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Nationals grab Jack Cebert in Luis García Jr. trade

Jake Cebert

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Nationals acquired RHP Jack Cebert from the Yankees in a five-player trade.

Cebert is the top prospect who is headed to Washington in the Luis García Jr. trade, as he ranks 11th in Baseball America’s list of top Yankees’ prospects prior to the trade. The right-hander has four pitches, and two of those have a chance to be plus in his slider and a fastball that has been clocked up to 98 mph. He’s probably closer to mid-rotation arm than future ace, but the 24-year-old has a chance to contribute to the Nationals’ rotation before the end of 2027.

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Luis García Jr.

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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Nationals have traded Luis García Jr. to the Yankees.

The Yankees will be send the Nationals four pitchers in exchange for Garcia according to Spencer Nusbaum of the Washington Post: right-handers Ben Grable, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert, and Jake Bird. The 26-year-old has had a breakout season in 2026 with 23 homers and an .873 OPS over 374 plate appearances, and gives the Yankees a needed boost to their lineup. He’s played exclusively first base in 2026, but he’s played both second base and shortstop at times with the Nationals. It seems more likely that he’ll be lining up at the cold corner than those positions up the middle with New York.

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Trevor Story

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Trevor Story is not in Boston’s starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

It appears to just be a routine day off after playing four games in a row in his return from injury. Story is hitting .438 with 4 RBI since coming off the injured list.
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Ceddanne Rafaela

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Ceddanne Rafaela (quad) is not in Boston’s starting lineup on Thursday against the Orioles.

He left Wednesday’s game with the ailment. There’s no real update on how serious the injury is, but we’d imagine he’s day-to-day given nothing more serious has come out about it yet.
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Adley Rutschman

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Adley Rutschman (elbow) is batting third in his return to the lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He had missed the last three games due to his hyperextended elbow. It seems likely that he will be managed pretty heavily down the stretch while dealing with the issue, but he can be started in leagues with daily transactions. Weekly leaguers could have more difficult choices ahead if Rutschman remains active but likely to miss time.
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Oneil Cruz

PIT Center Fielder #15
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Oneil Cruz walked three times with an RBI and a run scored in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 win over the Giants.

He added his 26th stolen base of the season in the sixth inning. It’s his second three-walk game of the season. Cruz has stuffed the stat sheet in 78 games this year, with 17 homers. If he hadn’t missed a large chunk of time, he’d probably be regarded as one of the best fantasy picks this year as he’s rebounded nicely from 2025’s .200 batting average. He’s now hitting .270/.362/.483 on the season.
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Jung Hoo Lee

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Jung Hoo Lee hit a pinch-hit RBI double in the seventh inning of Thursday’s loss to the Pirates.

It was one of two Giants hits and the only one that went for extra bases. Lee’s hitting just .212/.317/.250 in his last 52 at bats and has seen his playing time shortened a bit as the Giants play out the string.
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Mason Montgomery

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Mason Montgomery tossed a 1-2-3 inning for his eighth save of the season against the Giants on Thursday.

Mason Montgomery go brrrrr. The 26-year-old lefthander has not allowed a run in his last 15 games and has 24 strikeouts in said innings. He’s been an excellent waiver wire pickup since winning the Pirates closer derby.
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Lake Bachar

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Lake Bachar threw 2 1/3 hitless innings as the opener of a bullpen game on Thursday, striking out three.

Bachar has allowed only seven hits in his last 15 innings, though he has walked 10 in the process. He’s become a useful opener for the Pirates since being dealt over by the Marlins at the trade deadline. In this case, unpaired from Carmen Mlodzinski, he ceded Khristian Curtis his first MLB win.
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Blade Tidwell

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Blade Tidwell went five innings and allowed two runs while walking five in a loss to the Pirates.

Tidwell allowed two runs in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk and a bases-loaded hit by pitch. He remained walk-prone, but allowed just two hits and held the Pirates to six hard-hit balls, the most dangerous of which was a Bryan Reynolds’ warning-track flyout. Over his last seven appearances (six starts) Tidwell has thrown 32 2/3 innings with a 5.23 ERA. He’s in line to take on the Cardinals next week but is not a recommended start.
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Leo Jiménez

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Marlins designated INF Leo Jiménez for assignment.

He’s been on the roster almost all year outside of a small stint on the 7-day concussion injured list. It’s been a disastrous run out for the Marlins as he’s hit .199/.306/.259 in 194 plate appearances after coming over from the Blue Jays in the big Dub Gleed trade. The 25-year-old could find himself claimed on waivers.
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Deyvison De Los Santos

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Marlins recalled 1B/3B Deyvison De Los Santos from Triple-A Jaksonville.

The 23-year-old has a .333/.333/.444 line in nine plate appearances with the Marlins this year. He doesn’t figure to come into immediate everyday playing time but perhaps he can find his way into the lineup if the Marlins drift out of the NL Wild Card race.
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