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When the White Sox had the chance to acquire Fletcher or Jake McCarthy from the Diamondbacks for pitching prospect Christian Mena two years ago, they really ought to have said no and should have picked McCarthy had they said yes. Still, it’s hardly been a franchise killer, as Mena, while still potentially helpful, hasn’t progressed as hoped in Arizona. Fletcher hit .206/.252/.256 in 72 games for the White Sox in 2024 and then spent almost all of 2025 in Triple-A. Now 28, he might want to give Japan or Korea a try.

Ryan delivered a fastball to Kazuma Okamoto and immediately felt something and called for the training staff. After a brief discussion, he was pulled from the game. All Twins’ fans and fantasy managers can do now is wait and hope for the best. The Twins should have an update on his status soon. Stay tuned.

Morales has been knocked around in three appearances with the A’s this season, posting a miserable 14.46 ERA, 3.11 WHIP and a cringe-inducing 7/12 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings. He’ll attempt to work through his command issues at the minor league level.

The 32-year-old right-hander has been knocked around in his first 10 appearances at Triple-A Las Vegas to the tune of a 6.17 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and an 8/6 K/BB ratio over 11 2/3 innings. He’ll add a fresh arm to the middle of the A’s bullpen.

The O’s needed to free up a spot on their active roster for Trey Gipson’s promotion on Sunday and unfortunately for Raquet he was the odd man out this time around. The 30-year-old southpaw posted a 10.13 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and a 1/2 K/BB ratio across 2 2/3 innings in his three appearances with the O’s.

There has been a bug going around the Brewers’ clubhouse and Turang is the latest to fall victim to it. He should be considered day-to-day. David Hamilton will slide over and cover second base while Luis Rengifo will enter the lineup at the hot corner and will bat leadoff against PJ Poulin and the Nationals.

There’s still no clear timeline for a potential return for the 26-year-old southpaw, but it’s at least encouraging that he is throwing the ball again. Expect the Red Sox to take every possible precaution here as they ramp him back up.

The 23-year-old will make his big league debut on Sunday afternoon against the Yankees. Gibson has registered a 4.01 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and a 25/12 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings in six starts at the Triple-A level this season. He draws a very difficult first assignment having to battle the Yankees in New York, which is why he isn’t a recommended streaming option.

If you’re going to have to take a day off at some point, doing so against Max Fried isn’t the worst idea. Henderson has struggled at the plate so far this season, slashing just .209/.275/.460 to go along with nine homers, 19 RBI and five stolen bases across his first 153 plate appearances. Blaze Alexander will start in his place at shortstop and bat ninth for the O’s on Sunday.

The right-hander hit triple digits with his fastball during the session, which led to speculation that he may not need a minor league rehab assignment before rejoining the Phillies’ bullpen. It sounds like he could be ready to be activated at some point next week.

Lodolo made it through Saturday’s rehab start at Triple-A Louisville without any issues, giving up two runs on five hits over his 4 1/3 innings of work while racking up six strikeouts. He threw 79 pitches in the outing (45 strikes) and shouldn’t have any workload limitations upon his return.