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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Gavin Hollowell on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation before their 2-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday and recalled left-hander Antoine Kelly from Triple-A Iowa.
Manager Craig Counsell said injured closer Daniel Palencia will throw a live bullpen session in Chicago on Saturday and is nearing a return. Palencia, who led the Cubs last season with 22 saves, has been out since June 16 with a mild right elbow flexor strain.
Hallowell's injury flared during the Cubs' series in St. Louis earlier this week. He has a 2.51 ERA over 14• innings in 14 games this season, striking out 13 and walking eight while not factoring into a decision.
Kelly made his major league debut against New York on Friday, entering in the eighth to get the final four outs while allowing no hits, striking out one and walking one. The 26-year-old from suburban Park Ridge, Illinois was 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA in 19• innings over 13 games with Iowa since the Cubs acquired him for cash from the Dodgers on June 6.
Palencia has been limited to 19 games and 16ªinnings this season and is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA and three saves.
Counsell said that pending the outcome of Palencia's bullpen session, the righty could move on to a rehab assignment in the minors.
Meanwhile, injured starter Justin Steele, out since April 2025 following Tommy John surgery -- then an April 2026 setback with a left flexor strain -- played catch at Wrigley Field on Friday.
The 31-year-old left-hander, however, has no idea when he might resume pitching at some level.
Steele was an All-Star starter in a breakout 2023 season when he was 16-5 with a 3.06 ERA. Injuries limited him to 24 games in 2024 when he was 5-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 24 games.
Mets trade Minter
NEW YORK -- The Minnesota Twins acquired left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets for minor league infielders Bruin Agbayani and Billy Amick on Friday, reinforcing a thin bullpen ahead of the trade deadline.
The 19-year-old Agbayani, who is the son of former Mets fan favorite Benny Agbayani, is a middle infielder who hit .268 in 10 games for Fort Myers in low Class A this season. The sixth-round 2025 draft pick, a native of Hawaii, has been limited by injuries.
The 23-year-old Amick batted .217 with 23 homers in 86 games for Double-A Wichita this season, playing first and third base. He was a second-round draft pick in 2024.
Minter had a 2.35 ERA in 23 innings with 20 strikeouts and only two walks. He didn't make his season debut until May 26, going more than a year between major league appearances. His 2025 season ended after 13 appearances when he injured his back and needed surgery.
Tiger moves
DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers called up prized outfield prospect Max Clark from the minor leagues and scratched Casey Mize from his scheduled start as they began their final series before the trade deadline.
The 21-year-old Clark was in the starting lineup batting seventh and playing center field against the Athletics. He was picked third overall out of high school in the 2023 amateur draft. After getting off to a slow start this season at Triple-A, Clark has found his stroke.
The Tigers pushed Mize's next start until after Monday's trade deadline in case a deal can be reached before then.