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The 27-year-old righthander will take the spot of Donnie Veal. Jackson was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on May 18. He has a 3.10 ERA in 11 appearances this season.

Perkins earns his first shot in the majors after posting a strong 2.86 ERA with a 68/20 K/BB ratio across across 44 innings (nine starts) this season at the Triple-A level. The unheralded fifth-round pick from the 2022 MLB Draft figures to operate in long relief initially.

Maldonado has been up-and-down this season as middle relief depth for the Athletics, allowing eight runs over six innings across six appearances in the big leagues.

It’s merely a procedural move as Hoglund is expected to miss the remainder of the season after undergoing hip surgery last week.

Kurtz has gone deep three times over his last four games and is hitting .250 (11-for-44) with five homers and 10 RBI over 11 games since returning from the injured list back on June 9. The 22-year-old top prospect boasts some of the most impressive over-the-fence pop in the game and is showing why he was the fourth-overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. He projects as a middle-of-the-order force for years to come with the Athletics.

Smith has been on a heater this month, batting .321 (18-for-56) with two homers, 10 RBI and one steal over his last 15 games to earn a shot in the middle of Houston’s lineup with Isaac Paredes and Yainer Diaz getting a breather during Sunday’s series finale in Los Angeles.

It’s worth noting that the temperature was hovering around 90 degrees at first pitch down in Tampa Bay, so it might be a heat-related departure. Mize exited after allowing a leadoff single to Junior Caminero in the sixth inning. He had limited Tampa Bay to just one run over five frames to open the contest. He struck out five and didn’t hand out a free pass. There should be an update on his status shortly.

It appears to be a routine off day for Hernández with Andy Pages moving over to right field and Hyeseong Kim patrolling center field. The other notable change for Los Angeles is rookie Dalton Rushing handling the catching duties with Will Smith getting a well-deserved day off.

It’s official. Ohtani will take the ball for his second start on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. He’ll likely only work an inning or two to kick off the contest since he’s continuing to build up his arm strength and pitch count on the fly. There’s very limited fantasy appeal at this point, but it’s undoubtedly extremely exciting to see him pitching in the big leagues again.

Not good. Carroll remains on the bench as he continues to recover from a left hand contusion that he suffered earlier this week on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters the 24-year-old will undergo an MRI on Monday in Chicago to determine whether he’s dealing with any structural damage. The fact that he hasn’t been put on the injured list is an encouraging sign as it appears the organization is merely proceeding with an abundance of caution by giving their franchise cornerstone some extra time off to rest and recover. Hopefully he’ll be ready to return for Monday’s series opener against the White Sox, assuming the MRI comes back clean.

Sengers returns to the big leagues to serve as the primary caddy to starter Luis Torrens in the wake of the Mets’ decision to option Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A. The 28-year-old backstop can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.