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Yusei Kikuchi (neck) has been activated off the IL in a corresponding move and will start Thursday night against the Tigers. Beasley, 26, has posted a 4.80 ERA in 15 innings of relief this season at the MLB level.

Kurtz walloped a 115.9 mph leadoff homer against Rangers veteran Nathan Eovaldi for a leadoff homer, his second straight contest with a round-tripper, as part of another multi-hit effort. The 23-year-old slugger has gone deep in three of his last four contests and appears to be rounding back into his previously elite form following an excruciatingly slow start to the year. He leads the majors with 28 walks through 25 games.

It appears opposing teams have learned their lesson and are starting to pitch Wood a bit more cautiously since he’s drawn a staggering nine walks over his last four games. He’s also homered three times during that span, so he’s still getting plenty of pitches to drive. The 23-year-old franchise cornerstone is off to a phenomenal start, slashing .250/.409/.595 with a major-league leading 1.005 OPS to go along with 10 homers, 21 RBI and four steals in 27 games.

Aranda victimized Twins starter Taj Bradley for a pair of solo shots, joining teammate Junior Caminero as the first duo with multi-homer efforts in the same game for the Rays since 2021. The 27-year-old first baseman is up to six big flies in 25 games to open the season.

Manaea has consistently topped three innings over six relief appearances this season and holds a pedestrian 4.66 ERA across 19 1/3 innings of work during that span. There’s been zero indication that the Mets are considering moving him back to the rotation despite Kodai Senga and David Peterson scuffling in addition to Christian Scott getting lit up in his return to the majors earlier this week.

Basallo got in on the fireworks display for Baltimore’s offense, taking Red Sox starter Brayan Bello deep in the third inning. The 21-year-old rising star punctuated the 395-foot blast with an impressive bat flip to celebrate his fourth long ball of the year. He’s going through the typical ebbs and flows that a young catcher deals with as they acclimate to life in the majors, but he’s supremely talented and in a prime situation to excel. It’s only a matter of time before he hits his stride.

Kim has recorded back-to-back multi-hit performances that also include a stolen base, which gives him five thefts in just 16 games this season. The 27-year-old has struggled to carve out a full-time role in Los Angeles, but he’s shown he can be an impactful fantasy contributor in deeper mixed leagues with regular playing time. It’s a mystery how his role will shake out once Mookie Betts (oblique) and Tommy Edman (ankle) are back in a few weeks, but he’s a sneaky steals source in the meantime.

Braves manager Walt Weiss summoned Harris, who was scratched from Friday’s lineup with left quad tightness, to face Phillies starter Andrew Painter in the sixth inning, and he delivered with a clutch extra-base hit off the base of the left-field wall. The 25-year-old center fielder should remain available off the bench this weekend, even if he’s held out of the starting lineup again.

“He’s going to be down quite a bit here,” Mendoza added. Lindor won’t be cleared to resume baseball activities until at least mid-May, which puts his likely return timeline somewhere in June, in a best-case scenario. The 32-year-old fantasy star hit the shelf with a left calf strain earlier this week. There isn’t an official return timeline from the Mets, but fantasy managers should anticipate Lindor missing a significant amount of time. His extended absence clears the runway for former top prospect Ronny Mauricio to make some noise at the highest level following a strong stretch at Triple-A Syracuse.

Miller allowed just two baserunners while throwing 35 of 47 pitches for strikes in his second rehab outing. The 27-year-old starter is working his way back from an oblique injury that put him on the shelf back in spring training. It seems likely the Mariners will have him make one or two additional rehab starts to continue building up his stamina and workload before Miller makes his season debut in early May.

The results are insignificant as the more important variable is that Rodón built up his pitch count to 65 in his rehab debut. It’s possible the Yankees will have him make an additional tune-up start next week before bringing him back for his season debut. There should be some clarity on his status at some point later this weekend.