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The 32-year-old veteran is back with a major league organization following two seasons in the KBO where he went 26-8 and posted a 2.40 ERA with a 250/69 K/BB ratio across 285 1/3 innings. Prior to his stint in Korea, Plutko spent time with the Orioles in 2021, but most of his time in MLB came with Cleveland from 2016-2020. Plutko has a career 5.39 ERA, 1.38 WHIP in five major league seasons.

Clarke somehow managed to avoid serious injury when he collided with the left-center field wall to make a brilliant catch during Friday’s contest against the Orioles. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the 25-year-old rookie get a break this weekend to rest and recover, but he seemed upbeat and optimistic that he wouldn’t need much time off while speaking to reporters after his early exit from the game. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

Rodríguez lost his spot on Philadelphia’s 40-man roster earlier this week when his one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy wrapped up. He’ll likely wind up latching on somewhere else as organizational depth.

McGough was removed from Arizona’s 40-man roster earlier this week after Andrew Saalfrank’s one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy concluded. The 35-year-old righty figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the club as extra relief depth.

Saalfrank returned earlier this week on Thursday from a one-year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy. The 27-year-old southpaw will remain with the organization as extra relief depth.

It’s a positive development for the Diamondbacks as losing Moreno for an extended period would’ve put some strain on their catching situation. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo told reporters postgame that Moreno’s removal was for precautionary reasons due to swelling that occurred after he was struck by a wild pitch in his throwing hand. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.

The biggest takeaway here for fantasy managers is that Gilbert won’t be returning to Seattle’s rotation next week. There isn’t an exact date for his third rehab outing yet, but it figures to take place on Tuesday at one of the club’s minor league affiliates. The 28-year-old fantasy ace threw 60 pitches on Wednesday in his latest rehab start, and dealt with some diminished velocity over the course of that outing, which is presumably why he’s being given another tune-up before returning to Seattle.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that an additional CT scan didn’t reveal any structural damage after the 24-year-old shortstop was hit by a pitch during Friday’s showdown against the Red Sox. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. He’ll likely get some time off to allow the pain and swelling to subside, but he figures to avoid a trip to the injured list.

Kurtz is aiming to return to the Athletics’ lineup for Monday’s showdown against the division-rival Angels. The 22-year-old top prospect has been on the shelf since late May recovering from a hip flexor strain.

Teel drew a walk in his first career plate appearance before notching his first big-league hit in the third inning with a line-drive single to left field against Royals veteran Seth Lugo. The 23-year-old top prospect was the centerpiece of the Garrett Crochet trade (although fantasy managers will likely be making an argument for Braden Montgomery in a couple years) and figures to split the catching duties for Chicago with fellow highly-touted prospect Edgar Quero.

Ritter earned his first call-up to the big leagues on Friday night after being one of the hottest hitters in the minors over the past few weeks at Triple-A Albuquerque. The 24-year-old middle infielder, who has 16 round-trippers in 52 games this season at the Triple-A level, is worthy of consideration for a roster spot in extremely deep leagues. He’ll get a chance to prove he belongs in the big leagues while Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) is on the shelf for the next couple weeks.