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Fortunately for the Mets, their superstar slugger is feeling much improved after a full day of rest. He’s serving as the team’s designated hitter and will bat third against Cubs’ left-hander Matthew Boyd on Thursday night in New York.

Schwarber missed each of the team’s previous two games due to tightness in his back, though he did draw a walk as a pinch-hitter on Wednesday. The 33-year-old slugger returns to a terrific .252/.367/.594 slash line to go with a league-leading 29 homers and 52 RBI through 338 plate appearances on the season.

The 32-year-old slugger has cleared the concussion protocol and will make his return to the Rangers’ lineup for Thursday’s showdown against the Blue Jays. He’ll start at shortstop and bat third against Jays’ right-hander Kevin Gausman on Thursday evening in Toronto.

Abreu was given three days off to take care of a personal matter. The right-hander will be a bridge to closer Josh Hader, but he has not been effective whatsoever in 2026 as seen in a 6.39 ERA and 1.82 WHIP over his 25 1/3 innings.

Semien’s injury comes a bit out of nowhere, and the 35-year-old veteran will now be out of action for at least a week-plus; likely longer as flexor strains don’t often suggest a minimum stint on the injured list. There should be further updates on Semien in the coming days,, but for now, Ronny Mauricio is up from Triple-A to take his place on the roster and potentially in the lineup.

The contract limit would be five years for free agent players switching teams, and six years for players who choose to re-sign with their team. New acquisitions would be have a max salary of 15 percent of the cap in the first year. The max deal in 2027 would be five years, $202 million. The proposal also calls for an elimination for deferrals; a contention that has been brought up after the significant money deferred to players like Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Tucker over the last few years. The qualifying offer would also be removed in this new system, and players would be able to reach free agency in five years if they would have turned 30 years or older. The MLBPA will likely have a response to these proposals shortly.

Caminero hit his 17th and 18th homers of the year off Seth Lugo and then added No. 19 off infielder Tyler Tolbert in the eighth. That last was a three-run shot, giving him six RBI for the second time in his career. Caminero is now tied for 10th in the majors in homers, and he’s 14th with an .896 OPS. He’s probably not going to match last year’s total of 45 homers, but he’s already exceeded last year’s 41 walks, with 45 to date, and his OBP is currently up 66 points from 2025 (.377 to .311).

Casey Legumina retired all four batters he faced before Seymour entered, so this remained a no-hitter until the ninth, when Craig Kimbrel gave up a two-run homer to Carter Jensen. Seymour struck out seven and walked only one. Just two of the balls in play against him were hit hard. The win is his first in four outings since the Rays transitioned him into a starter/bulk guy, but he’s pitched pretty well in amassing a 2.84 ERA and a 19/5 K/BB in 19 innings. His ERA still stands at 4.32 overall, but he’s an option in deeper leagues as long as the Rays keep using him in this fashion. He’ll face the Royals again next week.

Wilson left Wednesday’s game against San Francisco while dealing with an issue in his left shoulder, and the 24-year-old will be out of action for at least one game while recovering. Recently-promoted Alika Williams will handle shortstop duties while Wilson recovers.

Kepler will have a chance to make his debut for the Diamondbacks after being suspended for the first 80 games of the campaign for violating MLB’s drug policy. The 33-year-old will likely get time in the corner outfield against right-hand pitching, but it’d be fair to say that a wait-and-see approach is appropriate in terms of a potential add to a fantasy roster. Tim Tawa will be optioned to Reno to make room for Kepler.