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Berrios (elbow) gave up five runs on five hits and a walk over 2.2 innings for Single-A Dunedin on Thursday, striking out three.

The final line was ugly, but most of the damage came in the first inning as the veteran right-hander began to clear off some rust in his first rehab start. More encouragingly, his velocity was up from last season -- per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com, Berrios' average four-seam fastball velocity of 94.2 mph in the first two innings Thursday was 1.2 mph higher than his 2025 mark, while his sinker showed a similar bump. Berrios built up to 47 pitches in the outing as he works through a minor stress fracture in his pitching elbow, and he'll likely need one or two more minor-league starts before being an option for the Blue Jays' injury-depleted rotation.

Witt went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's loss to Detroit.

Witt turned in one of his strongest personal performances of the young season, recording his first three-hit game and first multi-extra-base effort of the year. Thursday's showing raised the star shortstop's OPS to .708, though he has yet to homer in what's been a slow start to 2026 in the power department. His numbers have been trending upward, as Witt is slashing .313/.371/.469 with five doubles, five RBI, three runs and a stolen base over his past eight games, leaving little cause for concern with the 25-year-old.

Peete hit for the cycle in High-A Peoria's win over Wisconsin on Thursday.

Peete actually had only one hit (a double) entering the seventh inning, but he was part of an offensive explosion for Peoria late in the game and completed his cycle in the ninth with a triple. Acquired from the Mariners over the offseason in the Brendan Donovan trade, Peete is slashing .256/.360/.605 with three home runs and one stolen base in his first 10 contests with Peoria. The 20-year-old has a 26 percent strikeout rate, which is high but is down from last year's 30.6 percent mark. Making enough contact will likely be the determining factor in whether Peete reaches his high ceiling.

Yesavage (shoulder) could make his 2026 debut in Anaheim next week, and the Blue Jays will make a decision some time this weekend on whether to activate the right-hander from the injured list or have him make one more rehab start, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports. "Still don't know where the next [start]'s going to be," manager John Schneider said Thursday. "Will probably figure that out in the next couple days."

Yesavage built up to 71 pitches in his most recent rehab start Wednesday at Triple-A Buffalo, putting him on track to handle 85-90 pitches his next time out. While the 22-year-old's workload is where it needs to be, Yesavage's average fastball velocity of 93.3 mph Wednesday was a tick below last year's 94.8 mph mark, and his command wasn't quite there either. Patrick Corbin's effective performance Thursday may encourage Toronto to give Yesavage one more rehab outing rather than rushing him back to the majors.

Strider (oblique) allowed one hit and two walks over 3.1 scoreless innings for High-A Rome on Thursday. He struck out three.

The right-hander built up to 50 pitches as he made his first rehab start, retiring the first eight batters he faced, and Strider is expected to need at least two more minor-league outings before he'll be ready to join the big-league rotation. He's been sidelined since mid-March due to an oblique strain, and Strider is on track to make his 2026 debut with Atlanta in early May.

Holliday (wrist) will resume a rehab assignment with High-A Frederick this weekend, his father, Matt Holliday, said Thursday on Cardinal Territory.

Holliday was pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Norfolk earlier this week due to soreness in his surgically repaired right wrist. Matt revealed that the soreness was on the opposite side of the wrist where Jackson had hamate surgery and was likely a result of overcompensating. It is not viewed as a significant setback, and Holliday could move back up to Norfolk as soon as Tuesday as he ramps his rehab assignment back up.

Tatis went 1-for-2 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Thursday's win over the Mariners.

Tatis plated two runs with a two-out single that scored both Luis Campusano and Jake Cronenworth, and now he's hit safely in all but one of the last eight games in which he's recorded at least one at-bat. The star outfielder has been the engine that has been driving the Padres offense in that stretch. He's hitting .255 with a .642 OPS since the beginning of April, but during the aforementioned stretch, the numbers improve to an impressive .323 average with a .733 OPS.

Raleigh went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a strikeout in Thursday's loss to the Padres.

Raleigh is enduring a tough start to the season with just two homers and a .539 OPS through his first 20 games. However, he seems to be seeing the ball better of late with five hits over his last 17 at-bats. He's hitting .294 with a .686 OPS over that stretch, and while it's a small sample size, he might be on the verge of turning things around. The star catcher, who blasted 60 homers last season, is simply too good of a hitter to continue struggling as much as he has in the first three weeks of the regular season.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Thursday's win over the Astros.

Freeman brought home the first run for the Rockies with an RBI groundout that scored Kyle Karros, but he would also add two more hits in the fifth and seventh innings. This snapped a 0-for-9 stretch for Freeman over his previous three games, and while he remains a part-time option in the Rockies' outfield, he's seeing the ball well. In 34 plate appearances since the beginning of April, Freeman is hitting .300 with a .682 OPS.

Goodman went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and a strikeout in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Astros.

Goodman blasted his fifth homer of the season in the top of the fourth inning with a 397-foot blast to left center, and he ended up getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Goodman is hitting .217 with an .821 OPS, four homers, six RBI, nine runs scored and a stolen base in 53 plate appearances since the beginning of April.