Texas Rangers firstbase prospect Blaine Crim is being called up from Triple-A Round Rock for his major league debut. Crim was the PCL Player of the Week earlier this season and is slashing .313/.365/.565 with seven home runs and 25 RBI. The seven home runs are tied for the league lead, and the RBIs are the sixth-most in the PCL. In 2023 and 2024 at Triple-A, theformer 19th-round draft pick has slashed .283/.378/.487 with 42 home runs, a 17.8 percent strikeout rate, and a 12.1 percent walk rate over 267 games. The 5-foot-10 slugger has also been durable, playingin at least 132 minor league games in three consecutive seasons. His first test will be a hard one, though, as the Rangers take on the Mariners' Bryan Woo, who owns a 3.09 ERA and 0.97 WHIP on the season, but worse in his road starts (4.26 ERA). Crim is probably left to the waiver wire in redraft leagues as his stay could be a short one, but he'll certainly be a cheap DFS play who could surprise with a home run.

Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler had a big game in his team's 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Dingler went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer to help power the Tigers to the win. The second-year catcher broke a 4-4 tie with his three-run blast in the eighth inning, a shot that traveled 409 feet with an exit velocity of 101 MPH. Dingler is now hitting .291 with four homers, eight runs, and 15 RBI across 86 at-bats for the Tigers this season. He is setting up as a decent option as far as fantasy catchers go.

Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia had a big game in an 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Garcia went 3-for-5 with a double, a run, an RBI, and three stolen bases to help propel the Royals to the win. The veteran infielder was a terror on the basepaths in the win, bringing his season total to seven stolen bases, to go along with a .296 average, nine doubles, two homers, 12 runs, and 11 RBI across 108 at-bats. After stealing 37 bases in 2024, Garcia has proven his fantasy value as one of the top base-stealers in the American League.

Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI, and two stolen bases in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Garcia gave the Nationals a 3-1 lead with his RBI single in the sixth inning. The veteran infielder is now hitting .253 with five doubles, two homers, 15 runs, nine RBI, and six steals across 99 at-bats in 2025. Garcia stole 22 bases last season and is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues for managers who need stolen bases.

Detroit Tigers infielder Andy Ibanez went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and a stolen base in his team's 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Ibanez logged a pair of RBI singles in the contest, giving him a .229 average, two homers, six runs, 10 RBI, and two stolen bases across 48 at-bats this season. He has been hot of late, hitting .385 over his past seven contests, putting him on the map in deeper fantasy leagues as a potential streamer while he's seeing the ball well at the plate.