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The deal, which was originally agreed to back in early February, was finally made official earlier this week. Fujinami figures to pitch in middle relief for the Mets as they continue to overhaul their bullpen mix leading to All-Star stopper Edwin Díaz. The hard-throwing 29-year-old righty’s surface stats weren’t pretty last year in his major league debut split between the Athletics and Orioles, but the stuff is there for him to excel in low-leverage spots.

Wagaman augments New York’s paper-thin position player depth after being cut loose by the Twins last week. The 28-year-old is capable of handling a couple different spots across the diamond and has some over-the-fence pop. He’s more of an emergency stopgap option than a long-term project at this stage of his career.

The move is now official. Pham went 0-for-13 with seven strikeouts during a nine-game stint with the Mets. The 38-year-old’s time with New York is probably finished, but there’s always a chance he opts to remain at Triple-A Syracuse after passing through waivers.

Herget returns to Colorado’s bullpen following a brief stint away from the club on paternity leave over the weekend. The 32-year-old righty has compiled a strong 1.50 ERA with an 11/2 K/BB ratio over 12 innings of work this season.

Halvorsen returns to the minors after making a pair of scoreless relief appearances for the Rockies while Jimmy Herget was away from the club on paternity leave. The 26-year-old former high-leverage arm figures to return to Colorado at some point in the near future.

Peralta didn’t end up making an appearance for the Rockies after being called up last week to fortify their bullpen mix. The 27-year-old lefty has made 30 relief appearances in the big leagues dating back to 2023.

Peralta will report to Triple-A Memphis as organizational depth for St. Louis. The 25-year-old southpaw hasn’t pitched in the big leagues this season after making 37 relief appearances for the Rockies over the previous two years.

Hays rejoins Chicago’s outfield mix following a nearly three-week absence recovering from a low-grade right hamstring strain. The 30-year-old veteran was hitting just .219 through nine games to kick off his White Sox debut.

Murray is likely facing an extended absence given the nature of the injury, which sometimes involves a surgical procedure. The 26-year-old was operating in a versatile bench role for Chicago this season.

Naylor is back at first base and hitting cleanup following a brief one-game absence due to a quad contusion. The 28-year-old power/speed combo threat has seemingly turned things around after an ice-cold start to the season, hitting .480 (12-for-25) with one homer and four steals over his last seven games.

Story had some rather direct remarks to reporters about the direction of the franchise following longtime manager Alex Cora’s firing and was left out of Sunday’s lineup by interim manager Chad Tracy. The 33-year-old veteran is back in there to face Blue Jays big-ticket free agent acquisition Dylan Cease at the Rogers Centre. He’s hitting just .198 with two homers and two steals in 27 games this season on the heels of last year’s impressive 25-homer, 31-steal effort across a career-high 157 contests.