9:02 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and then designated for assignment Friday by the Orioles.

4:11 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) tossed a 20-pitch simulated game Saturday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

11:36 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) rehab has moved to Double-A Bowie, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

12:06 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will make a rehab appearance for High-A Frederick on Friday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

11:17 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) began a minor-league rehab assignment last week with the Orioles' rookie-level Gulf Coast League affiliate, appearing in three games and giving up one run on one hit and three walks over 2.1 innings.

3:15 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday.

5:04 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) received a second opinion on his strained forearm from Dr. James Andrews on Monday which confirmed that he won't need surgery, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

7:24 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) will receive a second opinion on his strained forearm Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

2:52 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will resume a throwing program Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

5:11 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) was returned to the 10-day injured list from his rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

4:18 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will resume his rehab assignment with Double-A Bowie on Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

11:30 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

11:42 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) is getting checked out Sunday by the Orioles' medical staff due to some lingering discomfort in his forearm, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

7:02 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will throw a rehab inning with Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

5:04 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) feels good after throwing a bullpen session Sunday and will throw another Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

10:51 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm) will throw a bullpen session within the next few days, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

4:31 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (forearm strain) thinks he will be back with the Orioles shortly after the minimum 10-day stay in the IL, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

1:49 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain Tuesday.

2:57 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) will be deployed exclusively in relief moving forward rather than as an opener in games, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

11:27 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) Brandon Hyde said prior to Saturday's game against the Yankees that he's hopeful that Karns will be able to pitch into the third inning, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

4:42 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) is scheduled to serve as the opener for the Orioles' second game of the season, Saturday against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

1:04 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) Brandon Hyde admitted Wednesday that Karns may not have sufficient time to get stretched out for a starting role ahead of Opening Day, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

1:13 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (arm) is scheduled to pitch one inning Tuesday against the Pirates, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

2:07 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (arm) had a successful bullpen session Saturday and should return to game action sometime this week, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

11:25 AM - Nate Karns (Bal) was scratched from his upcoming start Saturday against the Yankees with general arm soreness, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

1:16 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (elbow) is scheduled to throw live batting practice Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

12:13 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (elbow) threw off a mound Wednesday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

12:47 PM - Nate Karns (Bal) (elbow) agreed to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Orioles on Thursday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

11:54 AM - Nate Karns (KC) Royals moved Karns (elbow) to the 60-day disabled list Saturday, Rustin Dodd of Athletic Kansas City reports.

12:21 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (elbow) is currently throwing at the Royals' spring training facility, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

1:06 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (elbow) has been shut down from all throwing activities and will not be traveling with the team for the near future, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

1:15 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (elbow) tossed a 25-pitch bullpen prior to Thursday's game, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic reports.

7:37 AM - Nate Karns (KC) has given up two runs on six hits and five walks while striking out 11 in 8.2 innings so far this spring.

7:29 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) agreed to a one-year, $1.375 million deal with Kansas City on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

5:33 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) said he hopes to resume playing catch in early November, the Associated Press reports.

8:14 PM - Nate Karns (KC) -- who underwent season-ending arm surgery on July 19 -- said he's feeling great. "I'm moving my arm around, no pain, no setbacks," the right-hander said. "Everything feels really, really good. I don't have any nerve-y symptoms coming out of surgery. We feel like we're in a great spot," Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

1:30 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) underwent a successful thoracic outlet syndrome surgery Wednesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

12:34 PM - Nate Karns (KC) has decided to have season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

5:40 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) will see a specialist after the All-Star break with hopes of pitching again this season, The Associated Press reports.

4:45 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) is likely to need surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome, a season-ending procedure, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports Monday

10:59 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) is set to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

4:53 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) was moved to the 60-day disabled list Monday, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

8:43 AM - Nate Karns (KC) Ned Yost said Karns (forearm) "feels normal," but has yet to progress beyond playing catch,Josh Vernier of 610 Sports reports.

2:45 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) will resume his throwing program Wednesday, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

1:52 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) is without a timetable to return, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

3:25 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) said that his recovery is "going well" and that his arm is building up strength, the Associated Press reports.

1:54 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) has resumed long toss and will require a rehab stint prior to returning to the rotation, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

1:09 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (forearm) isn't expected to come off the 10-day disabled list until next week at the earliest, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

10:22 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (elbow) was placed on the 10-day DL Wednesday afternoon, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

10:02 AM - Nate Karns (KC) underwent an evaluation on his forearm Saturday that identified fluid and tightness near his elbow, but showed no signs of a strain, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

8:58 AM - Nate Karns (KC) is scheduled to have his stiff forearm examined by doctors Saturday, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

8:37 PM - Nate Karns (KC) left Friday's start because of stiffness at the top of his forearm, manager Ned Yost told Shane Jackson of MLB.com. He gave up one run on five hits with five strikeouts before departing.

5:38 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while notching a career-high 12 strikeouts over five innings Saturday in a no-decision against the Orioles.

6:48 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (2-2) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters over 6.1 innings during Monday's win over Tampa Bay.

2:52 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (1-2) tossed six scoreless innings Wednesday. allowing only one hit and one walk while striking out seven, in a 6-1 win over the White Sox.

4:21 PM - Nate Karns (KC) (0-2) surrendered four runs on seven hits while striking out five batters over six innings during Wednesday's loss to Chicago.

1:48 AM - Nate Karns (KC) (0-1) gave up six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six over 4.2 innings in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Rangers.

6:14 PM - Nate Karns (KC) pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out three in Saturday's no-decision versus the Angels.

4:34 PM - Nate Karns (KC) delivered 5.2 innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks while striking out three in Sunday's no-decision against the Astros.

1:59 PM - Nate Karns (KC) came on in relief of Ian Kennedy during Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Twins, allowing four runs on two hits and two walks in 0.2 innings.

6:23 AM - Nate Karns (KC) tossed six scoreless innings in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Padres in Cactus League play, conceding four hits and no walks while striking out nine.

9:02 AM - Nate Karns (KC) was named the fifth starter in the Royals' rotation on Monday, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.

10:12 AM - Nate Karns (KC) struck out three over two scoreless innings against the Cubs in his spring debut Wednesday. "I was able to dial it back, stay within myself and make quality pitches," told the Kansas City Star. "So to be at this point in spring and kind of right the ship, (that) was what I take as a progressive step."

12:09 PM - Nate Karns (KC) Mariners agreed to trade Karns to the Royals on Friday in exchange for outfielder Jarrod Dyson, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

1:59 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list Thursday, Shannon Drayer of ESPN Radio reports.

2:27 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) played catch in the outfield prior to Wednesday's game and is hopeful he will be able to return before the end of the season, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

12:15 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Thursday.

5:00 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) is likely to be out for "a while" according to Mariners manager Scott Servais, Bob Dutton of TheNewsTribune reports.

3:42 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) will be stretched out for a return to the rotation once he's recovered from his back injury, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

6:57 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) (back) was placed on the 15-day DL on Saturday due to a low back strain.

12:19 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) who was demoted to the bullpen earlier in the week, was credited with a three-inning save, the first of his career, Saturday against the Orioles.

3:24 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) who has a 4.56 ERA and 1.45 WHIP, was demoted to the bullpen Tuesday, the Seattle Times reports.

5:28 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) (6-2) allowed four runs on five hits, struck out three and walked two in a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals on Saturday.

7:40 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) allowed five runs on seven hits and three walks with six strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision Monday against Detroit.

11:08 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) struck out eight while allowing two runs on four hits and two walks in five innings Wednesday against the Rays. He received no decision in what turned out to be a 13-inning loss.

11:19 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) walked five and lasted only 4.1 innings Thursday against Cleveland, but allowed just a single run on two hits. He struck out five and didn't factor into the decision.

9:46 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) was shelled in Saturday's loss to the Rangers, allowing seven runs on eight hits and five walks in just four innings. He struck out five.

3:32 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (5-1) earned the win by holding the Padres to two runs over 6.2 innings. He allowed eight hits, walked one, and struck out six.

12:23 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts over five innings in a no-decision Tuesday against Oakland.

3:09 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) (4-1) pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits while not issuing a walk and striking out five Thursday against the Orioles.

12:56 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) allowed three runs with five strikeouts and three walks across 6.1 innings Friday versus the Angels. He did not factor into the decision.

7:47 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out nine over 6.1 innings, but received no decision Saturday at the Astros.

9:17 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (3-1) beat the Athletics on Monday by allowing three runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out five while walking just one.

5:22 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) (2-1) tied his career high of seven innings pitched in Tuesday's win. He held the Astros scoreless, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out six.

7:04 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) was charged with five runs (four earned) on five hits and four walks over 5.1 innings in a no-decision against the Indians on Thursday. He struck out five batters.

8:43 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) allowed just one run on five hits, walking four and striking out seven over five innings as the Mariners downed the Yankees on Friday night.

7:36 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) (0-1) allowed four runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings, and took the loss Saturday against the Athletics.

7:46 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) will open the season as the Mariners' fifth starter, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

11:09 AM - Nate Karns (Sea) start Friday was better than James Paxton's last start, but he hasn't necessarily taken the lead in the battle for the last spot in the rotation, the Seattle Times reports.

4:07 PM - Nate Karns (Sea) (forearm) was dealt to the Mariners as part of a six-player trade, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

1:28 PM - Nate Karns (TB) (forearm) has been shut down for the remainder of the season, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune reports.

12:51 PM - Nate Karns (TB) has been replaced in the Rays' rotation by Matt Moore, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

8:32 PM - Nate Karns (TB) could lose his spot in the Rays' rotation following Matt Moore's call-up Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin reports.

7:14 PM - Nate Karns (TB) did not factor into the decision Sunday against the Royals, as he allowed two runs on six hits and a walk in five innings. He struck out five.

9:25 PM - Nate Karns (TB) gave up five runs on four hits and four walks in just three innings in a no decision Tuesday against the Twins. He struck out three.

9:00 AM - Nate Karns (TB) Rays have no plans to shut down Karns in order to limit the rookie's workload, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

11:57 PM - Nate Karns (TB) tossed six excellent innings Wednesday in Houston, striking out eight while allowing one run on six hits and a walk, but he was long gone by the time the Astros won in 13 innings.

9:37 PM - Nate Karns (TB) came away with a no-decision after allowing two runs on two hits, walking five and striking out four over 4.2 innings in a game the Rays would lose 5-3 to Texas on Friday night.

10:37 PM - Nate Karns (TB) picked up his sixth win behind six strong innings Monday against Detroit, as he allowed one run on three hits and no walks. He struck out three.

7:43 AM - Nate Karns (TB) was ambushed in Thursday's loss to the Royals, allowing seven runs on nine hits in 6.0 innings.