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Not a great sign. It’s a bit unclear what transpired that caused Eflin to depart with two outs in the fourth inning after allowing one run on four hits. He finished with seven strikeouts and issued a pair of walks, throwing 74 pitches (44 strikes) in his season debut. The hope is that he isn’t dealing with a flare up of the back issues that plagued him last year. There should be an update from the club on his status shortly.

The deal is now official. Kranick will factor into Washington’s relief mix at some point later this season as he continues his rehabilitation process from last year’s elbow surgery. The 28-year-old was putting together an extremely encouraging Mets debut with a 3.65 ERA across 37 innings last year before requiring season-ending surgery.

It’s fair to say that Rutledge didn’t live up to the lofty expectations that come with being a first-round draft pick as he posted a bloated 6.29 ERA across 103 innings in the majors from 2023-2026. The 27-year-old former pitching prospect could attract some interest on waivers as a reclamation project, but that seems unlikely.

It’ll go in the books as an encouraging rehab debut for Hader, who threw nine of 16 pitches for strikes, and averaged 94 mph on his sinker. He finished with one strikeout and wound up facing just three batters after a one-out walk was erased on a caught stealing. The 32-year-old upper-echelon closer will return to Houston’s bullpen sometime around mid-to-late May after making a couple additional rehab outings.

Rodón gave up seven hits, including a pair of home runs, and threw 83 pitches (49 strikes) in his likely final rehab outing. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters earlier on Tuesday that the 33-year-old southpaw will make his next start in the majors if everything checks out fine afterwards from a physical standpoint. He’s in line to make his season debut against the Brewers on Sunday and should obviously be rostered in all fantasy formats.

Cole struck out four and didn’t hand out a free pass. He gave up seven hits, including a homer to White Sox top prospect Caleb Bonemer. No word on his fastball velocity since there’s no public Statcast data in the lower minors. The 35-year-old veteran had no trouble pounding the zone with 49 of his 69 pitches going for strikes. His latest rehab outing came after Yankees manager Boone told reporters earlier on Tuesday that he remains “a ways away” from returning to New York. He’ll need a couple additional outings before he’s ready to make his season debut later this month.

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.