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Quezada had his contract selected by the Marlins on Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Quezada will join the bullpen ahead of Friday night's series opener against the Cubs after posting a strong 2.35 ERA over 7.2 innings this season between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Jacksonville. The 28-year-old right-hander figures to operate in low-leverage spots.

Smeltzer was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Johan Quezada will join the club in a corresponding move. Smeltzer, 27, had struggled to a 6.75 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB through 12 innings this season with Miami after performing pretty well in a swingman role last year with the Twins. He could draw interest on waivers.

Henriquez (elbow) is on track to begin a rehab assignment next week, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Henriquez will throw three innings in a Florida Complex League game Friday before starting an official rehab assignment next week. He's been out all season with an elbow injury and could be optioned to the minors once he's completed his rehab.

Santillan (back) was transferred to the 60-day injured list by the Reds on Friday.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Matt Reynolds. Santillan was on a rehab assignment from a back injury earlier this month when he suffered a knee injury. It's not clear how long he'll be out, but he's now not eligible for activation for another month.

The Red Sox claimed Garza off waivers from the Angels on Friday.

Garza was DFA'd by Los Angeles last week to make room for Chad Wallach and Austin Warren on the Angels' 40-man roster. He will now head to Triple-A Worcester and attempt to return to the majors for the first time since 2021.

Puk (2-0) earned the win in Thursday's 5-4 victory over Atlanta, striking out one in a scoreless inning.

The Marlins brought Puk into the game in the eighth inning down 4-0, getting their closer some work as he hadn't pitched since Saturday. However, the southpaw would end up with the win after the Marlins rallied for five runs in the bottom half of the frame. The 28-year-old has been solid early in the season, allowing just one run in 10 innings while going 4-for-4 in save chances with a 0.80 WHIP and 10:2 K:BB. Puk seems to have locked down the closing role in Miami.

Danner (forearm), who has resided on Double-A New Hampshire's 7-day injured list since April 6, made a rehab outing with Single-A Dunedin on Thursday. He struck out two and allowed one run on one hit and two walks over one inning.

Danner also threw two wild pitches in the appearance and ultimately needed 30 pitches just to record three outs. Some rustiness was to be expected after he had been sidelined since early March with right forearm inflammation, so the 24-year-old could stick around with Dunedin for another appearance or two before moving up to New Hampshire.

Iglesias (shoulder) struck out one over a perfect inning in his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday, Grant McAuley of 929 The Game reports.

Iglesias threw eight of 12 pitches for strikes in what looked to be a sharp showing on paper, although his velocity was down across the board, per Baseball Savant. It's not clear how many rehab appearances Atlanta will ask Iglesias to make, but the club will get him back soon. Whether Iglesias will be immediately thrown back into the ninth inning remains to be seen, but A.J. Minter's struggles in the role will encourage a quick return to closing duties for the right-hander.

King picked up the save in Thursday's 4-2 win over Texas. He allowed one walk while striking out two over 2.1 scoreless innings.

King registered his first save of the season without giving up a hit. The right-hander has posted a 1.72 ERA through 15.2 innings pitched this year, and he will continue to play a significant role in the Yankees' bullpen if he keeps performing at this level.

Estevez earned a save over the Athletics on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters over a scoreless inning.

Estevez gave up a two-out single but managed to preserve Los Angeles' one-run, ninth-inning lead to notch his fifth save of the campaign. Three of those have come in the past five days as the right-hander appears to have taken control of the closer role for the Angels. Jose Quijada appeared to have at least an even split of those duties by racking up four saves and a 0.00 ERA through April 21, but he's fallen off in his past two appearances, allowing seven runs (six earned) across one inning.