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Newcomb, who is currently on the 60-day injured list with left knee irritation, is working his way back from last year’s knee surgery and is expected to return as a reliever. The 30-year-old southpaw might be ready to rejoin Oakland’s bullpen in a couple weeks.

Mauricio returns to the majors for the first time since the suffering a torn ACL in his right knee prior to the 2024 campaign. The 24-year-old top prospect showed some flashes of big-time potential during his big-league debut back in 2023 and possesses an intriguing blend of fantasy-relevant skills. He could make an impact for fantasy managers in deeper formats but is unlikely to play enough to make a serious dent in shallow mixed leagues. He’s been tearing the cover off the ball recently for Triple-A Syracuse, hitting .515 (17-for-33) with three homers and four steals in nine games.

Waddell provides New York’s bullpen with a fresh arm heading into Tuesday’s showdown in Los Angeles against the defending World Series champions. The 31-year-old southpaw has recorded a strong 3.86 ERA across 9 1/3 innings (two appearances) this season in the big leagues.

No word yet on the severity, which will determine how much time Vientos misses. The 25-year-old third baseman heads to the injured list after suffering the ailment during Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers. He’s struggled this season at the dish to a lackluster .230/.298/.380 triple-slash line with just six homers and 21 RBI through 53 games. His absence opens the door for a surging Brett Baty to play every day at the hot corner.

Kranick is one of the few Mets relievers with minor league options, so he draws the short straw in a roster crunch. The 27-year-old righty has compiled a strong 3.51 ERA and 23/3 K/BB ratio across 33 1/3 innings (22 appearances) this season for New York. He’ll be back soon.

It’s a significant step in the right direction as Nola works his way back from a sprained right ankle that he suffered back in mid-May. There isn’t an official timetable from the Phillies yet, but it seems like there’s a chance he’s ready to make a minor league rehab start by the middle of June.

Santander will be shut down from baseball activities for at least the next week after receiving the injection to address inflammation in his left shoulder. The 30-year-old big-ticket free agent acquisition for Toronto hit the shelf last week and is likely to be sidelined until mid-to-late June.

Curry made three relief appearances for the Marlins back in early April before being jettisoned from the club’s 40-man roster. The 26-year-old righty will head out to test the free agent waters after posting an inflated 8.04 ERA across 15 2/3 innings (15 appearances) for Triple-A Jacksonville.

Imanaga is progressing towards kicking off a rehab assignment at some point this month and figures to make it back to Chicago’s rotation by the end of June. The 31-year-old southpaw has been on the shelf since early May recovering from a left hamstring strain.

Bieber struck out five over 2 1/3 scoreless innings on Saturday in his rehab debut in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League. He’ll face some higher-level minor league competition over the next few weeks before making his season debut, likely in late June or early July.

Nationals manager Dave Martinez told reporters Tuesday that Crews hasn’t been able to resume swinging a bat and is still building up strength in his side. Not great. It sounds like the 23-year-old former top prospect is still at least a few weeks away from making it back to Washington’s lineup after hitting the injured list back in mid-May with a left oblique strain. Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate him back until late June given this latest development.