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Guerrero said he caught his left index finger in the runner’s jersey. Fortunately, it seems disaster was averted. Guerrero was 1-for-4 with an RBI tonight.

Schwarber missed three games with an illness earlier this week, but he’s back to hitting second and serving as Philadelphia’s designated hitter. The lefty slugger leads the majors with 20 homers entering Memorial Day weekend.

Jonah Tong was recalled from Triple-A as the corresponding move. Newsday’s Laura Albanese notes that Kimbrel logged a career-high 2 2/3 innings on Tuesday, finishing his Mets tenure with a clean 6.00 ERA over 15 frames. Set to turn 38 next week, Kimbrel sits at 440 career saves, which ranks fifth all-time.

Craig Kimbrel was designated for assignment as the corresponding move. Tobias Myers is starting this weekend’s opener against the Marlins, so it remains to be seen what Tong’s role will be, but he’ll be active Friday. The young right-hander has struggled at Triple-A this season, especially compared to last year. He rejoins the Mets with a 5.68 ERA and a 4.09 xFIP across nine minor-league starts. Tong carries significant long-term fantasy upside, but how his role shakes out will go a long way toward determining his viability in 2026 redraft leagues.

Hayes is officially dealing with a lumbar bulging disc injury, and the move is retroactive to May 21. Eugenio Suárez (oblique) was reinstated off the IL as the corresponding move. Hayes hasn’t come close to matching the offensive upside he flashed back in 2020, but he was hitting poorly even by his standards this season, entering Friday with a .142/.195/.225 slash line. He wasn’t playing every day prior to this injury and remains under contract through 2029.

Suárez missed 25 games with his injury, and with the Reds already rained out on Friday, his return to the lineup will have to wait at least one more day. Ke’Bryan Hayes was placed on the injured list with a lumbar bulging disc injury as the corresponding move. That should give Suárez an opportunity to play a bit more third base than he did earlier this season, but Sal Stewart will likely continue to see some spot starts at the hot corner as well.

Kyle Leahy and Chris Paddack were Friday’s scheduled starters. It will be made up as the first game of a split doubleheader on Saturday.

Story was recently placed on the IL with the injury and was weighing whether to have the surgery. Tim Healey of the Boston Globe notes Story said last week that surgery would require 6-10 weeks to return. Andruw Monasterio and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have been filling in at shortstop with Story sidelined. It remains to be seen if Marcelo Mayer will shift from second base to shortstop now that it’s a confirmed multi-month absence. Manager Chad Tracy will address reporters later Friday as the Sox begin a weekend series versus the Twins.

The 22-year-old arrives to the majors having homered five times in his past five games. Valdez has been playing in the outfield corners this season, and Pittsburgh is expected to be without right fielder Ryan O’Hearn (quad) for multiple weeks. Billy Cook was optioned to Triple-A as a corresponding move.

Torres has been playing second base and the outfield for Triple-A Memphis this season. Nathan Church was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain as a corresponding move. Church had been a regular in the outfield for St. Louis, so there’s playing time available. José Fermín drew the start in left field on Thursday, a game Church missed.

Church had started 27 consecutive games in the outfield prior to missing Thursday’s contest with the injury. The Cardinals called up 28-year-old INF/OF Bryan Torres as a corresponding move.