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Donovan (concussion) traveled with the Mariners to Toronto as his team begins a road trip, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Donovan reported improvement with his concussion symptoms earlier this week, and him being cleared to travel with the club is a good sign. However, manager Dan Wilson said that the 29-year-old won't be ready to return when eligible Saturday, per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. He's been limited to 39 games this season due to injuries, but he's been fairly productive when on the field with a .277/.371/.409 slash line.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Friday that Fried (elbow) will return to the rotation during Saturday's doubleheader versus the Red Sox, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Whether he'll start the first game or second game hasn't been determined, but Fried is set to rejoin the active roster after missing the minimum 15 days due to a bone bruise in his elbow. The left-hander didn't make a rehab start, instead opting for a four-inning live batting practice session Monday. However, since Fried threw 88 pitches in a start just two weeks ago, he should be prepared for a relatively normal workload Saturday.

Smith is absent from the lineup for Friday's affair with the Mets.

After back-to-back games in which he failed to reach base against the Yankees, Smith will take a breather for Friday's series opener. Taylor Trammell will move over to right field and bat eighth for Houston.

Pena (hand) is in the lineup for Friday's matchup against the Mets, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

After taking a fastball off his left hand during Thursday's series finale against the Yankees, Pena is good to go for Friday's series opener with the Mets after X-rays came back negative. Pena will lead off and man shortstop for Houston.

Vierling (adductor) encountered a setback recently when he suffered a heel injury, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Vierling landed on the 10-day injured list in late July with an adductor strain, and he now has a new injury to contend with. The 29-year-old will likely need a rehab assignment before being activated, and there is no timeline for his return.

Buxton (hip) is out of the lineup for Minnesota's matchup with the White Sox on Friday.

As Buxton continues to manage discomfort in his right hip, he will sit out the series opener against the White Sox. Top prospect Walker Jenkins will make his major-league debut in center field and bat ninth in place of Buxton.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday that Greene (hamstring) is "doing really well," and the outfielder could be ready to begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Greene did some baserunning and took live fungoes Friday at Comerica Park as he continues to ramp up baseball activities. He's missed just a little over two weeks with a right hamstring strain, so Greene's rehab assignment should be brief. A return early next week seems likely.

The Twins designated Go for assignment Friday.

The move frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Walker Jenkins. Go surrendered four runs over four innings of work with the Twins earlier this season and has been knocked around for 13 runs across 8.1 frames with St. Paul.

The Twins optioned Roden to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

He's being cleared off the active roster to make room for the arrival of top prospect Walker Jenkins. Roden has slashed .254/.333/.313 in 28 games with the Twins this season and had been playing sparingly of late.

The Twins selected Jenkins' contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.

News broke Thursday that Jenkins was on his way to the big leagues, and his promotion is now official. The top prospect missed time with a shoulder injury this season, but when healthy he slashed .308/.407/.532 with 12 home runs, 17 stolen bases and a 42:48 BB:K over 69 games with St. Paul. Jenkins has primarily been a center fielder in the minors, but he's capable of handling all three outfield positions. He's starting in center field and batting ninth Friday versus the White Sox in his major-league debut.