Iowa.
Kriske passed through waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 31-year-old made only one relief appearance, tossing a pair of scoreless innings, before being removed from Chicago’s roster. He’ll presumably stick around as extra organizational relief depth.
Dodgers sent C Chuckie Robinson outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Robinson unsurprisingly cleared waivers after being removed earlier this week from Los Angeles’ 40-man roster. The 30-year-old backstop hasn’t made an appearance in the big leagues this season. He’ll stick around with the Dodgers as emergency catching depth.
Stone Garrett has signed a contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization.
Garrett takes his talent overseas a couple weeks after being released by the Nationals. The 29-year-old outfielder played in just two games last season in the big leagues after suffering a significant leg injury during the 2023 campaign.
Sean Manaea (oblique) surrendered four runs over 1 2/3 innings on Friday in a minor league rehab start for High-A Brooklyn.
Setting aside the results from a performance standpoint, Manaea built up his workload to 36 pitches (26 strikes) in his rehab debut. He notched two strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. The 33-year-old southpaw figures to make an impact for fantasy managers over the final few months of the year once he makes it back to New York’s rotation. He’ll need a couple of additional tune-up outings, but appears on track to make his season debut by early July.