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Yes, for real. The Angels haven’t had a winning season since 2015 when they were called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and they haven’t made the playoffs since 2014 when they were swept in the ALDS. Minasian, who was hired before the 2021 season has overseen the construction of a roster that has gone 277-336 despite having Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, two of the best players in all of baseball. During Minasian’s tenure, the Angels swung and missed on free-agent signings with Jose Quintana, Noah Syndergaard, Max Stassi, and Zach Plesac but failed to bring in much difference-making talent. In Minasian’s defense, MLB Pipeline currently ranks the Angels as the 29th-best farm system, so there’s one team in a worse situation when it comes to prospects than them. There’s just not a lot here to suggest he was deserving of an extension, and it’s hard to get excited about the Angels turning things around any time soon.

Flores receives the call to back up Endy Rodríguez while starting catcher Henry Davis is away from the club on paternity leave. The 25-year-old went 3-for-15 in seven games with the Pirates last year during his first stint in the big leagues.

Davis will be away from the club for a couple days on paternity leave with Endy Rodríguez handling the bulk of the catching responsibilities.

It doesn’t really make any sense for Toronto to send Varsho to the injured list at this point since he’s already sat out five straight contests. The expectation is that he’ll be ready to return for Friday’s series opener against the Yankees after missing time with a lingering left wrist issue. It’ll be Myles Straw in center field on Wednesday night at the Rogers Centre.

Springer was given a day off to reset mentally during Tuesday’s contest with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. moving up to the leadoff spot in his place. Guerrero is hitting second in this one followed by a red-hot Ernie Clement to face Phillies southpaw Jesús Luzardo.

Griffin told reporters afterwards that he felt fine while throwing at roughly three quarters intensity. The 20-year-old rookie sensation is facing a lengthier absence than originally anticipated after hitting the injured list with a forearm strain back on May 31. It’ll likely take him a couple weeks to ramp up a throwing progression before he’s cleared to return to game action on a minor league rehab assignment, but he remains without an official return timetable for now.

The encouraging development here is that Emerson was able to resume swinging a bat and is optimistic he’ll avoid a trip to the injured list. The 20-year-old top prospect is sitting out his third consecutive game due to back tightness with Cole Young drawing another start at shortstop. Emerson is presumably day-to-day heading into Thursday’s series finale in Baltimore.

Mastrobuoni returns to Seattle’s bench mix as a versatile multi-position specialist after missing the first 10 weeks of the season recovering from a calf strain that he suffered while playing in the World Baseball Classic.

González provides Seattle with a fresh arm for the final two contests of a four-game series against Baltimore. The 26-year-old tossed 5 2/3 scoreless frames over four appearances for the Mariners last month during his first taste of the majors.

Return timelines for shoulder injuries are typically measured in months, not weeks, making this a concerning development for Seattle’s high-leverage mix. The 28-year-old missed nearly three weeks with a lat strain last month. There should be some clarity on his status at some point in the near future. He’ll likely be on the shelf through next month’s All-Star break given the nature of the ailment.

Bliss went 1-for-6 during a pair of contests during his latest stint with the Mariners, which wound up lasting roughly 48 hours. His return to the minors coincides with versatile Miles Mastrobuoni returning from the injured list for his season debut.