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Henderson, who was called up from Triple-A Norfolk earlier Wednesday, will start at third base and bat sixth in his MLB debut against the Guardians.

The Orioles' top prospect played almost exclusively on the left side of the infield through his first three seasons in the minors before recently picking up more time at first base and second base, but the hot corner is expected to be his primary home with Baltimore, per Dan Connolly of The Athletic. Though the lefty-hitting 21-year-old could find himself on the bench versus southpaws, he'll likely be given the opportunity to play on an everyday basis against right-handed pitching after earning his ticket to the majors by producing an .894 OPS to go with 10 stolen bases over his 65 games at Norfolk. With Henderson stepping in at third base Wednesday, Ramon Urias will serve as the Orioles' designated hitter and could see most of his starts out of that spot moving forward.

Paredes (undisclosed) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Paredes should have a clear path to a full-time role in the infield for at least the next week after Brandon Lowe (triceps) was placed on the injured list Wednesday, but he'll first have to overcome his own injury. The 23-year-old will be on the bench for a second straight contest due to the unspecified issue, which caused him to be scratched ahead of Tuesday's 7-2 win.

Bride went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

The rookie made some noise out of the No. 7 spot in the order, posting his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 12 in the process. Bride has put together a serviceable stretch at the plate of late, cobbling together a .250 average, .764 OPS and 8.6 percent walk rate over his last 10 games.

The Orioles optioned Nevin to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

He'll cede his spot on the active roster to top prospect Gunnar Henderson, who will be eligible to play in the postseason after he was officially promoted from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday. Nevin could end up rejoining the Orioles in September when the active roster expands to 28 men, but he'll likely be little more than a right-handed-hitting option off the bench and an occasional starter versus left-handed pitching.

The Orioles selected Henderson's contract from Triple-A Norfolk ahead of Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Though Baltimore was expected to wait until the active roster expanded to 28 men Thursday before moving their top prospect to the big leagues, Henderson will be formally called up a day earlier than anticipated, which makes him eligible to compete in the postseason if the Orioles should earn a wild-card spot. The 21-year-old began the season at Double-A Bowie but thrived at Norfolk following an early-June promotion, slashing .288/.390/.504 with 11 home runs and 10 stolen bases in 65 games. He picked up starts at all four infield spots at Triple-A and could handle a near-everyday role for Baltimore.

Henderson is set to join the Orioles' taxi squad Wednesday and is expected to be formally called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The 21-year-old is the Orioles' top prospect and has spent most of his minor-league career on the left side of the infield, but he's gotten some exposure to first and second base at Norfolk recently to give him additional avenues to playing time once he arrives in the big leagues. From a production standpoint, Henderson certainly looks big-league ready, as he'll finish his time at Norfolk with a .288/.390/.504 slash line and a palatable 26.4 percent strikeout rate while slugging 11 home runs and notching 10 stolen bases in 65 games. Given that none of the Orioles' four primary starters in the infield (Ryan Mountcastle, Rougned Odor, Ramon Urias and Jorge Mateo) own a wRC+ mark above 101 on the season, Henderson should be a candidate to take on a near-everyday role while manager Brandon Hyde likely rotates rest days among the five players.

Paredes was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Marlins.

The 23-year-old was initially penciled in to start at first base Tuesday, but he was replaced by Christian Bethancourt when Tampa Bay released a revised starting nine. It's unclear if Paredes is dealing with an injury or if manager Kevin Cash simply decided on a late lineup change.

The Mariners recalled Toro from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

Toro has slashed .241/.353/.431 with three doubles and two home runs in 16 games at Triple-A since being sent down in early August. He rejoins the MLB club to replace Dylan Moore (oblique), who went on the injured list Tuesday.

Urshela went 1-for-2 with a three-run double and two walks in Monday's 4-2 win over Boston.

Urshela cleared the bases with a three-run double against John Schreiber in the fifth inning. The 30-year-old infielder is now 22-for-79 (.278) with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI across 23 games this month. He improved his season slash line to .268/.314/.429 with 21 doubles and 53 RBI through 407 plate appearances.

Donaldson is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Donaldson does not sit much, but manager Aaron Boone decided it was best to give him a breather Monday night. DJ LeMahieu will man the hot corner in Donaldson's place.