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This qualifies as good news. Cordero shouldn’t need much time off to deal with this. Saul Rivera closed in his place on Friday.

Carrasco rejoins Atlanta’s relief mix for his second stint with the club this season after tossing a scoreless frame in his lone appearance earlier this month. The 39-year-old journeyman is purely a long relief option at this advanced stage of his career. He can be safely ignored for fantasy purposes.

Molina did his job with a pair of scoreless frames in his Braves debut on Friday against his former organization at Coors Field. The 24-year-old reliever has made 53 appearances in the big leagues since 2024, with nearly all of those coming with the Rockies.

Klein receives his first call up to the big leagues to replace an injured Cole Sands (forearm) in Minnesota’s bullpen. The 24-year-old relief prospect has piled up 24 strikeouts and just six walks over 21 2/3 innings for Triple-A St. Paul this season. He’ll likely operate as a multi-inning specialist out of the gate.

No word yet regarding how long Sands will be sidelined. The 28-year-old reliever has recorded one save along with a serviceable 4.63 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 11/4 K/B ratio across 11 2/3 innings over 12 appearances. He hasn’t pitched in a couple days following an ugly outing against the Mariners earlier this week.

Ekness earns his first promotion to the majors after recording a surreal 21/6 K/BB ratio across 12 2/3 innings for Triple-A Jacksonville this season.T he 24-year-old features an upper-90s fastball/sinker combination paired with a devastating sweeper, which should enable him to excel in high-leverage spots. His arsenal may be deep enough to transition into a traditional starting role at some point in the future like Michael King, Reynaldo López, Seth Lugo and Clay Holmes have in recent years. He’s an interesting name to watch in deeper fantasy formats in the coming months.

Gibson heads back to the minors after allowing four runs over 1 2/3 innings on Friday against the Phillies in his season debut. He’s posted a respectable 3.20 ERA across 56 1/3 frames at the highest level over the past two seasons.

Morales will get another shot with the Athletics after coughing up 10 runs on 13 hits with an abysmal 5/8 K/BB ratio across 7 1/3 innings over two starts to open the season. He’ll presumably be available to pitch in long relief after starter Jacob Lopez against the Guardians on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old is a talented pitching prospect, but the results simply haven’t been there for fantasy managers to trust him in any capacity.

Davila will be making his first trip to the majors after posting a solid 2.00 ERA and 10/1 K/BB ratio across nine innings for Double-A Arkansas this season. The 27-year-old righty has spent six seasons in the minors after going undrafted.

Acevedo provides Colorado with some additional relief depth at Triple-A Albuquerque. The 32-year-old righty last appeared in the majors for the Athletics when he made 89 appearances for 2021-2023. He’s spent the past two seasons pitching in the independent Mexican League and is merely organizational fodder at this stage of his career.

Orioles manager Craig Albernaz delivered a positive update, noting that Helsely is merely dealing with elbow inflammation and that there isn’t a high level of concern. The 31-year-old closer will be cleared to resume throwing once the swelling subsides and isn’t expected to require a lengthy absence. Andrew Kittredge’s closing experience makes him the clear favorite to take over the ninth-inning role, but rookie Anthony Nunez has the stuff to handle the role. Rico Garcia is another name to watch in the closing mix for the next couple weeks.