Marlins: Veteran SS and former AL batting champ Tim Anderson was designated for assignment by the Marlins. Anderson struggled offensively throughout his 65-game stint in Miami, hitting .214 in 234 at-bats with three extra-base hits. “It’s never an easy day when you have to DFA one of your everyday players,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said before a series-opening game against the Red Sox. “Tim was awesome in the clubhouse. I didn’t know him before this year and he was one of the harder workers I’ve ever been around.” Anderson didn’t fulfill the offensive expectations the Marlins anticipated when he signed a one-year free agent deal. The 31-year-old Anderson played his first eight seasons with the White Sox and batted over .300 four consecutive years. In 2019, Anderson hit .335 and won the AL batting title.

Rangers: RHP Johnny Cueto, a two-time All-Star, opted out of his minor league contract with the team and was released from Triple-A Round Rock. Cueto was 2-1 with a 5.71 ERA in nine starts for Round Rock, including a win Sunday when he allowed three runs over six innings against El Paso. He had 34 strikeouts and eight walks in 41 innings since agreeing to a minor league deal with the Rangers on April 24. Cueto, 38, was 1-4 with a 6.02 ERA in 10 starts and three relief appearances for Marlins last season, when he was on the injured list for more than three months with a biceps injury.

Rockies: Jake Cave came through with a bases-loaded single over a five-man infield in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Rockies an 8-7 victory against the NL Central-leading Brewers late Monday. Brenton Doyle homered twice and Charlie Blackmon went deep on his birthday for the third time in his career to help the Rockies outlast the Brewers. William Contreras homered among his three hits for Milwaukee, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Willy Adames had three hits, including an RBI single to ignite a three-run eighth that put the Brewers back in front 7-6. Doyle’s second homer of the night tied it in the eighth. Tyler Kinley picked up the win with a scoreless 10th, getting out of a jam by striking out Garrett Mitchell.

Nationals: Prized prospect James Wood, 21, made his major league debut for the Nationals and singled in his first plate appearance against the Mets. The OF finished 1 for 4 with a walk as Washington lost 9-7 in 10 innings late Monday. The 6-foot-7 Wood, from nearby Olney, Md., was hitting .353 at Triple-A Rochester before getting called up Monday. He was acquired in the August 2022 blockbuster trade that sent Juan Soto to the Padres.

MLB: The last two No. 2 overall Major League Baseball draft picks will play for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Washington’s Dylan Crews, the second pick in 2023, and Arizona’s Druw Jones (2022) headline a group that includes a dozen former first-round selections on both the National League and American League rosters. The teams were announced on Tuesday for the July 13 game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Crews is ranked as MLB’s No. 4 overall prospect by Baseball America while Jones is the Diamondbacks’ No. 3 prospect. The Tigers’ No. 3 pick in last year’s draft, Max Clark, is among the former first-rounders on the AL team.