Kazmir cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir's return to the big leagues after a four-year absence is a nice story, but it's not surprising that no team wanted to claim the 37-year-old off waivers given his age and lack of recent experience at the highest level. He could get another opportunity for the Giants at some point this season but is unlikely to be of much interest for fantasy players.

Kazmir was designated for assignment by the Giants on Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir recently spent time on the restricted list, but he returned Friday and started against the Cubs. He allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three in two innings Friday but didn't factor into the decision. The 37-year-old will now be cast off the 40-man roster after he made three appearances (two starts) with the big-league club.

Kazmir didn't factor into the decision Friday against the Cubs after giving up two runs on three hits while fanning three across two innings.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir made his second start of the season, and while he allowed a two-run home run to Kris Bryant in the first, he looked composed the rest of the way and concluded his night after two frames. The veteran southpaw owns a 6.43 ERA but has only pitched seven innings. With two of his three appearances being starts, he simply can't be trusted to pitch deep into games.

Kazmir (personal) was officially activated from the restricted list ahead of his start against the Cubs on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir's activation comes as no surprise with it being reported earlier Friday that he would take the ball Friday night against Chicago. Nick Tropeano was designated for assignment to make room for the southpaw on the 26-man roster.

Kazmir (personal) will be activated from the restricted list to start Friday's game against the Cubs, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir was placed on the restricted list as a result of a personal matter Monday. With Logan Webb (shoulder) landing on the 10-day injured list Thursday and Kazmir ready to return, the veteran southpaw will slot in to make his second start of the campaign. Kazmir threw just 55 pitches in his first start May 22 and just 28 pitches in his lone relief appearance May 29, so he seems unlikely to pitch deep into Friday's contest.

Kazmir (personal) is close to returning from the restricted list, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir has been away from the team since the start of the week to attend to a personal matter. If the left-hander is activated Friday, he could be a candidate to take Logan Webb's (shoulder) place in the rotation after Webb was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Kazmir was placed on the restricted list Monday for personal reasons, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Gabe Kapler said Monday that Kazmir has returned home to attend to a personal matter. It's not yet clear when the 37-year-old could return to the team, but left-hander Conner Menez was added to the active roster to take his place in the bullpen.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that Kazmir would shift to the bullpen with starter Logan Webb (shoulder) due to return from the 10-day injured list during the team's series with the Dodgers this weekend, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 37-year-old Kazmir was summoned from the minors last week to make his first MLB start since 2016. The crafty southpaw got the job done in his outing against the Dodgers, working four innings while giving up one run on two hits. Though Kazmir will lose his spot in the rotation when Webb returns from the IL on Saturday, Slusser speculates that the veteran lefty could be asked to cover 2-to-3 innings of long relief behind Webb if he isn't needed out of the bullpen prior to the weekend.

Kazmir (0-1) allowed one earned run on two hits while striking out two across four innings to take the loss Saturday to the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

It's not every day a professional baseball player makes his first appearance in MLB after being out of the sport for multiple years. However, Kazmir started for the Giants in his first outing since 2016, and held one of the best offenses to just one run. It may be tough for the 37-year-old to repeat his 2016 performance of a 4.56 ERA and 134 strikeouts, but Saturday was a good sign that he still has some gas left in the tank.

Kazmir's contract was selected by the Giants on Saturday, and he'll start against the Dodgers in his first major-league appearance since 2016, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Kazmir threw three minor-league innings in 2017 and was out of baseball entirely for the next two years before returning to independent ball in 2020. He'll return to the majors Saturday after throwing just 6.1 Triple-A innings. The 37-year-old's career 4.01 ERA in 1,689.2 innings at the highest level is a respectable number, but it's not clear how close he can come to matching that number given his extended absence.