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Witt exited Sunday's game at Double-A Northwest Arkansas with a right ankle injury.

Witt suffered the injury while fielding a grounder in the third inning, and he was immediately removed from the game as a result. The 21-year-old had recorded five RBI across his three appearances leading up to Sunday's contest, but he went 0-for-2 prior to his exit. He'll have a chance to rest during the Double-A club's scheduled off day Monday, but it's not yet clear whether he'll be able to return to action Tuesday.

Smith is slashing .328/.455/.655 with eight home runs, three triples, 22 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 32 games between Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley.

Smith, the Yankees' second-round pick in the 2019 first-year player draft, played in 33 games for short-season Staten Island in 2019, batting .324 over 111 at-bats. After having his development stalled by the canceled 2020 minor-league campaign, the infielder has advanced through two levels of A-ball with ease this year despite missing much of May with a hand injury. He's one month away from turning 24, so a move to Double-A may not be far away.

Anderson went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 loss to Detroit.

The shortstop has hit safely in seven straight games, going 11-for-32 (.348) in that span. Only two of Anderson's hits during the streak have gone for extra bases, and both were doubles in Saturday's contest. The 28-year-old is slashing .298/.331/.412 with six home runs, 28 RBI, 48 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 20 attempts through 69 games this year.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup Sunday at Oakland, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Bogaerts started the past 19 games and will receive a breather after posting a .925 OPS during that stretch. Marwin Gonzalez will cover shortstop in his place Sunday.

Diaz (hand) hit off a tee Saturday for the first time since landing on the injured list June 8, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Houston manager Dusty Baker said Diaz is "still a ways away" from returning. He was initially given a six-to-eight week prognosis, and it would seem logical the Astros give him until after the All-Star break. Houston has been getting by with a mix of Robel Garcia, Taylor Jones and Abraham Toro while their top utility man is sidelined.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Tigers.

Anderson went seven games without an extra-base hit before his two doubles Saturday. He came around to score on Jose Abreu singles. He leads the White Sox with 46 runs over 68 games. The shortstop extended a relatively quiet hitting streak to six games, during which he is slashing .296/.296/.370.

Wendle is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The 31-year-old has hit a lowly .177 off left-handed pitching in 2021, so he understandably gets a day off as the Rays face Robbie Ray. Wendle has struggled overall recently, hitting .156 with just one RBI in his last nine games. Wander Franco gets the start at third base Sunday.

Correa went 2-for-2 with two walks, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over Cleveland.

He led off the fourth inning with a solo shot as part of an impressive overall performance. Correa has been on fire since the beginning of June, slashing .340/.463/.670 with eight of his 16 homers on the year, 25 runs and 25 RBI in 27 games. The 26-year-old picked the perfect time to stay healthy and put together his best numbers since 2017 with free agency looming in the offseason.

Crawford went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Rangers.

Crawford continued his torrid stretch at the plate with his second three-hit performance over the last three games. The 26-year-old has been incredible since the beginning of June, slashing .362/.415/.543 with three homers, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored, two steals and 12:21 BB:K over 21 games. He's on pace to set career highs in every single offensive category.

Chang was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Chang has struggled at the plate this season, slashing an undesirable .176/.211/.287 with just two homers, so his demotion comes as no surprise. Franmil Reyes (oblique) was activated from the IL in a corresponding roster move.