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Chaparro homered off lefty reliever Tanner Banks, which is the kind of thing the Nationals would want him to do if they carried him as a platoon first baseman and DH. The 26-year-old would seem to be in line for a roster spot right now, but the Nationals should be on the hunt for any upside guys DFA’d at the end of the spring.

Bowden, who had a 4.22 ERA in 11 relief appearances for the A’s last year, will be making his 2026 debut. The 31-year-old had a 5.40 ERA in 32 relief appearances for Las Vegas this season.

Morales entered with the A’s down 3-1 in the eighth last night in the eventual 13-1 loss to the Tigers, so you can guess how that went. A nice surprise in nine starts as a rookie last year, he has a 14.06 ERA in two starts and three relief appearances in the majors this season.

This could be a very brief demotion for Johnson, as the Angels would be able to recall him immediately after trading a pitcher. He obviously wasn’t going to be available for several days after giving up five runs in 4 1/3 innings in his start Friday against the Brewers.

Kerry, who had a 7.72 ERA while working mostly as a starter at Salt Lake, is up for his second big-league stint. He allowed two runs in four innings for the Angels in one relief appearance in June.

Doval has had a rough year, posting a 4.54 ERA to date, but he’s still throwing 97-100 mph with plenty of movement and keeping the ball on the ground for the most part. The Pirates figure to have him mostly set up for now, but if he gets off to a nice start, save chances would become a possibility. Doval did, after all, save 89 games from the Giants from 2022-24.

A year after acquiring a catching prospect (Rafael Flores Jr.) from the Yankees for David Bednar, the Pirates are giving up one up to the same team for Doval. Alfonzo, 22, was hitting .239/.338/.420 in 60 games for Double-A Altoona. He’s yet another lefty-hitting catcher for an organization that loves them, but he doesn’t really project as a major leaguer either offensively or defensively right now. Cruz is an 18-year-old outfielder who has yet to make his U.S. debut. He was hitting .313/.460/.396 in 17 games in the Dominican Summer League.

This makes room on the 40-man for Camilo Doval. The Pirates reacquired Stratton from the Braves for Joey Bart in June and gave him a brief callup last month, during which time he allowed two runs in 2 1/3 innings. He’s set to wind up back on waivers.

It’s the first major league stint for the 29-year-old Kingham, a University of Texas product who was drafted by the Braves in 2018 and who spent parts of three years in Mexico before joining the Rangers organization earlier this year. He had a 6.99 ERA as a starter at Round Rock, but he’s gotten better as the year has gone along. He’ll apparently pitch in middle relief for now.

Curvelo have up four runs in two innings in his one day back in the majors. He has a 9.58 ERA in 10 1/3 innings on the season.

Correa underwent what was supposed to be season-ending ankle surgery to repair a torn tendon back in mid-May. He’s due for a followup appointment on Tuesday, after which he hopes to start hitting. It’d be interesting to see how the Astros would fit Correa in if he’s able to make it back. Jose Altuve seems like their weak link in the infield right now, but none of the alternatives are experienced at second. If Christian Walker is still struggling, perhaps he could do some sitting, with Isaac Paredes moving to first. Of course, Correa still have a few hurdles to clear before it’s worth giving this serious thought.