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Anderson will sit Thursday against the Royals.

This appears to be nothing more than a routine day off for the star shortstop. Danny Mendick will slide over to the position in his absence, with Andrew Vaughn starting at second base.

Wendle will sit Thursday against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wendle hits the bench even with the right-handed Gerrit Cole on the mound for the Yankees. Yandy Diaz gets the start at third base.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 11-4 win over the Mariners.

Diaz continues to fill in for the injured Alex Bregman (quadriceps), who remains on a rehab assignment that should run through next week. In the two games since coming off his own stay on the injured list, Diaz has four hits, two doubles, four RBI and two runs over 11 plate appearances.

Smith will be traded from the Yankees to the Rangers along with Trevor Hauver, Ezequiel Duran and Glenn Otto in exchange for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Smith has spent the 2021 campaign with both Low-A Hudson Valley and High-A Tampa. He has experienced success at both levels, though that should be expected given that he is nearly 24. It's possible the Rangers push him to Double-A, which should provide a more realistic idea of his future potential.

Duran will be traded by the Yankees to the Rangers along with Trevor Hauver, Josh Smith and Glenn Otto in exchange for Joely Rodriguez and Joey Gallo, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Duran has spent the 2021 season with High-A Hudson Valley and experienced plenty of success. He's maintained a .290/.374/.533 line -- good for a 141 wRC+ -- while striking out a 23.9 percent clip and walking 9.4 percent of the time. Though he won't reach the majors for a few seasons, Duran should be considered among the Rangers' better middle-infield prospects.

Bichette went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Bichette produced Toronto's only run in the second game of a doubleheader, singling home Vladimir Guerrero in the fourth inning. He stole second base later in the frame, his team-leading 15th swipe of the season. Bichette is 8-for-15 in four games since being moved to the cleanup spot over the weekend and is now slashing .297/.349/.484 with 18 homers in 430 plate appearances on the year.

Bogaerts (wrist) is starting at shortstop and batting third in Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

Manager Alex Cora said Bogaerts would start Game 2 after sitting the first contest of the twin bill, and the shortstop is indeed in the lineup for the nightcap. The 28-year-old ended up missing three games due to soreness in his left wrist, but he's back in action after taking a couple days to recover from the injury.

Jimenez was placed on the 7-day injured list at Low-A Dunedin on July 13 due to an unspecified injury.

Before hitting the shelf, Jimenez was slashing .293/.435/.331 with zero home runs and two stolen bases across 170 plate appearances for Dunedin. He's without a clear timeline for a return.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Bogaerts (wrist) will sit out the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays before returning to the lineup for Game 2, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Enrique Hernandez will cover shortstop while Bogaerts misses his third straight game due to a sore left wrist, but the 28-year-old presumably would have entered the lineup if Boston was playing a standalone game. Instead, Bogaerts will get some rest for the front end of the doubleheader before returning to action in the nightcap, when southpaw Steven Matz is scheduled to start for Toronto. Hernandez is expected to move into the outfield for the second game while the lefty-hitting Alex Verdugo likely sits.

Bogaerts (wrist) remains out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Before Tuesday's contest was postponed due to inclement weather, Bogaerts was on track to miss a second consecutive game due to a sore left wrist, but manager Alex Cora indicated the star shortstop would be ready to play Wednesday. That evidently won't be the case for the first game of the twin bill, though it's possible that the Red Sox could be saving Bogaerts for the nightcap. Enrique Hernandez will cover shortstop in place of Bogaerts in Game 1.