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Sikkema was the 38th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft but has been unable to stick with the Yankees, Royals, or Reds prior to this season. He allowed five runs on 10 hits in five innings for the Red Sox this season. At one point, it seemed like Seth Martinez was destined for a spot in the Red Sox bullpen, but he got hit hard in his last outing and will now re-evaluate his next move. Song is the only one with minor league options remaining, and the former fourth-round pick looked good in spring, allowing just one run on three hits in eight innings while striking out nine and walking four. The Red Sox will hope to keep him in the organization.

Walks continue to be a problem for Imai as his grasp of the strike zone continues to be elusive, at best. He threw just 27 of 63 pitches for strikes and notched three strikeouts. It’s fair to say that even if he’s healthy, there’s no way the Astros can reasonably consider bringing him back to the majors in his present state.

The Red Sox had already scored 10 runs (seven earned) on nine hits in three innings at the time of the ejection. Valdez had just given up back-to-back home runs to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu and then immediately put a fastball between Story’s numbers. When the umpires conferred and ejected him, Valdez simply nodded once and walked off the mound without any objection. Given that Chris Devenski of the Pirates was just suspended for intentionally throwing at Sal Stewart, we could be looking at a possible suspension for Valdez here as well. The Tigers can ill-afford to lose one of Framber’s starts given how injured the rest of their rotation is. The left-hander now has a 4.57 ERA and is lined up to face the Royals this Sunday if he is eligible to make that start.

Jones looked phenomenal in his first rehab outing, hitting 101.1 mph and striking out five over three perfect frames for Low-A Bradenton last Wednesday. The dynamic 24-year-old former top prospect, who is making his way back from Tommy John surgery, will make his next rehab outing during the front-end of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Triple-A Indianapolis. He’ll likely need a couple additional tune-up starts to continue building up his pitch count and stamina before making his return to Pittsburgh’s rotation.

Snelling’s forthcoming major-league debut feels inevitable after lefty Braxton Garrett took the ball for Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday night instead of being scratched. It’s not official yet, but all signs point to Snelling arriving in the big leagues later this week after Miami decided to finally move on from Chris Paddack. There are likely to be some growing pains as he acclimates to pitching at the highest level, but the 22-year-old out southpaw offers enough strikeout upside to warrant a speculative roster spot in all fantasy formats.

Correa suffered a left ankle injury during batting practice, marking the second consecutive contest that the Astros have lost a starter to injury during warmups. He’ll undergo evaluation and imaging to determine the severity of the issue. There should be an update on his status following the contest.

Giants manager Tony Vitello told reporters Arraez is dealing with some soreness following a swing during Monday’s series opener so he’s getting some extra time off to rest. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern at the moment.

Payamps passed through waivers unclaimed over the weekend and will remain with Atlanta as organizational relief depth. The 32-year-old struggled to an inflated 8.22 ERA across 7 2/3 innings for Atlanta this season.

Lucchesi returns to Los Angeles on a new minor league pact after making five relief appearances earlier this season. The 32-year-old southpaw is merely emergency organizational depth at this stage of his career.

It’s the lowest Tatis has hit since his rookie campaign back in 2019. The 27-year-old has shown some signs of life recently, but he’s off to an abysmal start, hitting .252/.324/.301 with five extra-base hits, including zero home runs, 13 RBI and nine steals in 33 games. The complete lack of extra-base power is completely perplexing since a quick glance under the hood at his underlying batted ball metrics suggests he’s still making plenty of hard contact.

Peguero returns to San Francisco’s relief corps after missing nearly six weeks at the outset of the season recovering from a left hamstring strain. The 29-year-old reliever compiled a solid 2.42 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 17/8 K/BB ratio across 22 1/3 innings in his big-league debut last year.