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Seager went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Seager hit the Rangers' lone long ball in the contest, smacking a 420-foot solo shot to center field in the fourth inning. The shortstop added a single to finish with his sixth multi-hit performance over his past 10 games. At this point, Seager getting on base is almost an expectation -- his .346 batting average and .411 OBP would lead the American League if he had enough plate appearances to qualify. The star shortstop has added 25 home runs, 35 doubles and 80 RBI over 90 contests.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Pirates.

Witt sputtered with just four hits over his last six games in August, but it was still a productive month. He hit .324 (36-for-111) with nine homers, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases over 27 contests. The shortstop is up to 27 long balls, 38 steals, 82 RBI, 75 runs scored and a .276/.317/.501 slash line through 132 games this season. He'll have plenty of momentum heading to September as he looks to wrap up a highly successful second season.

Baez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Baez had started each of the last five contests after missing a couple games with an illness. Zach McKinstry will man shortstop Wednesday.

Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Aledmys Diaz will pick up the start at shortstop in the series finale while Allen rests after starting the past two days. Unless the Athletics call upon Allen for a pinch-hitting appearance Wednesday, he'll finish August with a .271/.311/.414 slash line over 23 games.

Story is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Astros, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Story had been in the lineup for each of the previous five games but will begin Wednesday's matinee on the bench. Ceddanne Rafaela is handling shortstop for the Red Sox.

Volpe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 victory against Detroit.

Volpe struck out in each of his first three plate appearances before hammering a solo shot to left field in the ninth inning. The long ball was his fifth over his past 16 contests, a span during which he's slashing .250/.311/.589 with 13 RBI. Volpe is up to 19 homers on the campaign and has already reached 20 thefts. He's one long ball away from becoming the first rookie in Yankees history to put up a 20-20 season.

Clement will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.

He'll man shortstop for the third game in a row after going 2-for-7 at the dish between the first two contests of the series with Washington. The Blue Jays seem content to go with Clement as their primary option at shortstop until Bo Bichette (quadricep) is cleared to return from the 10-day injured list.

High-A Greenville placed Romero on its 7-day injured list Aug. 19 with a lower-back strain, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Romero had just been promoted from Single-A Salem on Aug. 15 before suffering the injury in his third game with Greenville on Aug. 17, when his back appeared to seize up on him as he made a throw across the diamond. The shortstop previously missed the first two and a half months of the season with a back injury and could be headed for an extended absence again, though Speier relays that the 19-year-old is expected to avoid surgery. Romero has compiled a .214/.294/.286 slash line with no home runs and two stolen bases over 34 games between three different levels in 2023.

Basabe is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Basabe started the past four games and will take a seat Tuesday after going 2-for-10 with an RBI and a caught stealing. Vidal Brujan will handle shortstop and bat sixth versus Miami ace Sandy Alcantara.

The Blue Jays selected McCoy's contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old was acquired by Toronto from Seattle in exchange for Trent Thornton in late July and will now have the chance to make his major-league debut. McCoy has a .572 OPS in 21 games since joining Buffalo but fared better with the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate with a .737 OPS. He'll provide some defensive versatility after Bo Bichette (quadriceps) landed on the injured list but may not see much playing time.