James Outman crushes three-run homer in rout

Stearns made it clear that the club will begin the search for a new manager at the conclusion of the regular season. Green, who previously managed the Padres from 2016-2019, took over as New York’s temporary skipper after Carlos Mendoza was fired in late June. He joined the Mets in a front office role prior to the 2024 campaign and will likely fill a similar role in their player development engine moving forward.

Theres’ optimism Griffin will be ready to return from the injured list in early September, when he’s first eligible to be activated from the 60-day injured list. The 20-year-old prodigy seemed to be hitting his stride before suffering a torn sagittal band in his left ring finger that sent him to the injured list back in early July. An early-September return would be in line with the club’s initial 8-10 week return timetable. He’s obviously talented enough that he’ll make a significant fantasy impact down the home stretch as Pittsburgh’s top-of-the-order igniter.

Garcia returns to Kansas City’s infield mix after missing nearly two months with a muscle strain in his left hand. It’s been a bit of a lost season in the wake of last year’s 16-homer, 23-steal breakout campaign as he’s hit just 261/.320/.373 with three homers, 30 RBI and five steals in 294 plate appearances so far. He’s an impact fantasy contributor when he’s healthy, which gives Garcia a shot at fantasy relevance over the final six weeks of the year.

Pasquantino returns from the injured list after missing nearly three weeks with right wrist soreness. The 28-year-old first baseman has been battling the issue since suffering a hamate fracture back in June.

Thomas returns to the majors as long relief depth for Kansas City after being claimed off waivers from the Athletics earlier this month. He’s spent time with three different organizations over the last month.

There simply isn’t a spot for Rojas with Maikel Garcia back from the injured list. The 32-year-old is merely organizational infield depth at this stage of his career. He hit .224 (17-for-76) with one homer and one steal in 30 games for Kansas City.

Cuas’s latest stint with the Royals is going to be remembered for his hesitation delivery to Dodgers slugger Max Muncy. That’s pretty much it. The 32-year-old heads back to the minors after forging a respectable 1.64 ERA across 11 innings of work.

Kansas City has decided to end the Marte experiment after he hit .242/.298/.314 with two homers and two steals across 168 plate appearances as a reserve outfielder this season. The 37-year-old veteran has put together a remarkable 15-year career dating back to 2012, but his days as a fantasy-relevant option have been over for nearly a half-decade at this juncture.

Lawlar, who missed two months with a hamstring strain, just hit five homers in the final four games of his rehab assignment with Double-A Amarillo. He was used only in center field during his rehab stint, so the D-backs clearly intend to use him there, probably in a job share with Ryan Waldschmidt. Waldschmidt can move to left when both are in the lineup. There’s a chance Lawlar will offer some mixed-league value, but he’d need regular playing time and that doesn’t seem assured right now. Of course, the homer binge has to help his cause.

Nolan Arenado is avoiding the injured list for now, so Locklear loses his spot with Jordan Lawlar back. It was odd that the D-backs limited him to playing against lefties, especially since he was so hot in Triple-A before being recalled last month. He ended up hitting .278/.357/.444 in 42 plate appearances for Arizona.