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Ohtani (finger) is starting at designated hitter and batting third Tuesday against the Twins.

He checked out fine after getting hit on the right hand by a pitch in Monday's game, and won't have to miss any action as a result. Ohtani is hitting .250 with two home runs in 55 plate appearances this season.

Stanton (shoulder) will "probably not" be ready to return to the Yankees during this weekend's series in Kansas City, according to manager Aaron Boone, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Boone did note that Stanton may move his rehab to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend, so it seems like we could see him back early next week for the home series against the Padres.

Martinez is sick, which is why he is out of the lineup for the second day in a row Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

We knew he must be dealing with something for him to miss two straight games in an American League ballpark, and an illness seems like the best-case scenario. Mitch Moreland starts at DH and Steve Pearce starts at first base in his absence. Martinez should be considered questionable for Wednesday's game in Toronto.

Martinez is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Blue Jays for the second day in a row, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Considering this is his second day off in a row in an American League ballpark, Martinez is probably dealing with an injury of some sort. In the meantime, Mitch Moreland starts at DH while Steve Pearce starts at first base.

Choi was a late addition to Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports. He will hit third and play first base against lefty Clayton Kershaw.

Without the platoon advantage, Choi was originally slated to sit this one out, but Yandy Diaz (wrist) was a late scratch. Once Diaz is fully healthy, Choi should continue to sit against tough lefties.

Choi is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The Rays have routinely stashed Choi on the bench against left-handed starters this season, so it's no surprise that he's out of the lineup with Clayton Kershaw twirling for the Dodgers. Yandy Diaz will slide across the diamond to fill in for Choi at first base.

Ohtani was cleared of any structural damage to his right ring finger after the X-rays he required following Monday's 3-1 loss to the Twins returned negative, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Ohtani was struck on the hand by a pitch in his eighth-inning plate appearance and was pulled from the contest. One batter later, the Angels lost Andrelton Simmons to what appeared to be a significant ankle sprain, with manager Brad Ausmus noting after the game that Simmons' setback was a greater concern than Ohtani's. The 24-year-old phenom's test results support the notion that he avoided a serious injury, but it's possible that Ohtani is still withheld from action while he manages pain in his right hand. Ohtani is slashing .250/.345/.375 with two home runs and a 30.9 percent strikeout rate through 55 plate appearances this season.

Ohtani was hit on the right hand in his presumably final at-bat Monday night against the Twins.

To add insult to injury, he struck out on the pitch, as he was ruled to be swinging on the play. He was in a lot of pain, getting looked at right on the field.

Jimenez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's 3-0 loss to Houston.

The 22-year-old rookie returned from the injured list Monday, suiting up for the first time since April 26. Jimenez dropped his season average to .229 across 83 at-bats after the hitless day. He has just five extra-base hits and a .642 OPS.

Vogelbach went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 10-9 loss to the Rangers.

He entered the game in the sixth inning in place of Ryon Healy (back) and was at the center of the M's attempted rally from a 7-2 deficit, singling and scoring on Tim Beckham's grand slam in the eighth then sending a rocket to right field in the ninth for his 14th homer of the year. Vogelbach is now slashing .270/.400/.659 through 41 games, and if Healy's back strain proves to be serious, it would create a little less competition for playing time at first base and DH for the 26-year-old.