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Drury (impaired vision) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Wednesday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Erik Boland of Newsday reports that the third baseman's vision issue was due to a problem with a tendon in his neck. Drury is feeling better after getting stimuli treatment and should hopefully get back into game action without issue Wednesday.

Urias went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and three runs Sunday for Triple-A El Paso in its 9-6 win over Las Vegas.

Urias has reached base in seven straight contests and now sports a .269/.372/.373 line through 78 plate appearances. The batting average is actually something of a disappointment considering Urias has hit no worse than .290 at any stop in the minors, but his 10:15 BB:K suggests that he's still taking a solid approach at the plate. The second baseman shouldn't be expected to offer much juice in the home-run or stolen-base categories, but his impressive hit tool could make him a mainstay near the top of the order for the Padres once he gets the call to the majors.

Lux is hitting .270/.373/.333 with four doubles and two stolen bases across 75 plate appearances with High-A Rancho Cucamonga this season.

After going 1-for-20 at the dish through his first five games, Lux has settled into a groove in the California League, hitting .372 while reaching base at a .462 clip over his past 11 starts. Lux has displayed impressive plate discipline at each of his four stops in the minors since being drafted in 2016, but the shortstop hasn't quite developed the power the Dodgers were probably banking on when they selected him 20th overall. The 20-year-old has just seven home runs in 720 career minor-league at-bats and owns a meager .358 slugging percentage over parts of two campaigns in full-season ball.

Dubon is 19-for-61 (.311) with two home runs, eight RBI and three steals through 15 games with Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Dubon's OBP (.306) during the same period is lower than his batting average thanks to him failing to take a walk thus far, but he does only have seven strikeouts while adding eight extra-base hits, so the overall results are still passable. Dubon was added to the Brewers' 40-man roster over the winter, so he will garner consideration should the squad need to call up an infielder from the minors.

Rodgers went 5-for-5 with a home run, double, three RBI and three runs for Double-A Hartford in the club's 11-9 win over Harrisburg on Sunday.

After a slow start to the Eastern League season, Rodgers has settled into a groove at Hartford, notching hits in each of his last six games while maintaining a .520/.538/.800 slash line over that span. Rodgers has had the luxury of playing in hitter-friendly environments at the rookie-ball, Low-A and High-A levels, so his production at a more neutral setting in Hartford this season should provide a better barometer of his true talent level. The 21-year-old's combination of above-average power and an above-average hit tool should make him a long-term infield starter for Colorado when he hits the big leagues, though his exact position remains up for debate. Rodgers has already made starts at shortstop (nine), second base (four) and third base (one) at Double-A this season.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Red Sox on Sunday.

Semien wielded a hot bat over the weekend, going 4-for-7 with Sunday's double, a home run, an RBI, a walk and five runs. The 27-year-old has been a constant presence on the basepaths in April, posting five multi-hit efforts and reaching safely in 18 of 19 games during the month.

Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a home run in Sunday's 8-5 victory over the Tigers.

After a quiet start to the season, Merrifield has hit three home runs over the last five games. In that time, he's gathered five of his seven RBI for the year and scored four runs. Although Merrifield seems to be finding his power, his .266 batting average has room to climb after finishing at .288 in 2017.

Torres went 0-for-4 with a strikeout during Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Blue Jays.

Although Torres' first game with the Yankees was subpar, the highly regarded prospect will have plenty of chances to improve as he's in line to serve as the team's everyday second baseman. Prior to being called up, Torres had hit .347 with a .903 OPS over 14 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that the team's "general" plan is to use Torres as its everyday second baseman, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Torres is a natural shortstop, but with Didi Gregorius proving to be both an offensive and defensive standout at that position, the 21-year-old will instead have to pick up reps at the keystone. Since he has already seen plenty of action at both second and third base in spring training and the minors, Torres doesn't enter the big leagues with many defensive concerns, which should help his case for sticking in a full-time role even if his bat doesn't play as well as expected in his first exposure to the majors. Given his seemingly stable playing time, long track record of strong on-base percentages and contact rates in the minors and presence in a powerful Yankees lineup, Torres is worth an immediate speculative pickup in most fantasy formats.

Torres was officially promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and will start at second base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

Torres was likely in line for a promotion to the big leagues last season, but his efforts were derailed by an elbow injury in June that required Tommy John surgery. The 21-year-old required only 14 games at Triple-A this season to prove to the Yankees' brass that he's back to full strength, with Torres' .347/.393/.510 line in the International League prompting his callup to the big club. It's expected that Torres will see at least semi-regular action at either second or third base initially, though if he struggles more than expected offensively, a demotion to Triple-A isn't out of the question. Neil Walker -- who is sitting out Sunday -- Tyler Austin and Miguel Andujar would seem most at risk of losing out on starts while Torres is up with the Yankees.