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Rojas is probably still the Phillies’ best center field option in spite of his .566 OPS, but it’d be nice if he were better and playing in Triple-A — something he’s actually never done before — might allow him to work on his approach in a way he couldn’t at the major league level. This also allows the Phillies to retain David Dahl, Cristian Pache and Whit Merrifield, none of whom can be optioned. Dahl will likely play left field against righties, with Brandon Marsh moving back to center.

Whitcomb got the call to replace Jeremy Peña after Peña was placed on the injured list, but he’s heading back to the PCL with Christian Walker coming off the paternity list. Whitcomb will likely be back before the end of 2025 in a reserve role.

Walker missed three days while welcoming a new family member. The 34-year-old will return to hitting in the middle of the Houston lineup now that he’s with the club.

Rooker has some of the best power in the game, and he’s followed a 39-homer season with one that seen him go deep 19 times in 2025. He’s the sixth known participant in the event, and two more names will be added to the event before Monday’s competition.

For the second time in the four-game series, Stephenson will give way to Jose Trevino behind the plate. There doesn’t appear to be a catching controversy yet, but it’s worth noting that Stephenson has been struggling behind the plate since the start of July.

Winker was just activated off the injured list Tuesday, but this doesn’t appear to be related to the oblique strain that shelved him for over two months. The outfielder will likely sit out the second game of a doubleheader as well, and should be considered day-to-day for now.

Santander reported shoulder issues in late May and was placed on the injured list on May 30th. He then had a PRP injection the first week of June, so the fact that it’s not the middle of July and he’s still not swinging a bat doesn’t make us feel good. It’s great that he believes that will happen soon, but, at this point, we’re not counting on much from him this season.

The Orioles had a spot on the active roster after dealing reliever Bryan Baker to the Rays. Bañuelos was already on the taxi squad, so the Orioles will go with three catchers for the time being.

Gray averaged 94.3 mph on his four-seam fastball and showed strong command of the pitch as well. He mixed in nine sliders, which seemed to have slightly different shape and velocity than we saw previously, and four curves. The Rangers plan to build Gray up as a starter, and with Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter both showing some cracks, Gray could be an option for the Rangers’ rotation by early August.

Jones now has five home runs and a .385/.469/.846 slash line in 10 games since being promoted to Triple-A. However, now may be the best time for the Yankees to try and trade away the 24-year-old. They don’t have a spot open in the outfield, and Jones has 15 strikeouts and a 17 percent swinging strike rate in those 10 Triple-A games. It’s generally hard for hitters with just a 60 percent overall contact rate to succeed when they get to the big league level, but Jones could be used to bring back an intriguing starting pitcher for a beleaguered rotation.

DeLauter’s home run was a 412-foot shot that left the bat at 109 mph. He’s slashing .279/.386/.475 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 33 games at Triple-A. The 23-year-old and fellow left-handed-hitter C.J. Kayfus both homered on Wednesday and are pushing for MLB at-bats in a season where it seems like the Guardians could trade away big league hitters like Carlos Santana and Lane Thomas at the trade deadline.