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Jose Perdomo

ATL Shortstop

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Braves signed SS Jose Perdomo.

Perdomo, 17, is ranked by Baseball America as the year’s top international prospect (he’s No. 3 on MLB Pipeline’s list), and at $5 million, he’s getting the biggest bonus of anyone in the class. Expectations are that he’ll hit for a strong average and some power. It also sounds like he’ll be able to stick at shortstop.

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Trevor Martin

TB Middle Reliever

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Rays optioned RHP Trevor Martin to Triple-A Durham.

With Casey Legumina joining the team’s active roster on Sunday, someone needed to go to make room in the bullpen and unfortunately Martin was the odd man out this time around. The 25-year-old hurler registered a 6.23 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and a 4/1 K/BB ratio over 4 1/3 innings in his three appearances with the Rays. He’ll continue to function as extra bullpen depth at the Triple-A level.

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Who will play shortstop for Mets with Lindor hurt?

April 24, 2026 02:42 PM

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P.J. Higgins

CIN Catcher #96

Reds optioned C P.J. Higgins to Triple-A Louisville.

With Jose Trevino (back) returning from the injured list on Sunday, Higgins will return back to his regular role at Triple-A Louisville. Higgins, 32, hit .200 (2-for-10) with one RBI and a 4/1 K/BB ratio in 12 plate appearances during his stay with the big league club.

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Jose Trevino

CIN Catcher #35

Reds activated C Jose Trevino from the 10-day injured list.

The 33-year-old backstop had been shelved since April 8 due to a thoracic spine strain. He’ll resume his role as the backup behind Tyler Stephenson. P.J. Higgins was optioned back to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move on Sunday.

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Austin Slater

FA Left Fielder #15

Austin Slater has elected free agency.

The 33-year-old outfielder was designated for assignment on Wednesday. He passed through waivers unclaimed and rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Jacksonville, he’ll explore the open market instead. Slater hit just .174 (4-for-23) with one RBI and one stolen base in his limited action with the Marlins.

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Phil Maton

CHC Relief Pitcher #88

Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters on Saturday that Phil Maton will be activated from the injured list in the next day or two.

The right-hander is already with the team in Los Angeles and will either be activated on Sunday or Monday. Maton struggled through his first five outings with the team before landing on the injured list with right knee tendinitis on April 10. Given the current state of the Cubs’ bullpen though, he’ll almost immediately be thrust into high-leverage situations upon his return. He could be worth a look for those speculating on saves in deeper leagues.

Source: Phil Maton

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Spencer Strider

ATL Starting Pitcher #99

Spencer Strider (oblique) will make his third minor league rehab start on Sunday.

He’ll take the mound for Triple-A Gwinnett with the intention of pushing his pitch count to around 80 pitches after throwing 65 over 4 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball his last time out. If all goes well with this one, there’s a chance that he could then be cleared to join the Braves’ rotation as early as next weekend.

Source: Grant McAuley

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Diego Cartaya

FA Catcher #62

Giants released C Diego Cartaya.

The former top prospect had been stationed at High-A Eugene where he flailed to a miserable .107/.286/.214 slash line with one homer, one RBI and an unbelievable 23/6 K/BB ratio in just 35 plate appearances. He may need to explore opportunities overseas if he has any intentions of continuing his playing career.

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Lucas Giolito

SD Starting Pitcher

Lucas Giolito suffered an injury scare during his first minor league rehab start at Low-A Lake Elsinore on Saturday as he was hit in the pitching hand by a comebacker in the third inning.

Fortunately, the 31-year-old right-hander noted after the game that it’s just bruised and that he was able to avoid any significant injury. His performance on the field showed a bit of rust, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks over his 2 2/3 frames. He did punch out four batter in the contest though and threw 40 of his 63 pitches for strikes. He’s going to need at least another couple of starts in the minor leagues before he’s an option to join the Padres’ rotation.

Source: Marty Caswell

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Jordan Montgomery

TEX Starting Pitcher #52

Jordan Montgomery (elbow) threw a bullpen session on Saturday as he continues to progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery.

He’ll throw at least one more time off of a mound before he progresses to facing live hitters. He appears to be right on schedule and the Rangers remain hopeful that he’ll be able to return at some point around the All-Star break.

Source: Shawn McFarland

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Cole Ragans

KC Starting Pitcher #55

Cole Ragans finally got his first win by striking out 11 over six innings in the Royals’ 12-1 laugher against the Angels on Saturday.

Ragans gave up the lone run, a fourth-inning solo shot from Jo Adell. The game didn’t turn into a rout until after Ragans left and the Royals scored three runs in the seventh and four in the eighth. It was Ragans’ 11th career 10-strikeout game and first of 2026. An especially good sign was that his fastball averaged 96.5 mph tonight, an increase of 2.3 mph from where he was in his first five starts. He’ll pitch against Seattle next time out.

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