#MLBRebs presented by Farm Bureau: April 2026 Update

Gunnar Hoglund | Pitcher | Athletics

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Hoglund has been on the injured list since March 23 with a sprained right knee. He was transferred from the 15-day to the 60-day on April 7.

James McArthur | Pitcher | Kansas City Royals

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McArthur has been on the injured list since March 25 with right elbow inflammation. He spent the entire 2025 season on the injured list while recovering from right elbow olecranon surgery.

Houston Roth | Pitcher | Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle)

Record: 1-0 ERA: 0.00 G: 3 GS: 0 SV: 0 IP: 7.1 K: 11 BB: 6 WHIP: 0.82

Roth signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on February 13 and has opened the 2026 with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He has made three appearances and has not allowed a hit or a run while striking out 11 batters.

Jacob Gonzalez | Infielder | Charlotte Knights (Chicago AL)

AVG: .275 AB: 51 H: 14 R: 9 2B: 1 3B: 1 HR: 3 RBI: 8 BB: 10 SB: 3 OPS: .913

Gonzalez was assigned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2026 season. He has appeared in 14 games and is hitting .275 with three home runs and eight RBI.

Jacob Waguespack | Pitcher | Nashville Sounds (Milwaukee)

Record: 0-0 ERA: 4.70 G: 6 GS: 0 SV: 0 IP: 7.2 K: 9 BB: 6 WHIP: 1.30

Waguespack singed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on January 29 and has opened the 2026 season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He has made six appearances and struck out nine batters over 7.2 innings.

Cooper Johnson | Catcher | Round Rock Express (Texas)

AVG: .206 AB: 34 H: 7 R: 3 2B: 1 3B: 0 HR: 1 RBI: 4 BB: 4 SB: 0 OPS: .613

Johnson signed a new minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on November 20 and has opened the 2026 season with the Triple-A Round Rock Express. He has played in nine games, six behind the plate and three at DH.

Doug Nikhazy | Pitcher | Charlotte Knights (Chicago AL)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 3.52 G: 2 GS: 2 SV: 0 IP: 7.2 K: 10 BB: 3 WHIP: 1.43

Nikhazy was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on April 6 and has opened the 2026 season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He has made two starts for his new team, striking out 10 batters over 7.2 innings of work.

Brandon Johnson | Pitcher | Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 4.91 G: 7 GS: 0 SV: 0 IP: 7.1 K: 5 BB: 8 WHIP: 2.45

Johnson opened the 2026 season with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers where he has pitched in seven games so far.

Kemp Alderman | Outfielder | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami)

AVG: .220 AB: 50 H: 11 R: 9 2B: 1 3B: 1 HR: 2 RBI: 5 BB: 8 SB: 0 OPS: .739

Alderman was assigned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2026 season. He has played in 15 games and is hitting .220 with two home runs and nine runs scored.

Tim Elko | Infielder | Charlotte Knights (Chicago AL)

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Elko has been on the injured list since March 17. He signed a new minor league contract with the White Sox in December.

Dylan DeLucia | Pitcher | Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 29.45 G: 2 GS: 2 SV: 0 IP: 3.2 K: 4 BB: 4 WHIP: 4.91

DeLucia pitched for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic making two appearances including a start against Great Britain. Over two outings for the Italians, DeLucia worked 7.2 innings with eight strikeouts and a 2.35 ERA. In the quarterfinals against Puerto Rico, DeLucia worked four scoreless innings and earned a hold for his efforts.

Once finished with Team Italy, DeLucia was assigned to Double-A Akron where he has made two starts for the RubberDucks.

Calvin Harris | Catcher | Birmingham Barons (Chicago AL)

AVG: .273 AB: 22 H: 6 R: 3 2B: 1 3B: 0 HR: 1 RBI: 7 BB: 2 SB: 0 OPS: .775

Harris opened the season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons where he has played in six games and is hitting .273 with a home run and seven RBI.

Xavier Rivas | Pitcher | Somerset Patriots (New York AL)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 10.38 G: 2 GS: 1 SV: 0 IP: 4.1 K: 7 BB: 7 WHIP: 2.77

Rivas was assigned to the Double-A Somerset Patriots to open the 2026 season. He has made two appearances, including one start, and struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings of work.

Derek Diamond | Pitcher | Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh)

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Diamond has been on the injured list since April 2 and has yet to appear in 2026.

Josh Mallitz | Pitcher | San Antonio Missions (San Diego)

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Mallitz made two appearances for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic allowing just two baserunners over two innings of work.

He was placed on the injured list on April 2 to open the 2026 season.

Jackson Ross | Infielder | Wilmington Blue Rocks (Washington)

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Ross was assigned to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks to open the 2026 season. He has yet to make an appearance.

Drew McDaniel | Pitcher | Winston-Salem Dash (Chicago AL)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 6.00 G: 2 GS: 2 SV: 0 IP: 6.0 K: 1 BB: 2 WHIP: 1.50

McDaniel was assigned to the High-A Winston-Salem Dash to open the 2026 season. He has made two starts so far this season in what is his first live action since the 2024 season.

Riley Maddox | Pitcher | Wilmington Blue Rocks (Washington)

Record: 1-0 ERA: 1.00 G: 2 GS: 2 SV: 0 IP: 9.0 K: 7 BB: 3 WHIP: 0.78

Maddox was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft. He has been assigned to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks to begin the 2026 season. He has made two starts to the tune of a 1.00 ERA with seven strikeouts over nine innings of work.

Sam Tookoian | Pitcher | Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles AL)

Record: 0-0 ERA: 3.00 G: 3 GS: 0 SV: 2 IP: 3.0 K: 3 BB: 1 WHIP: 0.67

After being drafted last summer in the 20th round by the Los Angeles Angels, Tookoian was assigned to the High-A Tri-City Dust Devils to begin his first full season of professional baseball. He has made three appearances and earned two saves with three strikeouts over three innings.

Luke Hill | Infielder | Lake County Captains (Cleveland)

AVG: .174 AB: 23 H: 4 R: 1 2B: 0 3B: 0 HR: 0 RBI: 5 BB: 5 SB: 0 OPS: .484

Hill was drafted in the fourth round by the Cleveland Guardians last summer. He has been assigned to the High-A Lake County Captains to begin the 2026 season. He has played in seven games at both second and third base.

Patrick Galle | Pitcher | Palm Beach Cardinals (St. Louis)

Record: 0-0 ERA: 2.25 G: 3 GS: 0 SV: 1 IP: 4.0 K: 6 BB: 3 WHIP: 1.25

Galle was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 17th round of the 2026 MLB Draft. He was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5 as the player to be named later in the Sonny Gray trade from November 25.

Galle was assigned to the Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals to open the 2026 season where he has made three appearances and picked up one save with six strikeouts.

Mason Nichols | Pitcher | Charleston RiverDogs (Tampa Bay)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 9.64 G: 4 GS: 0 SV: 1 IP: 4.2 K: 6 BB: 2 WHIP: 1.71

Nichols was drafted in the ninth round last summer by the Tampa Bay Rays. He has been assigned to the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs to open the 2026 season. He has struck out six batters across 4.2 innings of work.

Will McCausland | Pitcher | Hill City Howlers (Cleveland)

Record: 0-1 ERA: 2.35 G: 2 GS: 0 SV: 0 IP: 7.2 K: 13 BB: 4 WHIP: 0.91

McCausland was drafted in the seventh round by the Cleveland Guardians last summer. He was assigned to the Single-A Hill City Howlers to open the 2026 season. He has posted an ERA of 2.35 with 13 strikeouts over 7.2 innings in two appearances.

Mason Morris | Pitcher | Daytona Tortugas (Cincinnati)

Record: 0-2 ERA: 5.14 G: 2 GS: 2 SV: 0 IP: 7.0 K: 8 BB: 8 WHIP: 1.86

Morris was drafted in the third round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds last summer. He has been assigned to the Single-A Daytona Tortugas to open the 2026 season. He has made two starts and struck out eight over seven innings of work.

Connor Spencer | Pitcher | South Bend Cubs (Chicago NL)

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Spencer was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round last summer. He has been placed on the full season injured list for the 2026 season.

Brayden Jones | Pitcher | Charleston RiverDogs (Tampa Bay)

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Jones was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 18th round last summer. He was placed on the 60-day injured list on March 26 to open the 2026 season.

Cole Tolbert | Pitcher | Salem RidgeYaks (Boston)

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Tolbert was placed on the injured list on April 2 to open the 2026 season.

Kyler Carmack | Pitcher | Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia)

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Carmack was placed on the 60-day injured list on March 22 to open the 2026 season.

Jack Dougherty | Pitcher | Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota)

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Dougherty was placed on the full season injured list on March 17.

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