Rehab Assignment News Today

Take a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for Game 2 against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.

Take a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for the finale against the White Sox at Wrigley Field.

‘I was like ‘Say less.’ Let me see if this is any fun. And... it was awesome.’

Dr. Keith Meister performed Tommy John surgery on Sandy Alcantara, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins, on Oct. 6.

The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left foot contusion. The Gallo move was retroactive to Sept. 6, and the Twins activated first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff (right shoulder strain) from the IL after his rehab assignment. Kirilloff, who last played with the Twins on July 29, was 12 for 27 with two home runs and six RBIs in a six-game rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul.

The Minnesota Twins placed outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a left foot contusion. The Gallo move was retroactive to Sept. 6, and the Twins activated first baseman/outfielder Alex Kirilloff (right shoulder strain) from the IL after his rehab assignment. Kirilloff, who last played with the Twins on July 29, was 12 for 27 with two home runs and six RBIs in a six-game rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul.

The Astros announced left fielder Michael Brantley has been activated from the 60-day injured list. He'll be in the lineup Tuesday vs. Boston.

The Minnesota Twins returned third baseman Royce Lewis from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the injured list on Tuesday, following a 36-game absence because of a strained left oblique muscle. The Twins placed infielder Willi Castro on the injured list before their game against Detroit with what they called a mild left oblique strain to make room for Lewis, whose promising start to his major league career was waylaid by an injury for the second straight year.

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley started a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Sugar Land as he works his way back from right shoulder surgery last August. The 36-year-old World Series champion last played for the Astros on June 26 last year and was hitting .288 with 14 doubles, five homers and 26 RBIs in 64 games before going on the injured list. Brantley appeared to be close to a return in May before an MRI revealed inflammation in his surgically repaired shoulder.

The Astros announced left fielder Michael Brantley is beginning a rehab assignment nearly 14 months after the last time he was on the field.