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Bailey pitched decently in his two starts when healthy this season, but he wasn’t going to be part of the Twins’ playoff rotation and they determined they have better options for their bullpen. The 34-year-old will be a free agent this offseason.

While it’s not explicitly said in the report, it’s likely that Westburg is undergoing Tommy John or an internal brace surgery as those were among the options presented earlier in May after he was shut down. Westburg will enter his age-28 season in 2027 looking to re-establish himself as a cornerstone for the Orioles. His absence means there is no playing time threat to Jeremiah Jackson and Blaze Alexander at second and third base for the remainder of the season.

Alvarez worked 4 1/3 innings of shutout baseball in relief of Miles Mikolas in his brief stint in the majors during April. It wouldn’t be surprising if he was again asked to go a distance at some point over the weekend, though he’s not currently slated as a bulk pitcher in any of those contests.

Brooks managed an 81.00 ERA in one appearance in which he got one out while allowing four runs (three earned) and took a loss. Assuming he clears waivers, the 36-year-old will be able to opt out of an outright assignment to Durham should he so desire.

Martin has a 6.23 ERA in three appearances for the Rays this year, as well as a 2.40 ERA in 12 appearances for Durham. He’ll remain part of the low-leverage shuffle in Tampa Bay.

Peter reported that social media posts show Díaz and the Ortiz brothers posing for photos advertising the cockfighting tournaments. Díaz appears in his Dodgers jersey in one of the photographs, and one of the advertisements specifically says one of the tournaments is “A Tribute to the Puerto Rican Star and Cockfighter Edwin ‘Sugar’ Díaz.” There’s another story from March 10th, which shows Díaz in the middle of a cockfighting arena. While cockfighting is historic and culturally significant in Puerto Rico, a federal ban on cockfighting in all 50 states and U.S. territories took effect in 2019. Neither Díaz nor the Dodgers has commented on the report, and there is no indication right now whether the reliever, who is on the injured list after elbow surgery, will face any sort of consequences.

Not bad for your first rehab appearance. Brash has been out since late April with lat inflammation, but he threw 9 of his 15 pitches for strikes here, which is great to see. On the other hand, he was sitting 95.1 mph on his sinker, which is over two mph down from where he normally is. We’ll have to watch and see if the velocity ticks back up in his next rehab outing.

He also walked three, struck out three, and threw 32 of his 55 pitches for strikes. Tong allowed three extra-base hits, including two home runs. The 22-year-old now sports a 5.68 ERA on the season and seems to be falling further down the pecking order in terms of potential call-ups for this season.

Arroyo took Jose Urquidy deep in the first inning for his ninth home run of the season. It also gives him 30 RBI to go along with a .348 batting average and a 1.025 OPS. Oh, and those two steals also give him seven on the season. It may seem like Edwin Arroyo has been around a while because he was a major part of the Luis Castillo trade four years ago, but Arroyo is just 22 years old. His time in Cincinnati is coming very soon.

Jump had thrown four scoreless innings while striking out six, but he landed awkwardly on his plant leg and seemed to tweak something. He was fighting to stay in the game, but his four-seam fastball velocity went from 95 mph down to 91 after the potential injury, so the team removed him from the game. It may just be precautionary, but we’ll have to wait for word.

That extends Carrigg’s hitting streak to 14 games, and he has a hit in 21 of his last 22 games. On the season, the 24-year-old is hitting .367/.420/.557 with four home runs, 34 RBI, 26 steals, and a 24/13 K/BB ratio. He hit 15 home runs and stole 46 bases in Double-A last year, but the batting average was not good. This season, Carrigg is pulling the ball more often and hitting it on the ground 12 percent more often, making good use of his speed. He’s also improved his contact rate by 10 percent and cut his swinging strike rate down to nine percent. If these gains hold, he could be a major asset in Coors Field for batting average and stolen bases when he gets his chance.