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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.

Sengun and VanVleet sat out Wednesday’s loss to the Clippers, with the former not playing due to a sore back. He’s now questionable for personal reasons. The Rockets started Reed Sheppard at point guard and Jock Landale at the five on Wednesday. They may do the same if VanVleet and Sengun cannot play against the Lakers.

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.

James has consistently appeared on the Lakers’ injury report but has not missed a game since March 20. Fantasy managers in active leagues should expect to have LeBron at their disposal, with the Lakers closing in on the three-seed in the West.