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Caglianone is starting at designated hitter and batting sixth in his major-league debut Tuesday in St. Louis.

Caglianone is expected to see the bulk of his starts in right field for the Royals, but he'll be broken in at DH. The No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Caglianone earned a promotion to the majors after slashing .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and two stolen bases over 50 games between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Omaha.

Harper (elbow) is starting at first base and batting third Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Paul Casella of MLB.com reports.

Harper hasn't seen the field since he sustained an elbow bruise on a hit-by-pitch last Tuesday versus Atlanta, but he's good to go for the series opener in Toronto. The veteran slugger was in the midst of a strong stretch at the plate prior to the elbow issue, as he has a .390/.447/.561 slash line with four doubles, a homer, two steals, 10 RBI and six runs in his past 11 games.

Casas (knee) will be off crutches in two weeks and expects to be ready for Opening Day next season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Casas spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since he underwent surgery a month ago to repair the ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee. He will spend most of the summer rehabbing at Boston's spring training complex in Florida.

The Pirates outrighted Solak to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

The move frees spots on the team's 26-man and 40-man rosters for the return of Nick Gonzales (ankle) from the 60-day injured list. Solak went 1-for-11 at the dish during his brief time in the majors.

Athletics general manager David Forst said Tuesday that the target date for Kurtz's (hip) return is June 9 for the start of their series against the Angels, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kurtz is not expected to resume running until Saturday as he recovers from a strained left hip flexor, so it's a surprise that he might be ready to be activated early next week. The Athletics have moved Tyler Soderstrom from left field back to first base to account for Kurtz's absence.

Toro started at third base and went 1-for-4 in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Angels.

Toro, who had been the regular starter at first base, shifted to third base while Romy Gonzalez, fresh off the injured list, started at first. Toro is batting .306 with an .822 OPS over 19 games since his contract was selected from Triple-A Worcester. The two could share the position going forward after Red Sox manager Alex Cora scrapped a plan to give Kristian Campbell starts there.

Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI during Monday's 7-6 loss to the Angels.

Out since May 7 with a quad injury, Gonzalez showed just what the Red Sox have been missing in the last month, coming through with a big two-run double in the fifth that pulled Boston within a run and brought his RBI total to eight on the year. The 28-year-old picked up right where he left off after his good start to the season, now slashing .316/.365/.439 in 63 plate appearances.

X-rays on Wade's hand returned negative after he left Monday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wade was struck by a pitch on the right hand in the second inning, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. The club is considering him day-to-day until further notice.

Wade left Monday's game against the Padres after being struck by a pitch on his right hand during the bottom of the second inning, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wade is presumably headed for further evaluation after departing Monday's clash. Casey Schmitt entered the game in his place to play first base.

Torkelson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

Torkelson appears to be getting a routine day off. Colt Keith will start at first base and bat sixth for the Tigers in Monday's series opener.