Shohei Ohtani homers, doubles versus Red Sox

Berry was the 6th overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft, but he has slashed just .245/.325/.377 across 469 minor league games. The Marlins had also placed him on the development list a few times in the weeks leading up to the trade. Perhaps a change of scenery will help the 25-year-old.

Congrats to MacKenzie and his growing family. He pitched six innings on Tuesday night, so this won’t impact his turn in the rotation.

It’s a routine day off with a day game after a night game. Nick Allen will start at third base and bat ninth.

This is the first game with Eldridge in the lineup since Luis Arraez was traded. Eldridge has also led off before, but, notably, he’s doing so against a lefty on Wednesday. If this change were permanent, it would likely hurt his RBI totals, but be good for his overall plate appearances and run totals.

It seems like a routine day off for the struggling first baseman, who is slashing .259/.338/.349 with six home runs and 44 RBI in 456 plate appearances. He has a career-low 6.7 percent barrel rate and 43.6 percent hard-hit rate on the season in what has been an incredibly disappointing year. Kazuma Okamoto will first start at first base and bat second, with Josh Smith starting at third base and batting sixth.

After the Mets’ flurry of moves in the offseason, there was plenty of speculation that the relationship between Soto and Lindor was fractured. This would seem to give those rumors a little bit more credence. Castillo mentioned that “tension” was lingering, so sources mentioned “that Peralta in June arranged for the two stars to vent and work through their disconnect.” Peralta and Lindor have confirmed that the meeting occurred, but Castillo reports that “Soto denied such a meeting happened.” The last part is not the best indicator that things have improved, but if Peralta could have helped make that relationship more palatable, it would potentially be his lasting legacy as a member of the 2026 Mets.

The 35-year-old was hitting .213/.342/.262 in 73 plate appearances in the Mets’ minor league across three levels. He’ll likely be able to sign a minor league contract with another team that isn’t focused solely on developing younger players in the minors.

With both Dalton Rushing (elbow) and Will Smith (neck) on the injured list, Feduccia and Ben Rortvedt are the two catchers on the Dodgers’ active roster. Both hit left-handed, and today’s start is against a left-handed pitcher, so it’s still unclear who will see the majority of starts against righties. This will likely remain a muddled situation that we don’t want to chase in fantasy leagues.

Simon hit .330/.419/.470 with 33 stolen bases for Triple-A Indianapolis this season while playing mostly in the outfield. The 26-year-old is a switch-hitter and could begin taking some at-bats away from Esmerlyn Valdez, who has really been struggling of late.

Ozuna signed a one-year, $12 million contract this offseason, but has only hit .203/.286/.327 with eight home runs, 29 RBI, and a 28.6 percent strikeout rate in 280 plate appearances. It was an interesting swing for the Pirates in free agency, but it just didn’t work out.