D-backs designate Yilber Díaz for assignment

The 25-year-old hurler required UCL surgery in May of 2025 then worked his way back to pitch in the minor leagues for a couple of months in 2026 before a teres major strain shut him down in August. He’s now healthy again and pitching in the Arizona Fall League. The extra option provides the Jays with much more roster flexibility as they’ll have the ability to send him to and from Triple-A Buffalo without exposing him to waivers.

Washington had been serving as the Braves’ minor league hitting coordinator. He’ll join Mets’ hitting coach Troy Snitker and assistant Rafael Fernandez in trying to breathe life into a Mets’ offense that was lackluster for much of the 2026 campaign.

The 30-year-old outfielder elected free agency after being removed from the team’s 40-man roster at the end of October, but he’ll return on a minor league pact. Martin finally broke through and made his MLB debut with the club in September, going 0-for-2 in his limited action before suffering a hamstring strain. He’ll continue to function as extra outfield depth for the Jays.

It appears that Duncan will serve as either the first base or the third base coach on Chad Tracy’s staff. Since his playing career ended in 2014, Duncan has managed in the D-backs system, served as the Blue Jays’ field coordinator and worked as an analytics coordinator with the White Sox. He took over as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s manager four years ago.

MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand first reported that Mense would be the Royals’ hitting coach but has since added a correction saying it’d be assistant hitting coach role. Mense was the Giants’ primary hitting coach last season. Given that he’s now taking on a lesser role, he might have had an idea that he wasn’t long for San Francisco. Prior to 2026, Mense spent four years as an assistant hitting coach in Toronto. The 42-year-old spent parts of five seasons in the Marlins system before ending his playing career in indy ball in 2012.

The 28-year-old Marsh had a 4.96 ERA in 33 starts and 10 relief appearances for the Royals between 2023 and ’24, but he hasn’t pitched in a game since.

He is coming off Oct. 2025 surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, and the Royals never really had anything to say about his progress last season before taking him off their 40-man roster last month. Once healthy, he’ll probably spend time in Triple-A trying to work his way back to the majors.

He also went 2-for-4 in his first game. The Phillies seem to be leaning towards keeping De La Cruz around next year after he hit .280/.349/.413 in 34 games in the second half of the season. If so, it’d probably be as a platoon partner to Brandon Marsh in left field.

Tena, who was DFA’d by the Nationals on Monday, is making a case for some team to claim him off waivers. The appearance was his second since joining Estrellas earlier this week. He’s played for the club every year since 2022.

This after he pitched five scoreless frames his first time out. Lao, 27, requested his release from the Nationals to pitch in Japan last season, but he wound up missing much of the year and throwing just 20 2/3 innings between the majors and minors. He’s a free agent now and could aim for a return to the U.S. He might land a major league deal if he keeps pitching like this.

Gonzalez is tied with Hernán Pérez for the home run lead in Venezuela and is first with 22 RBI. Only David Peralta has a better OPS. His success might increase the chances that the Twins move on from Royce Lewis this winter. Gonzalez is a natural outfielder, but he was introduced to first base last season and could fit there with Minnesota’s outfield looking quite crowded.