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Fleming was an 11th round selection by the Mariners last year and has compiled a 4.92 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 59/24 K/BB ratio across 67 2/3 innings (14 starts) this season at Single-A Modesto. He’s a long-term lottery ticket for the Royals.

Martinez, a former Yankees prospect making his major league debut, was hitting .212/.307/.424 for Triple-A Salt Lake in his first year in the Angels organization. He’ll play behind Sebastián Rivero until either Logan O’Hoppe or Travis d’Arnaud returns.

Uh oh. We know that a meeting with Dr. Meister usually precludes Tommy John surgery. The 31-year-old hurler underwent an MRI exam earlier in the week after experiencing renewed soreness in his elbow following his latest rehab start at Triple-A Buffalo. We don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but it sounds like the Jays could be without Berríos for an extended period of time.

The Rockies will go with an entire line shift with left-hander Jesus Luzardo toeing the slab for the Phillies, with Edouard Julien, Troy Johnston and Jake McCarthy joining Moniak on the bench for this one. We could see a similar lineup against Cristopher Sanchez on Sunday, which makes the 27-year-old slugger a tough start in leagues that utilize bi-weekly moves for hitters.

D’Arnaud joins Logan O’Hoppe on the IL, leaving Sebastián Rivero as the Angels’ primary catcher for now. The 37-year-old d’Arnaud was hitting .200/.300/.314 in 40 plate appearances.

Gibson was just optioned back to Triple-A on Monday, but he’ll get another opportunity to work out of the Orioles’ rotation with Cade Povich (elbow) landing on the injured list. Gibson gave up three runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Yankees in his MLB debut last weekend.

We have yet to hear the results of the MRI exam that Povich underwent on Thursday, but him landing on the injured list was always the most likely scenario. No word yet on how long the Orioles expect him to be shelved for. Trey Gibson was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk to take his spot in the Orioles’ rotation for the time being.

The Dodgers originally said that Snell would make one more rehab start, but perhaps Tyler Glasnow’s back problem changed their thinking. If Glasnow avoids the IL, then Roki Sasaki, who was penciled in for Saturday, is probably going to be bumped from the rotation.

The 20-year-old Chourio had just arrived in Double-A, going 0-for-6 in two games following his promotion Sunday. He hit .321/.433/.487 with 10 steals in 21 games for High-A Lake County previously.

It seems like a rehab assignment following offseason elbow and shoulder surgeries should consist of more than three games in the Complex League and one in Triple-A, but activating Locklear now and sending him down saves the organization a little money. He’ll probably spend at least the next month in Triple-A before being considered for a callup.

It’s understandable that the D-backs were frustrated with Thomas, but they might regret jettisoning him instead of Jorge Barrosa to make room for Ryan Waldschmidt. Thomas was hitting .181/.222/.340 as Arizona’s center fielder against right-handers, but Statcast thinks he was pretty unlucky in the process. He had a lower strikeout rate (23 percent) and a higher hard-hit rate (43 percent) in the majors than Waldschmidt did in Triple-A. With a $1.962 million salary and two years of control after this one, Thomas should draw interest as a trade candidate.