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Lux has yet to report to camp, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

If Lux's absence is due to COVID-19, the Dodgers wouldn't legally be allowed to confirm as much. Manager Dave Roberts didn't provide any details Monday. An absence for Lux at the start of the season would likely translate to more at-bats for Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez at second base.

Manager Craig Counsell revealed Monday that Urias tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the start of the Brewers' summer camp last week, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Counsell also noted that pitcher Angel Perdomo tested positive prior to intake after both Perdomo and Urias consented to their test results being made public. According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, Urias is currently asymptomatic, but he'll still be required to complete a quarantine period and receive two negative COVID-19 test results before he's allowed to rejoin the Brewers for workouts. Urias had already missed a good chunk of spring training with a wrist injury, so his absence early on in summer camp could hurt his case for capturing a meaningful role with Milwaukee right away when the season begins in late July.

Manager Luis Rojas said Rosario will participate in the Mets' workouts Sunday afternoon, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

The 24-year-old was absent for the first couple days of team workouts but will get in on the action Sunday. Rosario is poised to start at shortstop for the Mets again in 2020 after posting a .287/.323/.432 slash line with 15 homers, 72 RBI and 19 stolen bases last season.

Mann has been added to the Dodgers' 60-man roster, Ted Schultz of The Republic reports.

Mann, a 2018 fifth-round draft pick by the Dodgers, was slated to open the season with Double-A Tulsa before the minor-league season was canceled. In 98 games with High-A Rancho Cucamonga last season, the 23-year-old slashed .278/.358/.496 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI. He's unlikely to see big-league playing time in 2020, but Mann's addition to the player pool will keep him from losing a full season of development.

Hoerner is among seven infielders in the Cubs' player pool working out at Wrigley Field for summer camp.

Three of the four starting infield spots in Chicago are locked down by Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez. Second base is a bit of a different story, where Hoerner, Jason Kipnis, David Bote and possibly Daniel Descalso could see some playing time. The veteran Kipnis figures to get the first shot at starting, though the team may elect to deploy Hoerner against left-handed pitchers. And if the talented 23-year-old performs like he did in a short MLB stint last year, when he batted .282 and hit three home runs in 20 games, he could wrestle away more playing time.

Rosario wasn't participating in the Mets' workouts Friday, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Both Rosario and Marcus Stroman didn't work out with the Mets on Friday, and the team didn't provide any specifics as to the reasoning or whether they were even at the facility. It's unclear when Rosario will take the field.

Rojas will likely make the active roster when the 2020 season begins in late July, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Rosters will be expanded to 30 players early on, which creates space for a few players that were competing for the final available roster spots. Players such as Rojas, Jon Jay and Ildemaro Vargas can be carried for the first two weeks before rosters are cut to 28 for the subsequent two weeks. Rojas' ability to play outfield and infield should give him a leg up when the rosters are eventually dropped to 26.

Forsythe will be part of the Phillies' 60-man roster.

Forsythe saw his 2019 campaign with the Rangers cut a bit short due to a rib injury, but he received a camp invite to Philly and went 8-for-23 with three homers this spring before the shutdown. While he isn't on the 40-man roster yet, Forsythe still put himself in position to break camp and provide the Phillies with infield depth at all positions. Should he prove able to outduel the likes of Neil Walker and Josh Harrison for a final roster spot, he'd also give the team another solid right-handed bat, as he owns a career .761 OPS against southpaws. Rosters expanding to 30 players will give him a better shot to carve out a role.

The Pirates announced Sunday that Bae will be included as one of 19 players on the team's taxi squad for the 2020 season, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Bae is one of several top prospects from the organization that will report to the Pirates' alternative training site at their Double-A facility in Altoona when teams resume workouts in July. While Bae's inclusion on the taxi squad and the Pirates' 60-man roster pool will make him eligible to join the big club in 2020, Pittsburgh is presumably more interested in overseeing his development in a team setting rather than rushing him to the majors. He spent the 2019 campaign at Low-A Greensboro, posting an .825 OPS and 31 stolen bases across 380 plate appearances.

Solarte will be a part of the Braves' 60-man roster, Gabe Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Solarte reached an agreement to play in Japan over the second half of 2019, but he signed a minor-league contract with the Braves in January as a non-roster invitee. He hit .182/.240/.227 with a double and two RBI this spring before play was suspended. Given his lackluster results in recent seasons, it's unlikely that he'll see significant major-league playing time during the abbreviated 2020 campaign.