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Roberts will serve his suspension on Friday. Padres closer Robert Suarez was given a three-game suspension while San Diego manager Mike Shildt was suspended for one game for his role in the altercation. It’s unclear if either will appeal their bans or begin serving them immediately.

Acquired on Monday for cash considerations, Sanders holds an 8.68 ERA in nine relief appearances so far in the bigs this year. The 28-year-old never actually pitched for Norfolk, but holds a 2.96 ERA in 24 1/3 innings (17 walks, 44 strikeouts) for Triple-A Indianapolis this year. He’ll work low leverage innings for the Orioles.

The Mets have no interest in paying down Lindor’s contract and still view him as a valuable player. While Lindor wasn’t presented in the Mets list of untouchables they bandied around the league after the All-Star game, he also has a full no-trade clause and is owed $160 million after this season, making him a tough fit for most teams. Lindor reportedly wants to stay and declined comment when asked about his no-trade power during a recent conversation with The Athletic.

Holmes is seen as a “significant trade candidate” and multiple teams are expected to scout his rehab outing, per Sammon. Holmes notched a 2.39 ERA over his first nine starts of the year before fracturing his fibula on May 15. There have also been talks about the Mets potentially extending Holmes ahead of the deadline, so this will be a fluid situation to track.

It sounds like Snell is getting closer and closer to a return from a NanoScope procedure on his elbow. He’ll likely require more than one rehab start, but an August return is definitely in play for Snell based on the timing of this assignment.

He had six plate appearances during his two weeks and change on the roster, walking once. Johnson returns to a .290/.388/.489 line with the Bats in 208 plate appearances this year.

Myers has mostly been used as a platoon center fielder against left-handers this year, hitting .256/.358/.385 overall and .218/.362/.400 against southpaws. He’ll slide right back into that role.

The Yankees, looking for more offensive consistency at catcher, have also been linked to Twins C Ryan Jeffers. Goodman, who still has three years of team control remaining, would likely cost a pretty penny. It’s possible that Austin Wells could have a hot July and get the Yankees off this idea, but if not they could do much worse than Goodman, who already has 27 homers this year and has been an All-Star in both 2025 and 2026.

Ray, who will be a free agent after the season, has a 3.38 ERA in 18 starts with the Giants this year, though he has walked 52 batters in 106 2/3 innings pitched. Rogers believes Ray is “the more important player” available between Ray and Luis Arraez, implying Ray would get the Giants a better return. It certainly would make little sense for the Giants to hold on to Ray barring an extension. The 34-year-old could be the best starter available at the deadline if the Tigers opt to keep Tarik Skubal.

Over the All-Star break, Acuña had been playing in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League. Acuña hit a grand slam yesterday for the FCL Braves. Today he’ll be bumped up to Gwinnett, meaning he’s probably in line to return to the bigs in the next couple of days.

Early had gone for a second opinion on his elbow injury, but it appears that the Red Sox and Early are happy with what they saw. Early has missed about three weeks since being placed on the injured list on July 1 and may require a rehab assignment before he’s ready to return. It’s still great news for the Red Sox that they avoided a major injury here.