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Mercedes remains on the active roster at Triple-A Charlotte and is in uniform for Thursday's game, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Mercedes appeared to announce his retirement in an Instagram post Wednesday, but he'll ultimately remain with the Triple-A club going forward. The 28-year-old has slashed .298/.365/.632 with four homers, 12 runs and 10 RBI across 15 games in the minors this year.

Choi isn't starting Thursday's game against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Choi had started each of the last three games and went 3-for-11 with an RBI, a walk and four strikeouts. Austin Meadows will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers.

With Detroit and Texas wrapping up their series with a day game, Cabrera will get a veteran's day off before likely rejoining the lineup Friday in Kansas City. Cabrera has gone 4-for-23 (.174 average) through the Tigers' first six games of the second half, but he's at least helped out fantasy managers by driving in seven runs over that stretch.

Torrens went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Rockies.

The M's only managed five hits on the afternoon against Austin Gomber and the Colorado bullpen, but three of them were solo shots. Torrens' bat has kept him in the lineup even after the promotion of catching prospect Cal Raleigh -- he got the start at first base Wednesday, the first time Torrens has played the position in his big-league career, and through 13 games in July the 25-year-old is slashing .300/.429/.650 with four of his 11 homers on the year.

Soler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Brewers.

He wrapped up the scoring on the day with an eighth-inning blast off Angel Perdomo. Soler has yet to record a multi-hit performance in July and his batting average remains a woeful .186 on the season. However, his power stroke seems to be returning, as the 29-year-old has gone yard in back-to-back games, and three of his nine homers on the year have come in the last seven contests.

Martinez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs in a 7-4 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

The veteran crossed the plate after doubling in the sixth inning and went deep to right field for a solo homer in the eighth. He has now reached base seven times in nine plate appearances over his past two games and is batting a robust .305 on the campaign while racking up 20 homers, 26 doubles and 64 RBI.

Ramirez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Ramirez has recorded hits in each of his four appearances since the All-Star break, and he's gone 4-for-14 with two RBI, a walk and three strikeouts during that time. Franmil Reyes will start in right field while Bobby Bradley serves as the designated hitter.

Stanton went 2-for-4 with a home run in Tuesday's win over the Phillies.

Stanton ended a three-game hitless streak with a single in the fifth inning, then he snapped an eight-game homer drought with a seventh-inning blast off reliever Brandon Kintzler. The slugger now has 16 dingers on the year, but he's still hitting just .224 with a meager .671 OPS across 52 plate appearances this month.

Brantley went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over Cleveland.

Brantley notched a double in the third, but his biggest hit game during the fifth when he plated two on a single to right field to cap off a six-run inning. Tuesday was his fourth multi-hit effort over his last six games. The 34-year-old drools over right-handed pitching, slashing .376/.424/.556 with five homers, 24 RBI and 28 runs scored in 205 plate appearances. He'll have a prime opportunity for another impactful game Wednesday when Cleveland sends Eli Morgan (7.86 ERA) to the bump.

Soler went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

Soler socked a 424-foot shot against Brett Anderson in the fourth inning. The long ball has been a rare occurrence this season for the 29-year-old, who mashed 48 homers during his 2019 campaign. This year, he's tallied only eight while batting a bleak .185/.280/.324.