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McCarthy will get his first action since Sunday after being plunked in the hand. The outfielder has scuffled with the bat in 2025, but the D-Backs will give him a shot to turn it around before handing the job full-time to Alek Thomas.

Avans will head to Triple-A Nashville as extra organizational depth for Milwaukee. The unheralded 28-year-old outfielder went 2-for-15 with one stolen base in seven games for the Athletics in his first taste of the majors.

Cusick heads to his fourth different organization since May 27. The 25-year-old prospect has been a hot commodity on waivers since being designated for assignment by the Athletics a couple weeks ago, spending time briefly with the Tigers and White Sox as well.

Tyler hasn’t pitched in the majors isnce making a career-high eight appearances (seven starts) last year for the Marlins. The 28-year-old righty is a strong bet to pass through waivers unclaimed and remains with the Phillies at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Hatch went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 30-year-old righty didn’t end up making an appearance for Kansas City during his brief stint with the club.

Soler will sit out Sunday’s series finale after aggravating a lingering groin issue during Saturday’s contest. The 33-year-old veteran slugger might be able to avoid a trip to the injured list, but he’s going to get some extra time off to put the issue to bed. It’ll be super-utility specialist Chris Taylor taking over in right field on Sunday afternoon.

It’s a well-earned break for Raleigh, who launched two more round-trippers on Friday night to extend his major league-leading total to 26 home runs through 63 games. The 28-year-old slugging backstop is on pace to easily eclipse the 40-homer mark for the first time in his career. It’ll be Mitch Garver handling the catching duties on Sunday afternoon in his place.

Rodríguez, who is back in center field and batting second on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, managed to avoid serious injury after being struck on the right ankle during Saturday’s contest by a 98-mph one-hopper off the bat of teammate Randy Arozarena while attempting to steal third base. The 24-year-old superstar outfielder underwent precautionary X-rays that came back negative for any fractures. It doesn’t appear that he’s going to miss any time moving forward, which is a relief for fantasy managers.

Alexander heads to the Windy City ahead of Sunday’s game against the Royals to provide a rebuilding Chicago club with an experienced left-handed swingman option. He ended up on the free agent wire earlier this week shortly after being removed from Milwaukee’s roster. The 30-year-old southpaw has recorded a pedestrian 6.19 ERA across 36 1/3 innings (21 appearances, four starts) this season in the big leagues.

Shuster heads to the shelf after compiling an underwhelming 8.04 ERA across 15 2/3 innings (12 appearances, two starts) in a long relief role for Chicago. He’ll likely be back in a couple weeks.

The procedural move frees up a spot on Chicago’s 40-man roster for veteran southpaw Tyler Anderson. Ellard hit the injured list back in early May with a lat strain. There is not timetable for his return.