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Hader will make his first rehab appearance since landing on the injured list with a biceps issue at the conclusion of spring training. The 32-year-old closer isn’t eligible to come off the 60-day injured list until mid-May, which means he’s going to get a handful of rehab outings under his belt before returning as Houston’s ninth-inning option.

Evan Carter takes over in center field and will occupy the leadoff spot in his absence. No surprise here after Nimmo made an early exit from Friday’s series opener with right hamstring tightness. The 33-year-old reaggravated the existing issue, which first cropped up earlier this week during Wednesday’s game against the Yankees. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Adolis García is shifting over to center field with Felix Reyes and Garrett Stubbs in the corners. Crawford is presumably day-to-day heading into Sunday’s series finale. The 22-year-old rookie is hitting .269/.340/.376 with eight runs scored, zero homers, six RBI and two steals in 28 games.

Vanasco gets his opportunity with the Tigers after veteran Will Vest landed on the shelf with a forearm injury. The 27-year-old righty is certainly deserving after recording a sublime 28/4 K/BB ratio across 15 consecutive scoreless innings to open the season at the Triple-A level. He last pitched in the big leagues when he made four appearances between the Dodgers and Tigers back in 2024.

There is no timetable for Vest to return at the moment. The 30-year-old high-leverage arm hits the shelf after Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Friday that he’s been pitching through an injury. He’s struggled to an inflated 6.17 ERA across 11 2/3 innings of work this season.

Curet has been removed from Detroit’s 40-man roster to make room for reliever Ricky Vanasco to come up from Triple-A Toledo. The 23-year-old was claimed off waivers from the Phillies last month.

Kyle Finnegan, who notched a save on Thursday in place of Jansen, seems like the clear favorite to take over temporarily as Detroit’s closer since Will Vest is hitting the injured list with forearm inflammation. The 38-year-old veteran stopper hasn’t pitched since surrendering a walk-off homer to Matt Olson in a blown save against the Braves on Wednesday. It’s possible this turns into an injured list situation if Jansen isn’t ready to pitch early next week. Certainly, Finnegan should be picked up in all fantasy leagues.

It’s the next step in the lengthy process as the Seidler family finalizes a reported $3.9 billion agreement to sell the club to a new ownership group led by Feliciano and Jones. The two sides were reportedly close to a deal earlier this month and it appears that the sale is going through. It’ll be finalized at the upcoming owners meeting in June. Pete Seidler spearheaded a group that purchased the club back in 2012 and he served as chairman until his passing in November, 2023. His family began exploring a potential sale of the club last year.

Black has torn the cover off the ball in six games since being called up from the minors, hitting .429 (9-for-21) with four doubles and seven RBI during that span. It’s admittedly a small sample size, but the 25-year-old former prospect has shown flashes of intriguing fantasy potential in the past without gaining any traction at the highest level. He’ll continue to get opportunities to face right-handed starters while taking a seat against most southpaws, which is the case with Nationals lefty Foster Griffin on the mound on Saturday afternoon.

Not good. Springer appeared to be in significant pain after taking a pitch off his left foot, in the exact same spot where he fractured his left big toe last month, and immediately left the contest with a trainer. He’ll presumably head for X-rays to determine whether he suffered any fractures. There should be an additional update on his status shortly.

Ribalta returns to Washington’s relief mix for Saturday’s game against the Brewers. The 28-year-old has made a pair of scoreless relief appearances in the big leagues this season in addition to pitching well on the doorstep of the majors.