MLB Player News

X-rays on Ramirez's right forearm came back negative after he was lifted from Thursday's game versus the Blue Jays following a hit-by-pitch, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Ramirez was plunked by a Kevin Gausman pitch in bottom of the fourth inning and was removed from the game prior to the top of the fifth. However, Ramirez can be considered day-to-day after he avoided any fractures.

Ramirez was removed from Thursday's game against the Blue Jays after getting hit on the arm by a pitch, Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Ramirez ran the bases for himself after taking a 95-mph fastball off his arm in the fourth inning, but he was replaced on defense when the Guardians took the field in the fifth. Initial X-rays on his arm came back negative, per Assenheimer, and the team has labeled the slugging third baseman as day-to-day going forward.

Lewis (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Lewis was cleared to play in rehab games after running the bases without issue Thursday. The third baseman is eligible to be activated from the 10-day injured list at any time, but it's not clear how many rehab games the Twins will ask him to play.

Schuemann will start in left field and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Schuemann will enter the starting nine for the first time since the Athletics' 11-4 loss to the Astros on June 18, when he stepped in for a resting Tyler Soderstrom while Houston sent lefty Framber Valdez to the hill. Though the Athletics haven't been treating the left-handed-hitting Soderstrom as a strict platoon player, he'll sit again Thursday versus Tigers southpaw Dietrich Enns to create room in the lineup for Schuemann, who is slashing .225/.351/.325 with one home run and three steals over 97 plate appearances this season.

Ramirez went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.

Ramirez's 10th-inning single plated the game-winning run. He had earlier drove in the Guardians' first run. After a rare two-game hitless run in the middle of June, Ramirez has hit safely in six of the last seven contests, going 9-for-29 (.310) with one extra-base hit and four RBI. He leads the Guardians with 38 RBI over 76 games.

Jung went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a third RBI in Wednesday's 7-0 victory over the Orioles.

Jung opened the scoring in the second inning with a two-out, RBI single before extending the lead to 3-0 with an opposite-field homer off Brandon Young, his eighth of the year. The 27-year-old Jung has gone 4-for-9 in his last two games following a rough 2-for-30 stretch. Overall, Jung is batting .246 with a .677 OPS, 34 RBI, 25 runs scored and four steals across 277 plate appearances this season.

Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Willi Castro (wrist) will return to the lineup after a three-game absence and will fill in at third base for Lee, who will take a seat for the first time since June 10. While starting in each of Minnesota's last 13 games, Lee slashed .373/.385/.529 with two home runs and eight RBI. Though he'll likely see most of his starts at third base while Royce Lewis (hamstring) is on the shelf, the hot-hitting Lee could move over to the keystone to maintain a regular spot in the lineup once Lewis is ready to return from the injured list.

Williamson isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.

Williamson will get a chance to catch his breath Wednesday after collecting three hits and scoring three runs across the first two games of the series. Miles Mastrobuoni will fill in for him at third base and bat ninth.

Urias is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Urias had started at third base in each of the Orioles' last six games and went 3-for-22 with two home runs, one walk and three RBI, but he'll likely move into more of a part-time role moving forward with Jordan Westburg (finger) rejoining the lineup after a three-game absence. The Orioles still have an everyday lineup spot available while Tyler O'Neill (shoulder) is on the injured list, but interim manager Tony Mansolino will likely mix and match with Urias, Dylan Carlson and Coby Mayo rather than committing to one player to fill the opening.

Westburg (finger) will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.

Westburg missed each of the previous three contests due to a sprained left index finger, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go in Wednesday's series finale. The 26-year-old has gone 0-for-13 with eight strikeouts over his last four games.