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The Guardians activated right-handed reliever Hunter Gaddis and outfielder George Valera from the injured list Monday.

The Cincinnati Reds on Monday traded veteran first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 26, who was a fourth-round selection of the Minnesota Twins out of Oklahoma State in 2021, to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash considerations.

The Yankees returned the 25-year-old right-hander Cade Winquest to the Cardinals on Monday, three days after he was designated for assignment.

The Astros continue to be snakebit as shortstop Jeremy Pena (hamstring) and starting pitcher Tatsuya Imai (arm fatigue) both were placed on the injury list.

The Blue Jays have acquired Lenyn Sosa from the White Sox after Toronto's George Springer went down this weekend with a toe injury.

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The New York Mets will call up outfielder Tommy Pham on Monday, sources confirmed to ESPN, as the club seeks a spark amid a five-game losing streak with Juan Soto on the injured list.

Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta was forced from Sunday's 7-2 win over Colorado in the fourth inning by stiffness in his pitching elbow.

Philadelphia Phillies rookie right-hander Andrew Painter, scratched from his scheduled start Sunday because of a migraine, instead threw five innings of relief in his club's 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks after spending the morning throwing up.

Astros starter Cody Bolton left Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Mariners in the second inning because of mid-back tightness.

Baltimore Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle has a broken fourth metatarsal bone in his left foot and will go on the injured list.

Christian Yelich left the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday with tightness in his left hamstring.

Left-hander Kyle Freeland was scratched from a scheduled start for the Rockies at the Padres on Sunday after the game began because of soreness in the back of his pitching shoulder.

Nationals left-hander Ken Waldichuk departed after hurting his arm while throwing a pitch in the seventh inning against the Brewers on Sunday.

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Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76.

The Cubs placed righty reliever Hunter Harvey on the injured list Sunday due to inflammation in his right triceps.