Edman will continue leading off for the Dodgers over the remainder of the weekend while superstar Shohei Ohtani is away from the club on paternity leave. The versatile 29-year-old went 3-for-4 with his National League-leading seven home run of the season during Friday’s series opener as his early-season power surge continues.

Kemp announced his retirement on social media. The 33-year-old was a nine-year MLB veteran with a career .237/.324/.351 slash line with 35 home runs and 53 steals in 739 games. He was a major part of the Oakland Athletics from 2021-2023, starting at least 124 games in each of those three seasons. He was also the team’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award for four consecutive years.

Crews is hitting just .136/.255/.277 in 13 games in May with 13 strikeouts and five walks. The Nationals are unlikely to compete this year and will certainly know Crews is a big part of their future, so we expect them to give him a long leash but he’ll need to start producing soon. Alex Call will start in right field on Thursday.

Friedl is still being evaluated for the injury, and the Reds have yet to make a decision about putting him on the IL. Will Benson will remain in center field on Thursday and bat sixth with Connor Joe playing right field and batting ninth.

Perhaps more importantly, Boyle walked only one and struck out five on the day. Boyle now has a 1.46 ERA on the season and has walked just 13 batters to 39 strikeouts. It turns out, the Rays’ decision to reshape Boyle’s pitch mix and cut back on the movement of his pitches might have been the magic elixir to fix his command. Zack Littell has no minor league options left, so there doesn’t appear to be any space in the Rays’ rotation unless they want to give the struggling Shane Baz a brief break in the minor leagues. When Boyle does get a chance, he will be worth an immediate add in all fantasy leagues.

Elko has gone just 2-for-14 with four strikeouts in four games since being called up, so perhaps the White Sox are just giving him a day to regroup. Still, he hit .348 with 10 home runs in 31 games at Triple-A this season, and this White Sox team is going nowhere, so it makes more sense for them to keep him in the lineup and see if he can adjust to MLB pitching. We’ll hope this is just a routine off day. Lenyn Sosa will play first base and bat sixth, with Josh Rojas sliding over to second base

The eighth overall pick from the 2020 MLB Draft is now hitting .289/.340/.387 with three home runs and eight steals in 38 games at Triple-A this season. He also has 30 strikeouts and 19 walks, so his overall plate discipline has been pretty solid. The Nationals are starting Jacob Young in center field, and while he plays elite defense, he is also hitting just .216 in 119 plate appearances this season. There will come a time in the summer when the Nationals decide it’s time to turn center field over to Hassell, who is one of the big-name prospects who came over in the Juan Soto trade.