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The 33-year-old right-hander was in the second season of a three-year, $34.5 million contract with the Astros, so it’s highly unlikely that anyone claims him off of waivers and assumes the remainder of the deal. Montero has struggled out of the Astros’ bullpen this season, registering a 4.70 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and a 23/19 K/BB ratio over 38 1/3 innings in his 41 appearances.

Suárez struck out four batters on the evening, throwing 24 of his 33 total pitches for strikes. His average fastball velocity sat at 92.2 mph on the night — a slight uptick from the 91.8 mph that he averaged during the 2024 season. He’s expected to need two additional rehab starts before he’s ready to rejoin the Phillies’ rotation.

The 29-year-old right-hander had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, but he passed through waivers unclaimed and will continue to function as extra bullpen depth for the Twins. McCaughan has pitched well in 5 1/3 innings for the big league club this season — allowing just one run with a 6/1 K/BB ratio across 5 1/3 innings. He’ll almost assuredly get another opportunity in Minneapolis in relatively short order.

With Matt McLain sidelined and Noelvi Marte moved up to the big league club, the Reds were light on infield depth in the upper minors, so this move makes plenty of sense. The 29-year-old spent the 2024 campaign in the Diamondbacks’ organization where he slashed .335/.385/.474 with nine homers, 61 RBI and 10 stolen bases at Triple-A Reno.

The White Sox needed to free up a spot on their 40-man roster on Thursday and since Carela couldn’t be designated for assignment while injured (recovering from Tommy John surgery), he had to be released. It wouldn’t be surprising in the slightest to see them bring him back on a minor league pact.

Hicklen’s stay with the big league club lasted just two games — neither of which he appeared in. He’ll continue to bide his time at the Triple-A level until he’s needed once more. The expectation is that Gleyber Torres will be joining the team in Minneapolis and will be activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s game.

The Dodgers needed to free up a spot on their active roster for the return of Freddie Freeman (ankle) on Friday, so this move doesn’t come as a surprise. The 27-year-old backstop went hitless in two at-bats during his brief stay with the big league club this time around.

The Cubs needed to clear a spot on their 40-man roster following the acquisition of Tom Cosgrove on Thursday and unfortunately Kilian drew the short straw this time around. The 27-year-old hurler was blasted in his only start at Triple-A Iowa this season, giving up six runs on six hits in just 2 1/3 innings.

The 28-year-old southpaw had been designated for assignment by the Padres over the weekend, so they were willing to flip him for anything that they could get. He was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Iowa where he’ll function as extra bullpen depth for the Cubs. Caleb Kilian was designated for assignment to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster.

The Red Sox utilized a single and a pair of hit batsmen to load the bases with one out in the 10th inning and all Story needed to do was put the ball in play to drive in the winning run. Story also had a pair of singles and swiped two bases in the ballgame, finishing the afternoon 2-for-5. The 32-year-old infielder is off to a strong start to the 2025 season, slashing .264/.291/.396 with two homers, five RBI and four stolen bases.

Duran drew a one-out walk off of Chris Bassitt in the sixth inning, swiped second base and scored the game’s first run on a two-out RBI single by Alex Bregman. He then delivered a clutch RBI single off of Nick Sandlin to open the 10th inning that tied the game at 3-3, though he was cut down trying to steal second base that time. Duran is off to another strong start at the dish, slashing .250/.313/.333 with zero homers, eight RBI, six runs scored and five stolen bases through 14 ballgames.