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Mondesi is hitting .217/.234/.261 in 49 major league plate appearances with just one walk.

The 21-year-old switch-hitter has just one extra-base hit in the majors after being called up on July 26 from Triple-A Omaha. Although, he has shown some potential as a base runner with three successful steal attempts without being caught.

Sardinas was designated for assignment Wednesday, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports.

Sardinas disappointed with the big club this season, managing to scrape together a batting average of just .181. While he's a versatile defender and his .252/.295/.276 line at Triple-A Tacoma is better than his dismal showing in the majors, it still wasn't enough to maintain a spot on the 40-man roster.

Bogaerts will rejoin the lineup Wednesday and bat second against the Yankees, Sean McAdam of CSNNE reports.

After getting a rare day off Tuesday, Bogaerts rejoins the Red Sox's lineup Wednesday, but he won't be hitting out of his usual spot in the order. He'll be batting second in the lineup for just the sixth time this season as manager John Farrell attempts to jump start a suddenly sputtering offense that checks in with the fifth-worst wOBA over the last two weeks at .290. Bogaerts himself had struggled a bit prior to his day off Tuesday, collecting just four hits in his last 24 at-bats.

Correa homered and knocked in four runs in a 2-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Correa matched his RBI high for the season, tying his June 28 performance against the Angels in which he went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer. The performance pushed him to 74 RBI on the season, which puts him two ahead of Colorado's Trevor Story for the major league lead at the shortstop position.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees.

Brock Holt will get the start at shortstop Tuesday as Bogaerts gets his first off day since June 28. Bogaerts has struggled at the dish of late, slashing .207/.250/.379 over the last two weeks and .143/.167/.143 over the last week. The hope is that Tuesday's off day will allow the star shortstop to refocus and get back on track for the stretch run.

Urena is enjoying a breakout year, slashing .311/.354/.458 over 97 games with Single-A Dunedin and five contests with Double-A New Hampshire.

After Urena averaged 22 errors over the last four seasons, a priority entering the season was to sharpen his concentration and throwing mechanics at shortstop. "The coaching staff has really made a lot of positive strides with him in terms of his footwork to and through ground balls," Jays' Director of Player Development Gil Kim said. "That focus and concentration extended to the batter's box. That was the biggest area of focus and subsequent improvement." Urena is the organization's No. 2 prospect (No. 78 overall) and should be on the fantasy radar for owners in dynasty formats looking ahead to the future.

O'Malley is out of the lineup Monday against the Tigers, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

O'Malley will have the night off as the Mariners opt to start Mike Freeman at shortstop. Over the last seven days, O'Malley has shown improvement from his subpar performance at the plate, going 5-for-19 with two home runs.

Sardinas was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday, MLB.com's Greg Johns reports.

He'll be replaced on the 25-man roster by Mike Freeman, who will serve in a similar utility role off the bench. Sardinas has registered a .181 batting average across 77 plate appearances with the Mariners this season.

O'Malley hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Saturday to help the Mariners rally past the Angels, 8-6

It was the second home run in three games for O'Malley, who is holding down shortstop with Ketel Marte on the disabled list. He's started 15 games since the All-Star break, batting .279 with a .353 OBP, .779 OPS and two stolen bases in addition to his pair of home runs. Marte, who hasn't played since July 17, is expected to return soon, at which time O'Malley likely will return to his super-utility role.

Anderson (hand) will start at shortstop in Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Anderson was held out of Friday's game after bruising his hand in Thursday's contest, but it turns out that will be the extent of his absence. Anderson is 0-for-9 at the plate this month, but he will hit out of the leadoff spot Saturday night.