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Kelly rejoins the Diamondbacks to replace Anthony DeSclafani (thumb) who was placed on the injured list with a thumb contusion. Kelly will be a low-leverage option in the Arizona bullpen while he’s with the club for a second stint.

Alcántara is the type of high-variance power hitter who’s easy to dream on developing into an impactful fantasy contributor someday. He’s made a concerted effort to lift and pull the ball this season, resulting in an International League–leading 15 home runs in 41 games. That approach has also come with a hefty 33.3 percent strikeout rate. Alcántara’s contact profile is concerning, but his over-the-fence power is real. The 23-year-old top prospect, who has gotten into 13 games for Chicago over the last two years, is the type of streaky power hitter that is both exhilarating and frustrating to roster in fantasy leagues. He’s worthy of a speculative roster spot in deeper mixed leagues.

Chicago has decided to jettison Lopez after the defensive specialist appeared in just four games after being called up back on April 24. The 31-year-old is merely emergency organizational depth at this stage of his career. The Cubs are presumably going to role with intriguing prospect Pedro Ramírez in a versatile utility role off the bench.

Fernandez provides St. Louis with some additional bullpen depth for Saturday’s twin bill at Great American Ball Park. The 27-year-old has compiled a 1.59 ERA across 5 2/3 innings at the big-league level this season.

Torres gets a look in left field for his major-league debut after being called up from Triple-A Memphis prior to Friday’s rainout with Nathan Church (shoulder) hitting the shelf. The 28-year-old offers some defensive versatility in a bench role after .336/.454/.477 with two homers and 10 steals across 36 games in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League this season.

Suárez makes his return to Cincinnati’s lineup after being activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s rainout. The 34-year-old veteran slugger wound up missing nearly one month recovering from a low-grade left oblique strain. His presence will provide a lift for the rest of the Reds lineup as he’ll serve as much-needed protection behind middle-of-the-order threats like Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart.

Bradley returns from the injured list to take the ball at historic Fenway Park against the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon, weather permitting, following a two-week absence recovering from pectoral inflammation. The 25-year-old former top pitching prospect was in the midst of a clear breakthrough campaign with a sparkling 2.87 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 52/17 K/BB ratio across 47 innings prior to the injury. There could be some workload restrictions since he threw only 42 pitches, before likely getting some additional work in the bullpen afterwards, during his final rehab start last weekend.

García loses his spot on Minnesota’s roster with Taj Bradley returning from the injured list this weekend. The well-traveled 39-year-old veteran reliever notched a pair of saves despite allowing 10 runs over 8 2/3 innings across nine appearances for the Twins after latching on with the club last month.

The official roster move is unlikely to be made until later this weekend following Saturday’s rainout at Yankee Stadium. Victor Mesa Jr. is the likely call-up from Triple-A Durham to fill his roster spot. DeLuca left Friday’s series opener with a right hamstring issue that occurred when he went first-to-third on a seventh-inning double by teammate Cedric Mullins. He’s likely facing a multi-week absence, even if the strain proves to be relatively minor.

Simply put, there was no possible way to get this game in with widespread showers in the forecast throughout the afternoon and evening at Yankee Stadium. It’ll be made up as a doubleheader on September 22. Saturday’s original starting pitchers — Drew Rasmussen and Ryan Weathers — will presumably get the ball on Sunday afternoon instead.

The hottest prospect in baseball this season, Arias recorded the first multi-homer performance of his professional career as part of a three-hit night where he raised his full-season batting average to a surreal .341 mark through 34 games. The 20-year-old fast-rising prodigy’s power breakthrough continues as he’s up to 10 round-trippers already after hitting just eight across 116 games last year. He’ll ascend to top-10 overall prospect status by midseason, if he isn’t there already.