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The Royals activated Kolek (personal) from the family medical emergency list Thursday.

Kolek was placed on the paternity list last week and shifted to the family medical emergency list Tuesday, but he will rejoin the Royals' rotation with a start Thursday against the Rays. The right-hander will be pitching on 10 days' rest, so it's not clear how sharp he will be or how big of a workload he'll be able to handle.

Scholtens (wrist) completed a 20-pitch bullpen session June 8 but is without a clear target date for a return, MLB.com reports.

The Rays haven't indicated that Scholtens suffered a setback following that bullpen session, but the lack of recent updates on his status likely suggests that his return from the 15-day injured list isn't imminent. Scholtens posted a 3.82 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 30:11 K:BB in 37.2 innings over nine appearances (two starts) for Tampa Bay before hitting the shelf May 26 due to a right wrist strain.

Nimmo (shoulder) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Nimmo will remain on the bench for a fourth consecutive game while he continues to recover from an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. While he sits, Alejandro Osuna, Cameron Cauley and Ezequiel Duran will form the Rangers' outfield trio.

The Mets released Alzolay on Wednesday.

Alzolay is back pitching again after completing a long rehab from August 2024 Tommy John surgery, but he struggled while at Triple-A Syracuse, posting a 10.38 ERA and 7:5 K:BB over 8.2 innings. The Mets have elected to move on now rather than give Alzolay more time to find a groove. The 31-year-old reliever hasn't pitched in the majors since May of 2024.

Rangel did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Pirates, allowing three hits and four walks over four scoreless innings. He struck out four.

Rangel had trouble with his command Thursday, throwing only 54 of his 90 pitches for strikes, though he was able to tiptoe his way through danger to hold the Pirates off the board. The outing was the first traditional start of the season for Rangel, whose previous three appearances came in bulk relief. Overall, the right-hander sports a 3.38 ERA with a 1.31 WHIP and 17:6 K:BB across 16 innings this season. Should he remain in the rotation, Rangel would line up for a road matchup with the Reds in his next outing.

The Nationals signed Pilkington to a minor-league contract Thursday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Pilkington had been at Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers organization, where he held a 5.40 ERA and 30:28 K:BB over 33.1 innings. The lefty made 32 appearances out of the Nationals' bullpen in 2025, collecting a 4.45 ERA and 34:17 K:BB in 28.1 frames.

Overn (undisclosed) has gone 4-for-9 with a home run, a double, three walks, two stolen bases, three RBI and two runs in two games for Double-A Montgomery since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.

After spending just over a month on the shelf due to the unspecified issue, Overn has hit the ground running since rejoining the Montgomery lineup. Acquired from the Orioles over the winter as part of the prospect haul the Rays received in the Shane Baz trade, Overn has enjoyed an outstanding first season in the organization. Through 40 games with Montgomery, Overn is slashing .317/.385/.553 with eight home runs and 30 steals.

Kim is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Cardinals.

After handing Kim four straight starts, Atlanta has now had him on the bench for three consecutive contests. Jim Jarvis was promoted earlier Thursday and will draw the start at shortstop in the series finale.

Gonzales went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Phillies.

Gonzales extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh inning before capping the scoring in the ninth with a home run off Kyle Backhus, his fourth homer this season. It's the second straight three-hit game for Gonzales, who's gone 19-for-51 (.372) in his last 14 contests. Overall, he's slashing .305/.360/.387 with 38 RBI, 46 runs scored and four stolen bases across 333 plate appearances this season.

Larson (elbow) has allowed four unearned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out five over 2.2 innings through his first two starts in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.

The pair of appearances are Larson's first in the professional ranks, as the 20-year-old lefty didn't pitch after being drafted out of high school in 2024, then missed the entire 2025 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery in February of that year. Prior to undergoing surgery, Larson's fastball sat around 93-to-94 mph, but velocity readings from his two starts in the ACL haven't been made available.