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Clarke has been one of the best hitters in the AFL, slashing .314/.462/.627 with four home runs and 16 RBI in 14 games. The first baseman hit 26 home runs with a .392 OBP and six steals in 118 games at Double-A in 2023 and with the Brewers having no locked-in options at first base, there’s a chance Clarke can compete for a starting job this spring.

Stewart had a big game on Tuesday night as he looks to break out of his cold stretch. However, what’s more important here is that this could be a pathway to future playing time for him and the Reds. With Eugenio Suarez (oblique) nearing a return and Nathaniel Lowe hitting well, Stewart could see more time at third base when everybody is healthy at the expense of Ke’Bryan Hayes’ playing time.

Despite being one of the better hitters on the Reds of late, Lowe has sat in each of the last two games. We know the Reds’ offense is struggling to find a rhythm right now, but Lowe deserves to remain in the batting order for the time being. He can be put right back into your fantasy lineups.

Best-case scenario for a meniscus tear is typically 4-6 weeks, but it can be considerably longer, depending on how Alvarez and doctors want to address it surgically. Alvarez was hitting .241/.317/.393 with four homers, all of which came in his first 14 games of the season. He’s had just a .539 OPS in his last 23 games. The switch to Luis Torrens as a starting catcher won’t hurt the Mets, but they definitely will feel Alvarez’s absence when Torrens needs a day off and they have to turn to Hayden Senger.

Senger will back up Luis Torrens for now. He got into 33 games for the Mets last season and hit .181/.221/.194 in 78 plate appearances.

This is an unfortunate way for the Yankees to solve their rotation crunch, but assuming that Fried is going to spend some on the IL, it allows them to stick with a five-man group and still keep Will Warren and Ryan Weathers after Gerrit Cole is activated. Fried’s last big elbow scare came in 2023, when he missed about half of the season with a forearm strain. He also had a brief absence in 2024 with neuritis in the area.

The Reds will pay Paddack the major league minimum while the Marlins cover the rest of his $4 million salary. Paddack has a 7.63 ERA in six starts and one relief appearance this season after coming in at 5.35 in 158 innings for the Twins and Tigers last year. He should remain awful for the Reds, but at least he’s stretched out and ready to go, which is what they need with Hunter Greene, Rhett Lowder and Brandon Williamson all shelved. According to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosencrans, Paddack will start Saturday against the Guardians, with Andrew Abbott moving up to Friday.

Six days after leaving his start against the Cubs, Lowder finally lands on the IL. The Reds seem optimistic that he won’t be out for long. Lowder has a 5.40 ERA in eight starts this season, though he was at 3.18 before the last two of those.

Higgins went 2-for-10 in six games for the Reds last month before being sent down when Jose Trevino came off the IL. This move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Paddack.

Contreras, who left Sunday’s game with a hand contusion, is hitting cleanup today. Mickey Gasper is staying in the lineup as the DH and No. 2 hitter, as the Red Sox have opted to give Ceddanne Rafaela the day off and play Masataka Yoshida in the outfield.

As soon as Fried finished the third at 61 pitches, he went straight into the tunnel to the clubhouse and the Yankees got up Paul Blackburn in the pen, and it was Blackburn who showed up on the mound to start the fourth. Fried was charged with three runs before departing.