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Mendez, 23, owns a 4.02 ERA and 30/12 K/BB ratio over 31 1/3 innings this season in Triple-A. He’ll pitch in middle relief.

Patrick gave up a pair of homers; both solo shots in the third inning by Alex Bregman and Ian Happ. The 27-year-old didn’t have a ton of success in Arizona as seen in an ERA of 11.68, but it appears he’ll leave the Cactus League healthy and ready to contribute to the Milwaukee rotation.

The Guardians will have to add Hoskins to the 40-man roster, as he was signed as a non-roster invite this winter. The 33-year-old will make $1.5 million, and likely be in the lineup against left-handed pitching to open the 2026 season as a first baseman and designated hitter.

Garver was signed to a minor league contract in February, and while the team gave Andrew Knizner an MLB deal, it appears that Garver will beat out Knizner for the right to back up Big Dumper aka Cal Raleigh. Garver likely will see most of his playing time against left-handed pitching behind the plate and ocassionally at DH.

Roden performed admirably in the Grapefruit League with a .310 average and .774 OPS, but he has an option year left, while James Outman does not, so Outman wins the final outfield spot to begin 2026.

Yoshida starred for Japan in the WBC, going 6-for-16 with two homers and six RBI, but he’d been 0-for-12 in Red Sox camp coming into this one. His playing time figures to be pretty limited initially until someone gets hurt. The Red Sox seem pretty well set on keeping Ceddanne Rafaela in center field, so it’s going to be Jarren Duran and Roman Anthony taking most of the starts between left field and DH.

Gray came in with a 6.23 ERA, but he finished the spring strong, especially in the velocity department. He had been a little south of last year’s fastball average of 91.7 mph in his first three starts, but he was up to 92.3 mph with his four-seamer today, and his sinker made similar gains. Gray is in line to make his official Red Sox debut Saturday against the Reds.

McGuire opted out of his minor league contract Saturday, and he’ll find an MLB oppportunity a day or so later. The 31-year-old will likely be the backup to Edgar Quero while Kyle Teel (hamstring) gets healthy.

Although he generated just four whiffs on 33 swings, Keller was able to strike out five today. He ends the spring with a 4.80 ERA and a 20/8 K/BB in 15 innings. He’s slated to face the Mets in the Pirates’ second game of the season on Saturday, but he doesn’t come recommended in mixed leagues.

Quite the barnburner of a catching competition in Pittsburgh this spring. Bart is 5-for-34 with 16 strikeouts and a .392 OPS. Henry Davis homered today, pushing him all of the way up to .138 with a .631 OPS in 36 plate appearances. Endy Rodríguez actually did hit this spring, going 8-for-26 with two homers, but the Pirates demoted him anyway. Rafael Flores Jr., who was the return in the David Bednar deal with the Yankees, has also been sent down after going 2-for-25. The Pirates will just keep rolling with Bart and Davis for now and will likely let the hot hand, should one ever emerge, dictate playing time.

The writing on the wall came Sunday after Mushinski was optioned to minor league camp, and the 30-year-old has decided to opt-out to test the waters rather than report to Triple-A Albuquerque. The 30-year-old could return to Colorado if he doesn’t find a better opportunity.