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The White Sox will also receive pitching prospect David Sandlin in the trade. No word yet on what’s going back to the Red Sox, but it seems like more of a salary dump on their part than anything else as Hicks is owed $25 million over the next two seasons. The 29-year-old pitcher should find high leverage work at the back end of the White Sox’ bullpen in front of closer Seranthony Dominguez. Hicks posted a 6.95 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and a 58/32 K/BB ratio over 67 1/3 innings between the Giants and Red Sox in 2025.

Aranda will get a rare breather in this one with left-hander Trevor Rogers toeing the slab for the Orioles. Liam Hicks will start in his place at first base and will bat eighth for the Rays while Kenny Piper does the catching.

With left-hander Mason Fluharty starting on the mound for the Blue Jays, García will at least open this one on the bench for the Bombers. Expect him to make an appearance off the bench at some point though. Paul Goldschmidt will start at first base and bat leadoff for the Yankees on Friday evening at Yankee Stadium.

Bateman suffered a mild hamstring strain during Wednesday’s contest against the Rays and sat out Thursday’s game as a precautionary measure. He’s back in there in center field and hitting atop the Jays’ lineup for Friday’s battle against Yankees’ right-hander Cam Schlittler.

Nothing has changed in the prognosis for the 25-year-old hurler, who has been shelved since mid-July with a right elbow sprain, this was done as a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for Logan Driscoll on Friday. Kempner is set to undergo season-ending elbow surgery, though it remains unclear which procedure it will be.

He’s been a spot starter at times this year, and with Ethan Pecko and Cristian Javier in the rotation Teng probably isn’t a sure-fire bet to remain in the pen. But for now, replacing Bryan King, it appears he’ll be part of the relief mix.

King allowed five earned runs yesterday as part of Los Angeles’ 18-3 blowout win. With King throwing 37 pitches, he was simply exchanged for a fresh arm. The unsightly game raised his season ERA to 4.75.

Maxwell appeared in two games since his August 17 call up and allowed one earned run in three innings. Tony Santillan’s return from the injured list left the Reds having to option someone and they picked Maxwell.

He’ll return to the late game Reds bullpen group. Santillan may still have saves ahead of him if Emilio Pagán falters again, but it appears unlikely at this point. The 29-year old returns to a 5.23 ERA in 31 innings with the Reds so far this season.

Schuemann, now 29, hit .194/.333/.361 for the Yankees in 87 plate appearances earlier in the year. He’s hitting .256/.385/.402 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 145 plate appearances.

Jose Caballero will likely be part of the hot corner solution for the Yankees in McMahon’s absence. McMahon is hitting .216/.282/.367 in 306 plate appearances this year with 10 homers.