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Naylor will get a rare day off with left-hander Noah Cameron toeing the slab for the Royals. The 28-year-old slugger has picked up the pace offensively after a sluggish start and is now hitting .250/.317/.356 on the season with five homers, 22 RBI and 12 stolen bases. Patrick Wisdom will start in his place at the cold corner on Friday night and will bat fifth for the M’s.

Montes should play a lot of right field against righties for the Mariners after hitting .249/.369/.558 with 38 homers between Double- and Triple-A. He’ll strike out a bunch, and he’s probably not going to be a quality mixed-league guy right away. Still, he should be an upgrade from this current version of Taylor Ward if the Mariners let that happen.

Why like this? The Mariners only just now announced the Milner signing, but if they say it actually happened last night, that makes him postseason eligible, which he wouldn’t be if he only joined the organization today. Milner had a 3.53 ERA in 38 appearances for the Cubs before going on the IL with appendicitis on June 27. He returned to the mound on July 29, but the Cubs never activated him from his rehab assignment before letting him go on Friday.

Kingham, 30, was claimed off waivers from the Rangers three weeks ago and stashed in Triple-A. His major league experience consists of one inning with one run allowed for Texas earlier this season.

Joe got 45 plate appearances for the Mariners in the first half of the season, hitting .179 with one homer. He’s batted .264/.365/.420 in 73 games for Triple-A Tacoma. He’ll likely clear waivers and then can decide whether or not to become a free agent.

Wow. The reign of Arte Moreno is over, or at least will be in the first quarter of 2027. There was no word that the Angels were again up for sale. Moreno put the team on the market in Aug. 2022, but with no suitable offers, he announced five months later than he’d keep the club. The sale seems like great news for Angels fans. Kroenke hasn’t been quite as generous with the Nuggets’ finances as some would like, but his teams, which also include the Colorado Avalanche, certainly tend to have more success than the Angels have enjoyed.

McDougal struggled in his one appearance for the White Sox earlier this season. The 23-year-old has been in a bullpen role this year as he recovers from injury, posting a 4.12 ERA in 39 1/3 innings at Triple-A. He figures to move back into a starting role in the offseason.

Gilbert was optioned to Triple-A on Monday and will now be designated for assignment. The 32-year-old allowed eight runs on 12 hits in six innings for the White Sox this season.

Pham was acquired from the Phillies on Monday. He was 0-for-13 in his brief stint with the Mets earlier this season and hit .245/.330/.370 in 120 plate appearances for the Pirates last year. He figures to be a pinch hitter against lefties off the bench.

Eisert has a 6.29 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and 40/12 K/BB ratio in 34 1/3 innings between the White Sox and Pirates this season. He’ll give the Pirates some added bullpen depth over the final month.

Bethancourt was acquired from the Yankees just a few weeks ago. He has hit .270/.320/.491 in 67 games at Triple-A between the two organizations, with 14 home runs and five steals. He has not taken an MLB at-bat since 2024.