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Drury's contract was selected by the Mets on Friday.

Drury hasn't done much in recent seasons, hitting just .205/.254/.346 in 167 games. He could see a fair number of at-bats in the near future, however, due to the Mets' extensive injury crisis. He'll head straight into the lineup Friday against the Marlins, batting seventh and playing first base in place of Pete Alonso, who hit the injured list with sprained hand in a corresponding move.

Biggio, who is not in Friday's lineup against the Rays, is dealing with a sore neck and could require a stint on the injured list, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

When manager Charlie Montoyo was asked if Biggio would go on the IL, he said, "We'll see how it goes. Right now he's day-to-day." Apparently Biggio has been dealing with the neck soreness all season and is having trouble swinging the bat. He is hitting .206 with three home runs and two steals.

Biggio is out of the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Biggio was limited to DH due to a neck issue earlier this week but played the field the past couple days, so it's unclear if the injury resurfaced or he's just receiving a day off. Santiago Espinal will start at the hot corner Friday for the Blue Jays.

Gonzales was placed on the 7-day injured list with High-A Greensboro on Friday, John Dreker of Pirates Prospects reports.

It's unclear what the nature of Gonzales' injury is. The star second base prospect was hitting .294/.368/.549 with two home runs, two steals and a 16:5 K:BB in 57 plate appearances.

Polanco (ankle) is not in the lineup Friday at Cleveland.

The 27-year-old was lifted from the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with ankle soreness, and he'll miss at least one game due to the injury. Luis Arraez will cover the keystone in Polanco's place Friday, while Trevor Larnach starts in left field.

Rodgers (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday and will bat sixth and play second base against the Diamondbacks, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rodgers has plenty of prospect pedigree and is still just 24 years old, but his star has dimmed somewhat due to persistent injury problems. In 102 plate appearances thus far at the big-league level, he's hit a miserable .196/.235/.227. He's been out since mid-March with a strained right hamstring but could get plenty of chances to show what he can do going forward with the rebuilding Rockies already sitting last in the entire league.

Frazier went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over Atlanta.

He's hitting .339 and leads the majors with 58 hits, though his percentage of hard-hit balls (22.9 percent) is the lowest since his rookie season. With a .375 BABIP that's 65 points higher than his career average, Frazier will almost surely cool off. Still, fantasy managers have to be happy with his fantasy production so far.

Rojas started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Rojas spelled Nick Ahmed at shortstop and could see more consistent action in the infield going forward. He had been filling in at right field, making five straight starts there while Kole Calhoun (hamstring) is sidelined. That was before the Diamondbacks purchased the contract of Josh Reddick, the veteran right fielder who joined up with Arizona in April, then hit .304/.365/.478 in 11 games for Triple-A Reno. There's a glaring need at second base since Asdrubal Cabrera (hamstring) hit the injured list, and Rojas could be the primary fill-in there.

Marte started in center field, batted second and went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Marte was activated off the injured list Wednesday and started Thursday for the first time since injuring his hamstring April 7. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo is expected to slow-walk Marte's return initially -- evidenced by having him in the two-hole instead of his customary leadoff spot -- so expect rest days during the first week or so before he resumes an everyday role in center field.

Polanco (ankle) was removed for precautionary reasons in the second game of the team's doubleheader Thursday against the Angels, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco was removed in the sixth inning of the game with ankle soreness and was replaced by Willians Astudillo. However, it appears he avoided serious injury and could be still be available for the team's weekend series against Cleveland.