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The 39-year-old Ottavino will try to make the club he pitched for in 2021, when he went 7-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 11 saves. He finished last year with a 4.34 ERA for the Mets, though that still came with a 29 percent strikeout rate. He was better in his first two seasons with the Mets, leaving him with a 3.14 ERA over the last three years combined.

Heasley hits the injured list without an injury designation, but that should come to light at some point soon. The 29-year-old was removed from Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster earlier this week, but that has since been voided. He figures to be designated for assignment once he’s off the injured list.

Funderburk was shipped out ahead of Tuesday’s contest against the White Sox. The 29-year-old lefty holds a pedestrian 3.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 16/10 K/BB ratio over 18 1/3 innings in the majors this season.

Lucchesi was pitching at Triple-A Salt Lake after re-signing with the Angels on a new minor league pact last month. The 32-year-old southpaw made five relief appearances for Los Angeles earlier this year.

Seager got two at-bats under his belt and played three innings at shortstop in his rehab debut. The 32-year-old fantasy standout isn’t going to need too much time to ramp back up and should be ready to return to Texas at some point later this week.

Langford also walked twice in the contest. He played seven innings in left field. The 24-year-old is working his way back from a forearm strain that put him on the shelf back in late April. He figures to be ready to return to the majors at some point later this week.

Story will likely be sidelined until at least late July after undergoing the procedure on May 22. The 33-year-old shortstop was playing through the injury for most of the season, which clearly had a negative impact on his production at the plate. It’ll be Marcelo Mayer and Isiah Kiner-Falefa handling shortstop in his absence until the second half of the year.

Baldwin hit the injured list with a low-grade right oblique strain back on May 19. The 25-year-old rising star, who was hitting .303/.389/.543 with 13 homers and 38 RBI in 48 games prior to the injury, is on track to return to Atlanta’s lineup at some point during their next homestand, which runs from June 16-21. His return should provide a significant boost for the Braves and fantasy managers alike, as he’s delivered first-round value this season.

Rumfield returns to Colorado’s lineup at DH following a two-game absence due to right shoulder inflammation. The 26-year-old rookie slugger has .284/.360/.443 with seven homers and 29 RBI through 58 games this season.

Arroyo hit free agency briefly earlier this week but winds up returning to New York on a brand new minor league pact. The 31-year-old infielder has hit an impressive .303/.333/.446 with five homers and six steals in 43 games for Triple-A Syracuse this season. He hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since the 2023 campaign.

Bowen is in left field and hitting seventh in his big-league debut against the Phillies on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old outfielder gets the call to replace an injured Ramón Laureano (hip) on San Diego’s roster after hitting .292/.362/.600 with 13 homers and seven steals across 49 games in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League this season. There’s some intrigue here in extremely deep mixed leagues, but he’ll need to show he can make enough contact to keep his head above water in the majors.