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Matt Chapman 3B | SF
Athletics' Matt Chapman: Will attempt to hit Thursday
Chapman received a cortisone shot in his hand and will attempt to hit Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chroniclereports.
Chapman's status essentially remains as-is for now, and the next step in his recovery will be determined based on how much he is able to do Thursday. It remains to be seen if he will need a rehab assignment before rejoining the A's.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson: Suffers setback in recovery
Donaldson suffered a setback with his injured left calf and will be reevaluated in three weeks, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Donaldson had a shot to rejoin the Blue Jays before the end of June, but he aggravated his calf injury while taking groundballs at the Blue Jays' spring training complex, and will now likely be out at least another month. The Blue Jays figure to provide more details on Donaldson's status in the near future.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Mariners' Jean Segura: Racking up multi-hit efforts at impressive pace
Segura returned from a four-game absence due to a forearm infection Monday and drew a pair of walks over five plate appearances. He has 32 multi-hit efforts in 2018 and leads the majors with 14 three-plus-hit games, Jeff Seidel of MLB.com reports.
Segura couldn't add to his tally Monday, but he boasts 20 multi-hit efforts in his last 38 games alone. The star shortstop was deemed ready to go by manager Scott Servais after breezing through his pregame work without any issues Monday, with his return naturally a welcome sight considering the pivotal role he plays near the top of the order. Segura's current .331 average is a career high, while both his .359 on-base percentage and .475 slugging percentage are the second-best figures of his career.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: Launches seventh June homer
Bregman went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and two RBI in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays. He also stole his seventh bag of the season.
Bregman continued his powerful run in the month of June -- he's launches seven home runs while knocking in 22 runs over 21 games. Twelve of his 23 hits this month have gone for extra bases, leading to 18 runs scored.
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Mitch Walding 3B | PHI
Phillies' Mitch Walding: Heads back to minors
Walding was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.
Walding is hitless in eight at-bats at the big-league level this season, striking out seven times. He's shown a bit of power at the Triple-A level, hitting .259/.381/.467 with nine homers in 61 games, but his 30.1 percent strikeout rate at that level casts doubt on his ability to hit major-league pitching, and he hasn't shown enough pop to overcome such a significant lack of contact.
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Jean Segura 3B | CLE
Mariners' Jean Segura: Returns to lineup
Segura (forearm) is back in the lineup Monday against the Orioles, playing shortstop and batting second, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Segura had missed four straight games while battling a forearm infection. He was having a very strong season prior to the injury, hitting .334/.359/.480 with six homers and 14 steals in 71 games.
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Danny Valencia 3B | BAL
Orioles' Danny Valencia: Not starting Monday
Valencia is not in the lineup Monday against the Mariners, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Valencia is hitting a solid .304/.375/.435 over his last 20 games. Tim Beckham (groin) returns from the 60-day disabled list to start at third base in his place. Bekcham is likely to reclaim an everyday role at the position, but Valencia could continue to find himself in the lineup occasionally, especially with Chris Davis in the middle of a terrible season at first base.
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Jeimer Candelario 3B | LAA
Tigers' Jeimer Candelario: Day off Monday
Candelario is not in the lineup Monday against the Athletics.
Candelario is hitless in his last three games and is hitting just .160/.289/.307 in the month of June. Niko Goodrum will slide over to third base Monday, with Dixon Machado starting at second base.
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Mike Moustakas 3B | CHW
Royals' Mike Moustakas: Gets rare day off
Moustakas is not in the lineup Monday against the Angels, 610 Sports Radio reports.
Moustakas will sit for just the third time this season. Alcides Escobar will slide over to third base Monday, with Adalberto Mondesi starting at shortstop.