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Wisdom (groin) is back in the Cubs' Cactus League lineup Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Wisdom had to be scratched from Monday's lineup with left groin tightness, but he's feeling well enough to serve as the designated hitter Tuesday. He should be ready to play the field later this week.

Henderson is making his Grapefruit League debut Tuesday after overcoming some wrist soreness, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said of Henderson that "he would have been able to play, no problem," as the team was just being extra cautious. Henderson is at third base and batting third Tuesday versus the Pirates in his first game of the spring.

Rivera went 1-for-2 with a three-run walkoff home run in Monday's spring game against the Cubs.

Rivera has appeared in two games and leads the Diamondbacks with five RBI in Cactus League play. He's competing for a bench role with Pavin Smith and Kyle Lewis (legs), but the fact that Rivera was still in the lineup at the end of an early spring game suggests he's behind in the battle.

Wisdom was scratched from Monday's split-squad Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks due to left groin soreness, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The Cubs are characterizing Wisdom's removal from the lineup as precautionary, so he can be viewed as day-to-day until another update is provided. Jake Slaughter will start at third base in Wisdom's place versus Arizona.

Reynolds will undergo an MRI after leaving Saturday's Cactus League game against the Giants with a quadriceps cramp, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Reynolds left in the fourth inning after shortly after picking up a single in his only at-bat of the game against San Francisco. The 32-year-old is attending camp as a non-roster invitee and is in contention for a reserve gig. He's battled back and knee soreness so far this spring, and his latest injury may further hinder his efforts to break camp with Cincinnati.

Triolo (knee) played four innings at first base and went 0-for-1 with a walk Saturday in the Pirates' 9-7 loss to the Blue Jays in the Grapefruit League opener.

Triolo, who was added to the Pirates' 40-man roster over the offseason, missed the final few weeks of Double-A Altoona's 2022 campaign while recovering from a hyperextended left knee. The 25-year-old is seemingly healthy again and could get the chance to make his MLB debut at some point in 2023 for the rebuilding Pirates, but he's likely to head to Triple-A Indianapolis at least for the start of the season. Per Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic, Triolo has played third base for most of his minor-league career but is expected to get exposure to the other corner-infield spot as well as shortstop and the outfield this spring.

Newman (illness) will start at shortstop and bat fifth in Monday's Cactus League game against the Rangers.

Newman didn't appear in the Reds' first two Cactus League games over the weekend after he missed a few workouts due to a bout with food poisoning, but the veteran infielder looks like he's good to go heading into the first full week of exhibition play. The 29-year-old is the likely frontrunner for the Opening Day starting nod at shortstop, though he'll have to fend off Jose Barrero for those duties during spring training.

Devers is expected to remain the No. 2 hitter in Boston's lineup, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is adamant about separating Devers and Masataka Yoshida, a pair of lefty hitters. Since Devers, deemed as Boston's most dangerous hitter, prefers hitting second, Cora will likely leave him in that spot while slotting Yoshida in the middle of the order. Yoshida has appeared in two games this spring and slotted in at cleanup. In Devers' lone appearance, he's batted out of the two-hole.

Reynolds was removed from Sunday's spring game against the Giants due to cramping in both legs, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Reynolds batted fifth as the designated hitter and singled in his lone plate appearance before he exited during the fourth inning. The 32-year-old came into spring training battling back and knee soreness, but the removal from his spring debut Sunday apparently wasn't related to those issues.

Lewis (knee) was placed on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

The 23-year-old underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in June of last year, so the move to the 60-day IL is hardly a surprise. Lewis' rehab program has reportedly gone well to this point, and he could be ready for game action by late June or early July if he continues to progress with no issues.