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McNeil (wrist) is not in the lineup for Friday's spring game against the Tigers, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

McNeil was scratched from Wednesday's lineup after scraping his wrist against the outfield wall Monday versus the Astros. The 26-year-old indicated he's not concerned about the injury but is nonetheless receiving a few days off to get healthy.

Garcia hasn't looked out of place in his first big-league spring training, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

While the Nats have been careful to downplay any notion that Garcia might ascend through the system as rapidly as Juan Soto did last year, the club has been impressed with the 19-year-old shortstop's maturity, poise and instincts. "He doesn't sweat the small stuff," Johnny DiPuglia, the Nationals' vice president of international operations, said. "The slumps don't bother him because he knows he'll get out of it. He's going to help you defensively, around the bases. He's a very high baseball IQ kid, probably the highest IQ kid we've had here... because he knows the little parts of the game, the locker room part, the bus part, the failure part, the success part, being a good teammate." Garcia, the No. 18 fantasy prospect in baseball, could get an aggressive assignment to Double-A Harrisburg to begin the season after slashing .299/.338/.412 in 49 games for High-A Potomac in 2018.

Rodgers went 1-for-2 with two RBI in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.

Rodgers drove in a run during the first inning on a sacrifice double play, and he plated another in the third on an RBI single to left field. He's 2-for-11 with three RBI and two runs scored so far this spring as he continues to compete for a job at second base.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

Rosario opened up the game with a double and came around to score on a groundout later in the inning. His second two-bagger plated a pair of runs in the second inning and helped chase starter Wei-Yin Chen. The shortstop is now 4-for-9 through three games this spring.

McNeil (wrist) said his scratch from Wednesday's lineup against the Marlins was not a big deal, Matt Ehalt of The Bergen Record reports.

McNeil scraped his wrist against the outfield wall Monday against the Astros and will be given a day to rest the injury. His preparation for Opening Day shouldn't be significantly affected.

Dubon has been hospitalized for a few days due to an unspecified illness, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Dubon continues to undergo testing and is not expected to return soon. The young shortstop is not in contention for an Opening Day roster spot but has the chance to debut at some point this season after posting a strong .343/.348/.574 line in 27 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs last season before being shut down with a torn ACL.

McNeil was scratched from the Mets' Grapefruit League lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins due to a left wrist issue, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

The Mets had listed McNeil as their left fielder and leadoff man for the exhibition contest before removing him from the lineup card a couple hours before first pitch. Per Thosar, McNeil scraped his wrist against the outfield wall in Monday's game against the Astros, so he'll sit out in what likely amounts to a precautionary measure. Rymer Liriano will take McNeil's spot in the outfield Wednesday while shortstop Amed Rosario moves to the table-setting role.

McNeil won't get reps at third base at this time despite injuries to Jed Lowrie (knee) and Todd Frazier (oblique), Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The Mets are attempting to transition McNeil to the outfield, and they want him to get as many reps as possible at his new position. He could be the top option at third base if neither Lowrie nor Frazier is ready to go by Opening Day, but their statuses remain up in the air, so McNeil won't be moved back to the infield until later in spring training, if at all.

Solarte went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's Cactus League action against the White Sox.

Solarte mashed a solo home run in the first inning and drove in a run during the fifth on a single. It's good to see him find early success at the plate, although Solarte will need to keep up this high level of play if he hopes to nail down a roster spot to begin the 2019 campaign.

Dubon will man second base and hit eighth Saturday in the Brewers' exhibition opener Saturday versus the Cubs.

The starting assignment marks Dubon's first competitive action since May 5, when he suffered a torn ACL while playing at Triple-A Colorado Springs. The young infielder has rehabbed hard over the last nine months to enter spring at full strength and should settle into an everyday role with the Brewers' new Triple-A affiliate at San Antonio once camp draws to a close. The 24-year-old is expected to make his big-league debut at some point in 2019, though his path to a consistent at-bats in the majors may be blocked so long as Travis Shaw, Mike Moustakas and Orlando Arcia all remain healthy and productive.