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Collier (thumb) is in the midst of a hitting progression and appears on track to be activated from High-A Dayton's 60-day injured list at some point in June, MLB.com reports.

Collier has been on the shelf all season after suffering a torn UCL in his left thumb March 13 and requiring surgery. Regarded as one of the top prospects in Cincinnati's system, Collier slashed .248/.355/.443 with 20 home runs over 119 games with Dayton a season ago.

The Cubs are expected to recall Shaw from Triple-A Iowa prior to Monday's game in Miami, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Shaw was demoted in mid-April after slashing only .172/.294/.241 across 68 plate appearances, but he got back on track at Iowa with a .970 OPS, six home runs, five steals and an 11:17 K:BB over 24 contests. He will get another shot at being the Cubs' everyday third baseman, while Jon Berti transitions back into a utility role.

Riley went 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-4 win over the Red Sox.

Riley was a thorn in Boston's side Sunday, tying the game with an RBI single in the fourth inning while scoring runs in the first and eighth frames. The third baseman is slashing an impressive .300/.355/.429 in May, though he hasn't homered since going deep twice May 4. On the year, he sports a .287/.335/.451 slash with eight home runs, 28 RBI, 23 runs scored and two steals across 209 plate appearances.

Muncy isn't part of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

After making four straight starts at third base, Muncy will get a breather for Sunday's series finale against the Angels. In his place, Enrique Hernandez will bat seventh and play third base.

Espinal went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over Cleveland.

Espinal entered the contest batting .118 (4-for-34) with zero RBI over the previous nine contests. He's been the regular starter at third base since Noelvi Marte (oblique) was placed on the 10-day injured list. Marte's healing is going better than expected, per MLB.com, but he still has a way to go before returning. That means Espinal should continue to receive consistent playing time for at least the next two weeks.

Marte (oblique) had a scheduled follow-up MRI moved up one week after the Reds' medical staff was pleased with his progress since being placed on the injured list May 7, MLB.com reports.

Marte's checkup MRI has now been moved from June 4 to May 27. The results of the MRI should determine whether Marte is able to begin resuming baseball activities.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a home run and three total RBI against the Rockies in a loss Saturday.

Suarez hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, belted a solo homer to left field in the fourth and notched a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The veteran third baseman has racked up three RBI in each of his past three contests and now has driven in 37 runs this season, tied for fourth most in the majors. Suarez is also tied with teammate Corbin Carroll with 14 home runs and is well ahead of pace to finish with 30-plus long balls for the sixth time in his career.

Berti isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.

Berti has gone 0-for-16 with six strikeouts across his last five games. He'll get a chance to regroup Saturday while Vidal Brujan starts at third base and bats ninth.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with three RBI in Friday's 8-0 win over Colorado.

Suarez brought home a run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning and then had a two-run single in the seventh. It was the second straight game with three RBI for Suarez, who has three home runs and 11 RBI over the last seven contests. The batting average (.213) isn't pretty, but Suarez has delivered for Arizona with runners in scoring position (1.151 OPS). He's tied with Geraldo Perdomo for the team lead with 34 RBI.

Wagaman went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and one run scored in Friday's 9-4 win over the Rays.

Wagaman logged three hits for the third time this season, also tallying multiple knocks for the seventh time in 2025. Through 45 at-bats in May, the infielder is hitting .222 with three doubles, one triple, four RBI and two runs scored. Wagaman has consistently hit in the heart of Miami's batting order this year, but the lack of talent around him should continue to restrict his overall fantasy potential.