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The procedural move opened up a spot on Pittsburgh’s 40-man roster to sign veteran backstop Yasmani Grandal to a one-year deal. Rodríguez is expected the miss the entire 2024 campaign following offseason surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right elbow.

Montgomery got off to a slow start this season at the dish, but has heated up considerably in recent days, batting .267 (8-for-30) with three homers in nine games since the start of May. He’s unquestionably Chicago’s shortstop of the future, but the organization has zero incentive to rush him to the majors. He’s going to get some extra seasoning at the Triple-A level, but figures to arrive in the big leagues at some point this summer.

Baz struggled to find the strike zone in this one, handing out a staggering five free passes and was lifted after 59 pitches (29 strikes) in the second inning. The 24-year-old righty is going to wind up requiring a couple additional rehab outings before the Rays consider him ready to rejoin the big-league rotation. He’s one of the most talented young pitchers in baseball, but it’s going to take him some time to round back into form after missing nearly two years recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Lowe appears to be fine, but the Rays didn’t want to take any chances with wet field conditions, which led to the veteran second baseman’s removal after just one at-bat during Friday’s contest. He’s gone 2-for-5 with a grand slam in a pair of rehab contests so far and figures to be ready to return to Tampa Bay’s lineup at some point next week. He’s been on the shelf since early April due to an oblique strain.

It’s getting a little ridiculous. Mayo clubbed his International League-leading 12th round-tripper on Friday night, snapping a six-game homerless drought in the process. He went deep in four straight contests prior to a brief cold spell earlier this week. The 22-year-old top prospect holds a stratospheric .975 OPS with 23 extra-base hits through 37 contests this season at the Triple-A level. His time is coming.

McGowin is back in affiliated ball following a stint this season with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the independent Atlantic League. The 32-year-old journeyman righty last appeared in the majors back in 2021 when he made a career-high 27 relief appearances for the Nationals.

Anderson was summoned to re-join the Rangers’ relief mix ahead of Friday’s contest against the Rockies at Coors Field as the corresponding move for Josh Sborz landing on the injured list. The 26-year-old took the loss on Friday night in Colorado, allowing two runs in his lone inning of work in his return to the majors.

Lynch was shipped back to the minors prior to Friday’s contest against the Angels with Alec Marsh returning from the injured list. The 27-year-old lefty has reeled off seven scoreless frames over two appearances (one start) this season in the big leagues. He should be back in a couple weeks, if not sooner.

Estrada pounced on an Andrew Abbott offering in the first inning for his sixth homer and 21st RBI of the 2024 campaign. It was the only hit of the game for the infielder, and his slash of .248/.276/.434 leaves a bit to be desired.

With those two steals, De La Cruz is already up to 25 on the season. The speedy infielder also helped turn a terrific double play and remains must-see television anytime there’s a chance to watch. De La Cruz has absolutely lived up to the hype in the early portion of 2024, and then some.

Díaz did allow a walk, but he didn’t give up a hit while striking out two, and lowered his ERA to 6.08 in the process. That ERA is less-than-ideal, but keep in mind that it’s mostly from some early scuffles. Díaz should be a fine closing option for the remainder of 2024.