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The 31-year-old outfielder is tired of bouncing around in the minor leagues and is ready to hang up his cleats -- at least for the time being. If this is indeed the last we have seen of Pinder, he winds up with a .242/.294/.417 career slash line with 62 homers, 197 RBI, five stolen bases and a 475/103 K/BB ratio over 1740 plate appearances across seven big league seasons with the Athletics.

Harrison, who struggled in the majors while averaging 92.6 mph with his fastball last season, is back up to 93.7 mph in Triple-A this season and was at 94.4 mph last night while getting 18 missed swings in the 81-pitch outing. He has a 3.86 ERA and a 31/8 K/BB in 21 innings for Sacramento.

After missing a few days due to injury, Rushing has hit .360 with two homers and four walks in his last seven games, putting him at .312/.405/.508 overall. The Dodgers haven’t given him any starts in left field this year, but that still might in the cards at some point. He’s caught 11 times and started twice at first base for Oklahoma City.

Fletcher, 30, tried to turn his career around by becoming a knuckleballer last year, but it didn’t take and he’s back as a position player this year. The Braves declined to invite him to major league spring training in the final year of his five-year, $26 million contract, and he opened up by going 2-for-22 at Double-A Columbus. A valuable infielder for the Angels from 2018-20, his career took a downturn in 2021, and he’s played in just 38 major league games since the beginning of 2023. He’s unlikely to add to that total anytime soon.

Although he was averaging just 92 mph with his fastball, Woodruff, coming back from shoulder surgery, was plenty effective in allowing just two hits and walking none. He figures to get at least one more rehab start before rejoining the Brewers rotation.

The 26-year-old Elko, a 10th-round pick by the White Sox in 2022, is batting .356/.429/.658 with a 57% hard-hit rate in 20 games, and he should be in line for a look as a DH and backup first baseman at some point. He’d have to be more interesting than Nick Maton in that role.

It was the first rehab appearance for Ellard, who was placed on the injured list with a strained hamstring on Apr. 12. He should rejoin the White Sox pen next week.

Sproat impressed the Mets this spring, but he’s opened the Triple-A season with a 5.79 ERA and a 13/10 K/BB in 18 2/3 innings over five starts. The 2003 second-round pick had a 32% strikeout rate in high-A and a 33% strikeout rate in Double-A, but he’s come in at just 16% in 12 starts since moving up to Triple-A in the second half of last year.

While one of those runs was caused in part by poor defense from Leodys Taveras, it’s fair to say that Jackson didn’t pitch very well in this contest. He threw 11-of-21 pitches for strikes, and didn’t fool the Sacramento hitters whatsoever. It’s just the first blown save of the season for Jackson, but the Rangers won’t stay too patient with the 33-year-old if he doesn’t pitch well in the coming weeks.

Jung hit one of three solo homer for the Rangers in the contest, all off starter J.T. Ginn. The 27-year-old has homered twice in his limited action in 2025, and he’s up to seven RBI over the first 16 games. As long as Jung stays healthy, he should be a solid third base option.

With the score tied at 3-3, Wilson singled home Luis Urias to give the A’s the victory. The 23-year-old shortstop has been excellent over the first month of the season, as he’s now hitting .330/.337/.457 on the 2025 campaign. Some more patience would be nice — and maybe a few more thefts as well — but Wilson has shown he’s more than a one-category player. At least so far.