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He gets let go to make room for Jeff McNeil on the active roster. Altherr has played sparingly for the Mets, Giants and Phillies this year. He has a .082 batting average with one homer in 49 games.

Lee rejoins Toronto’s relief corps ahead of Tuesday’s showdown against the Yankees with veteran lefty Joe Mantiply hitting the shelf with knee inflammation. The 27-year-old made one relief appearance for the Blue Jays last month before being shipped back to the minors.

No word yet regarding how long Mantiply will be sidelined. The 35-year-old southpaw has pitched extremely well in his Toronto debut with a sparkling 2.04 ERA and 16/4 K/BB ratio across 17 2/3 innings.

Winn remains out of the lineup after making an early exit from Sunday’s game against the Royals with left calf tightness. The 24-year-old hasn’t been sent to the injured list, which is an encouraging development. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. It’ll be César Prieto handling shortstop in his absence.

Cruz has made some strides against left-handed pitching this season, but the Pirates are going to give Nick Gonzales a look atop the lineup against Cardinals southpaw Matthew Liberatore on Tuesday night.

The Password is in right field and hitting sixth in his Pirates debut against the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. The 23-year-old outfielder possesses an interesting blend of fantasy-relevant tools, but he’s probably going to strike out too much to be impactful in shallow mixed leagues. There’s enough power/speed combo intrigue to dream on, especially if he makes some strides in the plate skills department. Garcia can be left on waiver wires in shallow formats, but he’s worthy of a speculative dice roll in deeper leagues.

It’s happening. Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that Cole will make his return to Yankee Stadium for his first start since Game 5 of the World Series back in 2024. The 35-year-old former fantasy ace has looked extremely sharp in recent rehab outings after missing all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. He averaged a crisp 97 mph and threw 86 pitches over 5 1/3 innings in his final rehab tune-up last weekend, which means he shouldn’t have any workload restrictions during his season debut. Get your popcorn ready.

No word on the reason for the move. It’ll be Jason Alexander making a spot start in his place. It’s worth noting that McCullers has been pitching through a lingering fingernail issue that cropped up earlier this month during a start against the Dodgers. There should be an update on his status shortly.

Heuer returns to the big leagues with rookie Peyton Pallette away from the club on paternity leave for a couple days. The 29-year-old was just shipped to the minors prior to Monday’s series opener against the Tigers and probably didn’t even make it to Triple-A Columbus before turning around.

Pallette will be away from the club for a couple days on paternity leave. The 25-year-old rookie reliever has posted a respectable 5.49 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 21/13 K/BB ratio across 19 2/3 innings this season as a Rule 5 pick from the White Sox.

Martin returns to Texas’ high-leverage mix for Tuesday’s contest against the Rockies after missing nearly five weeks recovering from a shoulder impingement. The 39-year-old veteran remains a highly effective late-inning arm, but he’s dealt with a plethora of physical issues in recent years, which isn’t completely unexpected at this stage of his career.