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Brett Baty 3B | NYM
Mets' Brett Baty: Exits game with knee injury
Baty was removed from Wednesday's game against the Marlins due to an apparent knee injury.
Baty appeared to tweak his knee on an RBI single in the second inning. He was removed from the game and replaced by Christopher Morel at first base, and the Mets should have an update on Baty's status during or shortly after Wednesday's contest once he's evaluated further.
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Colt Keith 3B | DET
Tigers' Colt Keith: Powers team to victory Wednesday
Keith went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
Keith was eventually lifted for pinch hitter Spencer Torkelson, but not before he clubbed his 10th home run of the season just three batters into the game to give Detroit an early 2-0 lead. The 25-year-old is seeing more time at first base lately in place of the struggling Torkelson, and that arrangement could stick down the stretch, at least against right-handed starters, where the left-handed bat of Keith holds the platoon advantage. He's not been an elite fantasy performer by any means, though his current playing time gives Keith a fairly stable floor.
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Maikel Garcia 3B | KC
Royals' Maikel Garcia: Starting rehab assignment Thursday
Garcia (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
Garcia has been sidelined for the past three weeks with a strained left hamstring, but he's been cleared to test things out in game action. The 26-year-old could be ready to rejoin the active roster in the coming days if things go smoothly on his rehab assignment.
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Blaze Alexander 3B | BAL
Orioles' Blaze Alexander: Lands on IL with back injury
The Orioles placed Alexander on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with low-back discomfort.
Alexander had to be pulled from Tuesday's game versus the Guardians after his back started acting up on him, and ultimately the issue has forced another IL stint. He just returned from an extended absence less than two weeks ago due to a hand fracture. Jeremiah Jackson is taking Alexander's spot on the active roster.
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Jorbit Vivas 2B | WAS
Nationals' Jorbit Vivas: Exiting starting nine
Vivas is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in San Diego.
The left-handed-swinging Vivas typically starts against right-handers, but he will begin Wednesday's game on the bench while the Padres send veteran righty Walker Buehler to the hill. CJ Abrams is handling second base for the Nationals on Wednesday.
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Junior Caminero 3B | TB
Rays' Junior Caminero: Smacks 39th homer of season
Caminero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Atlanta.
Caminero opened the scoring by crushing AJ Smith-Shawver's first-inning fastball a Statcast-projected 455 feet to left-center field. The blast was his 39th homer of the season, moving him into sole possession of the AL lead, and it was the second-longest home run of his career. Caminero now needs one more long ball to become the first player in Rays history with multiple 40-homer seasons.
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Josh Jung 3B | TEX
Rangers' Josh Jung: Opens rehab assignment
Jung (calf) went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI for Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
Jung opened a rehab assignment with the Express and played all nine innings as the designated hitter. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that there's a plan for Jung's rehab but that could change depending on how quickly he responds to activity. With 17 games left in the regular season and Texas 1.5 games back of a wild-card spot, the Rangers might be best served to activate Jung sooner rather than later.