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Angels signed RHP Carson Fulmer to a minor league contract.
Fulmer returns to Los Angeles, where he made a career-high 37 appearances (eight starts) last season, after being released earlier this week by the Pirates. The 31-year-old former top pitching prospect was cut loose after compiling a pedestrian 4.64 ERA across 42 2/3 innings (13 appearances, six starts) this season at the Triple-A level. He’ll likely make his way to the Angels’ bullpen mix at some point in the coming weeks as long relief depth.
Yankees sent RHP Carlos Carrasco outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Carrasco figures to elect free agency in search of a new opportunity, but there’s a chance he decides to stick around with the Yankees and wait for another opportunity. The 38-year-old veteran has compiled a lackluster 5.91 ERA and 25/10 K/BB ratio across 32 innings (eight appearances, six starts) this season in the majors.
Blue Jays sent C Ali Sánchez outright to Triple-A Buffalo.
Sánchez went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week by Toronto. The 28-year-old backstop will presumably stick around as emergency catching depth instead of electing free agency.
Coby Mayo is at first base and batting seventh on Wednesday against the Mariners.
Mayo has been taking defensive reps at the cold corner since returning to the majors last week and will make his first career start at the position on Wednesday night in Seattle. The extra defensive versatility helps give him another avenue to at-bats in Baltimore’s lineup moving forward.
Jeffrey Springs will make a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday against the Twins.
It’ll be reliever Justin Sterner taking the ball to open Wednesday’s contest against a right-handed stack of hitters atop Minnesota’s lineup. There isn’t much of a takeaway here for fantasy purposes, but the move should help prevent Springs from facing a couple challenging right-handed bats.
Matt Wallner is not in the lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Athletics.
Wallner takes a seat for the second straight game on Wednesday evening with lefty Jeffrey Springs taking the ball for a bulk relief appearance. It’ll be Trevor Larnach getting an opportunity in right field to open the contest. Wallner has gone 3-for-11 in three games since returning last weekend from the injured list.