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McLain’s fourth homer in 12 games this year traveled 414 feet to center. It was a three-true outcomes night for the second baseman, just as many have been this season; with one of everything tonight, he’s homered, struck out (13 times) or walked (seven times) in more than half of his 47 plate appearances.

It’s a bizarre lineup from Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who appears to be trying to shake things up on the night before Aaron Judge is eligible to be activated from the injured list. Not only is Rosario near the top of the order behind veteran leadoff specialist Paul Goldschmidt, but Austin Slater is batting fifth behind Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton with lefty Patrick Corbin on the hill for Texas.

Green has been jettisoned to pursue opportunities elsewhere after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 34-year-old veteran high-leverage specialist was designated for assignment last week after compiling a lackluster 4.85 ERA across 42 2/3 innings this season. He should be able to latch on somewhere else as emergency organizational relief depth.

The door is officially slammed shut on Rodriguez pitching this season for the Orioles, which means he can be safely dropped in re-draft formats where he’s still rostered. The 25-year-old right-hander’s status for next season won’t be clear until after next week’s debridement procedure on his elbow. He wound up missing the entire 2025 campaign due to shoulder and elbow issues, which makes it extremely challenging to forecast his future from a dynasty perspective. At this point, fantasy managers need to see him stay healthy and perform at something close to previous levels before rostering him again in any format.

There was some optimism a couple months ago that López might pitch again this season, but that doesn’t appear very likely, especially with Atlanta falling out of playoff contention. The 31-year-old righty has been out since early April recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

Schwellenbach hit the injured list back in early July with a fractured right elbow and his odds of making it back prior to the end of the regular season appear microscopic at best. The 25-year-old burgeoning fantasy ace hasn’t been officially ruled out, but he’s running out of time to start ramping up a throwing program.

O’Brien adds that Sale completed a bullpen session recently and is scheduled to face hitters in a live batting practice session in the near future. The 36-year-old fantasy ace has been out since late June with a fracture in his left rib cage. He’ll require a handful of rehab starts to build up his pitch count and stamina, but it’s theoretically possible he could make it back at some point in September.

Brown added that Paredes received a PRP injection and will go with the rest and rehabilitation route instead of undergoing a surgical procedure, which would’ve carried a six-month recovery timetable. It’s extremely unlikely that the All-Star third baseman will make it back this season, but he hasn’t been officially ruled out for the postseason yet. It sounds like he’ll be ready for the start of spring training without any limitations.

This is interesting. Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters over the weekend that he didn’t expect Hendriks to pitch again this season. The 36-year-old veteran called that remark “a slip of the tongue” while speaking to reporters on Monday when he also expressed optimism that he’ll return before the end of the regular season. He’s been out since late May with right hip inflammation and remains without a definitive return timetable.

Holmes made the decision to embark on the rest and rehabilitation route after weighing several medical opinions since hitting the injured list back in late July with elbow inflammation. The 29-year-old righty will miss the rest of the current season, but his outlook is now much brighter heading into next season. The decision offers a much faster recovery timetable, but there’s the lingering possibility than any sort of setback during his rehabilitation process would likely result in a surgical procedure, based on the history of pitchers taking this path in the past.

Roupp has been on the shelf since late July recovering from right elbow inflammation, but is expected to make it back to San Francisco’s rotation mix relatively quickly. It’s possible he skips a rehab assignment altogether, but that decision won’t be made until after his upcoming throwing session.