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Treinen was picked over Daniel Hudson tonight after Hudson blew a save on Saturday. Treinen had been pretty effective in amassing a 2.30 ERA in 31 appearances coming into this one, but the Dodgers would almost certainly prefer to leave him in more of a setup role if Evan Phillips bounces back or Hudson can settle things in the ninth. Treinen actually has twice as many blown saves as Phillips (four to two) despite converting just one save and eight holds.

The deal is now official. Taveras heads to Baltimore as additional outfield depth behind young starters Colton Cowser and Dylan Beavers after struggling to a subterranean .530 OPS with three homers and nine steals in 58 games between the Mariners and Rangers last season. The 27-year-old is just a few years removed from being one of the top prospects in baseball, but he needs to show something at the dish if he’s going to remain a viable option in the majors.

The American League winners will be announced on Friday night. Here is the complete list of winners for the senior circuit: Hunter Goodman (C), Pete Alonso (1B), Ketel Marte (2B), Manny Machado (3B), Geraldo Perdomo (SS), Juan Soto (OF), Corbin Carroll (OF), Kyle Tucker (OF), Ohtani (DH) and Alec Burleson (UTIL). Ohtani has claimed the award in back-to-back seasons since joining the Dodgers and four times overall in his career. Soto takes home the honor in his Mets debut, giving him six in eight seasons. At this rate, he might need an entire room just to display them all by the time his 15-year megadeal is through. Alonso, Perdomo, Goodman, Carroll and Burleson are all first-time winners.

Wright passed through waivers unclaimed after being removed from Kansas City’s 40-man roster earlier this week. The 30-year-old righty hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2023 due to shoulder surgery. He led the majors with 21 victories during the 2022 campaign before shoulder issues derailed his career. He’s a pure lottery ticket heading into next season.

Vargas passed through waivers unclaimed after being jettisoned from Arizona’s 40-man roster and opted to test the open market instead of accepting an outright assignment. The 34-year-old veteran infielder should be able to latch on somewhere else as organizational depth but figures to return to Arizona next spring.

Garcia went unclaimed on waivers and will head to the open market after being removed from Houston’s 40-man roster earlier this week in a procedural move. The 28-year-old made just two starts in his return from Tommy John surgery this past season before needing to undergo another elbow procedure. His career is very much in jeopardy as he enters his age-29 season coming off multiple major surgeries.

The trio went unclaimed on waivers after being cut loose from Houston’s 40-man roster earlier this week to clear roster space.

León heads to Baltimore after being cast off from Houston’s 40-man mix earlier this week in a roster crunch. The 27-year-old has battled knee issues this past season and hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since getting into seven contests for the Astros back in 2024.

Mateo hits the open market after the Orioles decided not to pick up his option for next season. The 30-year-old utility specialist was limited to just 110 games over the past two seasons due to elbow and hamstring issues.

Baltimore agreed to a new deal with Walker earlier this week seemingly in anticipation of this exact scenario where they needed to remove him from their 40-man roster. The club is hoping the new deal with prevent another club from picking him up off waivers but that’s hardly a guarantee.

Nunez came over from the Mets in the Cedric Mullins deal at the trade deadline and has now been added to the club’s 40-man roster to protect him from next month’s Rule 5 Draft. The 24-year-old posted an impressive 2.06 ERA and 83/24 K/BB ratio across 56 2/3 innings over 49 appearances last year across three minor-league levels.