Astros, Diamondbacks: The Astros and Diamondbacks got an All-Star back from injury Friday before the start of a three-game series, with right fielder Kyle Tucker returning for the Astros and second baseman Ketel Marte coming off the injured list for the Diamondbacks. Tucker has been out since fracturing his right shin with a foul ball on June 3. He still isn’t 100% and was in the lineup at designated hitter Friday night before the Astros have him play defense. “It’s just kind of day to day to see how he feels,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “But it’s not going to be like pencil him in days in a row, we’re just going to have to wait and see how he feels.” Espada was asked what he expects from Tucker when he does play right field. “Defensively we don’t know yet until he goes out there, but running you’ll see 75-80%,” he said. Tucker was off to a great start before his injury and had 11 doubles, 19 homers and 40 RBIs in 60 games. Marte, also in the lineup Friday at designated hitter, had a much shorter stint on the injured list. He has been out since spraining his left ankle Aug. 18. “He’s looking great and we’re really excited about how hard he worked to make this day happen,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “He’s one of the best players in the National League, so getting him in this clubhouse, in this dugout, in this lineup is good for all of us, including him. And I know he’s excited to be back.”

Mariners: Jerry Dipoto will return to the Mariners as president of baseball operations in 2025, The Seattle Times reported. The team, which held a 10-game lead in the American League West on June 18, enters play this weekend 4½ games behind the Astros. Manager Scott Servais was fired on Aug. 22.

Phillies: The Phillies placed All-Star third baseman Alex Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a left hand strain. Bohm hurt his hand while taking a swing in the Phillies’ game against the Braves on Aug. 29. He remained with the club, hoping for a quick recovery. But Bohm didn’t heal sufficiently, forcing the Phillies to remove him from the active roster. “It was up to them as long as they wanted to be without an extra man on the bench. I don’t want to be hurting everybody not being able to play,” Bohm said Friday.

Red Sox: Rich Hill, the only player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons, was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Friday. The 44-year-old left-hander four outs for Boston on Aug. 29 in a 2-0 loss to Toronto in his first appearance of the season. He pitched in four games for the Red Sox, allowing two runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Rangers: Elvis Andrus signed a ceremonial one-day contract Friday to officially retire with the Rangers, the team he played for in the first 12 of his 15 seasons in the majors. Andrus made his big-league debut as a 20-year-old shortstop in 2009 and was a steady presence up the middle when the Rangers went to back-to-back World Series in 2010-11.