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Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton (shoulder) could be activated as soon as Tuesday, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Stanton has already appeared in a pair of rehab games with High-A Tampa, going 4-for-7 with three homers. Per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic, the slugger is scheduled to shift his rehab to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend, and if everything goes well during a pair of games with the RailRiders, Stanton could be cleared to rejoin the Yankees on Tuesday after receiving an off day Monday.

Choi is not in the lineup Thursday against the Angels, FOX Sports Sun reports.

Choi will stick on the bench for a second straight game with the Rays facing another lefty in Tyler Skaggs. Travis d'Arnaud is starting at first base and hitting fifth in Thursday's series opener.

Vogelbach went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs in a win over the Twins on Wednesday.

Vogelbach squared up on a Jose Berrios offering in the sixth inning to finally break the ice on the scoreboard for either squad. The slugger continues to tear through all comers in June, with Wednesday's multi-hit effort, his third in the last six games, pushing his monthly average to an impressive .351. Vogelbach has left the yard in two of his last three games and has seen a 20-point boost in his season average to .261 since the beginning of the month.

Soler went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI overall in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Tigers.

Soler had yet another solid night at the plate, accounting for both of the Royals' runs in a tightly contested matchup. The 27-year-old is slashing .244/.295/.512 with a team-leading 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 47 RBI to go with 32 runs scored.

Manager Ron Gardenhire told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on Wednesday that Cabrera won't play the field again in 2019. "Hopefully we'll get him through the year, and this winter, he'll do some rehab on it. But ultimately...this is how he's going to finish his career, with a lot of DH," Gardenhire said.

The Tigers' decision to withhold Cabrera from first-base duties comes in response to the 36-year-old's ongoing management of a sore right knee, which has limited him to designated-hitter duties in each of his last six starts. A full-time role at DH the rest of the way may actually enhance Cabrera's outlook, as it would likely lessen the risk of further injury while sparing him of more frequent rest days. Since Cabrera has already drawn 25 starts at first base this season, he should retain eligibility at the position in the majority of fantasy leagues heading into 2020.

Choi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

With the Athletics bringing southpaw Brett Anderson to the hill for the series finale, Choi will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Kevin Kiermaier and Brandon Lowe. Yandy Diaz will cover first base in Choi's stead.

Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 7-5 win over Washington.

The highly touted rookie has homered in three of his last four games and is hitting .313 (10-for-32) with six extra-base hits, six RBI and seven runs scored in his last nine games. He slugged just .390 through the first two months, but he's notably boosted that figure to .688 during June.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Facing a fellow countryman for the second time in four days, Ohtani followed his home run off Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi on Saturday with another off Kenta Maeda in the first inning Tuesday. That gives Ohtani four homers and nine RBI in his last eight games. He also stole his first base of the season Tuesday after racking up 10 thefts in 2018.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 10-8 win over the Brewers.

With his fifth-inning blast, Alvarez became the first player in Astros history to homer in each of his first two MLB games. The 21-year-old hasn't slowed down at all since his promotion, and he and Christian Yelich are the only two players in baseball who have hit 25 home runs already this season -- Alvarez launched 23 in 56 games at Triple-A prior to getting called up.

Stanton (shoulder) will play for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this weekend and could return for the Yankees' next homestand starting June 17, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Stanton is currently on rehab duty with High-A Tampa, and manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday the slugger will join the RailRiders this weekend and could return to the big club as soon as June 17, when the Yankees open up a 10-game homestand with a divisional matchup against the Rays. Stanton went 2-for-4 with an opposite-field homer for Tampa on Tuesday, so hopefully that's a sign he's finally back to full health from the shoulder and calf injuries that have kept him on the shelf for most of the season.