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France went 1-for-2 with two walks and a run in a win over the Twins on Friday.

France was a thorn in the side of Minnesota pitching from his No. 2 spot in the order, helping make up for Adam Frazier's empty box score out of the leadoff spot. The 27-year-old is primed for a breakout season after already producing an impressive .291 average and .813 OPS across 152 games in 2021.

Diaz isn't starting Saturday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz led off in Friday's Opening Day matchup and went 1-for-4 with a run. However, Taylor Walls will start at the hot corner and bat eighth against right-hander Jordan Lyles on Saturday.

Vaughn isn't starting Saturday's game against Detroit.

Vaughn homered in Friday's Opening Day loss, but he'll get a breather Saturday. Gavin Sheets will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth.

Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Tigers.

Vaughn gave the White Sox the lead with his solo homer in the top of the ninth inning Friday, but the team was unable to retain the lead to close out the game. The 24-year-old figures to see plenty of playing time as the White Sox's designated hitter in 2022 after he slashed .235/.309/.396 with 15 homers, 56 runs and 48 RBI in 127 appearances last year.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox.

The Red Sox scored three runs in the top of the first inning Friday, but Rizzo helped bring the score closer by homering in his first plate appearance of the 2022 campaign. He hit .249 with eight homers, 32 runs, 21 RBI and two steals across 49 appearances with the Yankees last year and will attempt to build upon his results in his age-32 season.

Gurriel was placed on the paternity list Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout in Thursday's Opening Day win over the Angels, but he'll be away from the team for 1-3 days following the birth of his child. Joe Perez was called up by the Astros ahead of Friday's game against the Angels, while Aledmys Diaz should see increased playing time at first base while Gurriel is unavailable.

White (groin) hit the 10-day injured list Friday.

White underwent surgery for a sports hernia in late March. His recovery timeline remains unclear. The fact that he hit the 10-day injured list rather than the 60-day could indicate that the Mariners expect him healthy before early June, though the team could of course shift him to the 60-day injured list whenever they need to open a 40-man roster spot.

Torkelson is starting at first base and batting eighth in Friday's season-opening matchup with the White Sox, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Detroit officially selected Torkelson's contract earlier this week, and he'll make his big-league debut near the bottom of the team's revamped lineup. The 22-year-old finished last season at Triple-A Toledo and didn't miss a beat, hitting .238/.350/.531 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI in 40 games, and he'll work as the Tigers' primary first baseman in his rookie campaign.

Raley was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Raley was traded from the Dodgers to the Rays in mid-March, but he was unable to land a spot on the Opening Day roster. He'll likely be a candidate to fill in as depth in the outfield at some point in 2022.

Torkelson's contract was selected by the Tigers on Wednesday.

The Tigers announced last weekend that Torkelson had made the Opening Day roster, and the move was made official Wednesday. The No. 1 overall pick from 2020 slashed .258/.385/.484 with a homer, four doubles, four runs, four RBI and a steal this spring, and he'll begin the year as Detroit's primary first baseman.