RHP Neil Ramirez, who was designated for assignment Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster for RHP Mike Bolsinger, has cleared waivers and elected free agency Sunday instead of an outright assignment to Triple-A Buffalo. He was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 4. He was 0-0 with an 8.71 ERA in nine games with the Giants. He did not pitch for the Toronto organization. He is 4-3 with a 3.72 ERA and three saves in 96 career major-league games.

RHP Neil Ramirez was sent to Triple-A Buffalo. He had been designated for assignment Tuesday when RHP Mike Bolsinger had his contract selected from Buffalo. Ramirez was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. In nine games with the Giants, he was 0-0 with an 8.71 ERA but had 18 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings. He is 4-3 with a 3.72 ERA and three saves in 96 career major league appearances.

RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment Tuesday when RHP Mike Bolsinger had his contract selected from Triple-A Buffalo. Ramirez was claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. In nine games with the Giants, he was 0-0 with an 8.71 ERA but had 18 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings. He is 4-3 with a 3.72 ERA and three saves in 96 career major league appearances.

RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment on Sunday. The reliever, who became the first Giants' reliever on Saturday to surrender a pair of three-run home runs since Joe Nathan in May of 2003, is out of options. He was told by the club to work on location, and that his stuff is fine.

RHP Neil Ramirez continued his bid to hold down the Giants' long-relief role with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief in Saturday's loss to Colorado. Ramirez retired all four batters he faced, striking out two of them. The non-roster invitee to spring training also held the Rockies without a hit over two innings in Thursday's series opener.

RHP Neil Ramirez was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday. Ramirez has made eight appearances with Minnesota this season, going 0-0 with a 6.14 ERA. Ramirez last pitched July 17.

RHP Neil Ramirez cleared waivers and was optioned to Triple-A Rochester after Wednesday's game. The Twins claimed Ramirez off waivers from Milwaukee on June 12. Ramirez has made eight relief appearances with Minnesota, allowing 10 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings (6.14 ERA). He only made one post-All-Star break appearance, allowing two solo homers to Cleveland in three innings on July 17.

RHP Neil Ramirez was activated by the Twins on Monday, one day after the club claimed him off waivers from Milwaukee. Ramirez, 27, gave up a solo homer in one inning during his Minnesota debut Monday at Anaheim.

RHP Neil Ramirez was claimed off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. Ramirez has a 5.79 ERA in 10 games with the Brewers and Chicago Cubs this season but has a career ERA of 2.42 in 79 major league games.

RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment Wednesday after making just two appearances for the Brewers. Ramirez allowed two earned runs in 1 2/3 innings for Milwaukee, which claimed him off waivers from the Cubs on May 31. He appeared in eight games for Chicago, allowing four runs in 7 2/3 innings.

RHP Neil Ramirez was claimed off waivers Tuesday by the Brewers, 10 days after he was designated for assignment by the Cubs. Ramirez appeared in eight games for Chicago, posting a 4.70 ERA.

RHP Neil Ramirez was claimed off waivers by the Brewers from the Cubs on Tuesday. Ramirez posted a 4.70 ERA in eight games for Chicago, which designated him for assignment May 21.

RHP Neil Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Sunday when OF Matt Szczur was activated from the disabled list. Ramirez had no decisions and a 4.70 ERA in eight relief appearances for Chicago this year.

RHP Neil Ramirez (0-0, 4.50 ERA) was activated from the bereavement list on Sunday. Ramirez went on the list on May 5.

RHP Neil Ramirez was placed on the bereavement list on Thursday and will miss a minimum of three games. Ramirez had no record in six relief appearances. He had a 4.50 ERA in six innings pitched.

RHP Neil Ramirez (0-0, 4.50) was placed on the bereavement list Thursday and RHP Spencer Patton was recalled from Triple-A Iowa.

Ramirez (abdomen) was activated from the 15-day DL on Tuesday, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Shoulder and abdominal injuries have limited Ramirez to just 13 appearances with the big club so far this season, after he made 50 with the Cubs a year ago. Ramirez allowed three hits while posting a 5:0 K:BB in four recent rehab appearances with Double-A Tennessee, but he is not a lock to return to a high-leverage role this season.

Ramirez (abdomen) will begin his rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on Sunday.

Ramirez is eligible to pitch as earlier as Sunday but he's not necessarily expected to see the mound. He originally went on the 15-day DL in late July and he'll likely need a couple weeks in the farm system before rejoining the Cubs' bullpen.

Ramirez (abdominal) was placed on the DL on Wednesday, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Medina was labeled "unavailable" by manager Joe Maddon after Tuesday's game, but the team did not initially provide a reason for his absence. It's now clear that he's battling an abdominal issue, so he'll hit the DL. The Cubs also optioned Dallas Beeler to Triple-A on Wednesday and called up Yoervis Medina and Ben Rowen.

Ramirez was unavailable to pitch Tuesday and appears to be dealing with an injury, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun Times reports.

Manager Joe Maddon would not reveal the nature of Ramirez's condition, but Wittenmyer speculates that a DL stint could be in Ramirez's future. An update should be available Wednesday, but for now consider Ramirez day-to-day.