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DeJong (hand) will start a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Friday.

The duration of DeJong's minor-league stint remains unclear, but this move confirms that the shortstop received medical clearance to resume playing in games. Since he's been out for over six weeks after undergoing surgery on his fractured left hand, it's expected that he will require at least a few games with Memphis before returning to the big leagues.

Story went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's 9-8 win over the Giants.

Story's June batting average is up to .327 (34-for-104) with 19 RBI and five homers. He has 16 home runs on the season and is among NL leaders with 58 RBI, while he's also chipped in 10 stolen bases and an OPS at .850.

Baez went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI in an 11-5 win over the Dodgers on Thursday.

Baez is 9-for-14 with six runs scored, two homers, and six RBI over the last three games and has brought his season batting average to .285. The 25-year-old middle infielder has 40 extra-base hits, 13 stolen bases, 57 RBI, and 49 runs scored. Baez has produced in nearly every fantasy category and has been a real threat at the plate for most of the season.

Ahmed went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Marlins.

Ahmed snapped his hitless streak Wednesday and continued to turn things around with a multi-hit effort in the Diamondbacks' series finale. He hadn't knocked in a run since June 18, which was the same time he had a multi-hit game. Ahmed is generally ticketed for a bottom-third spot in the Diamondbacks order but has still managed to post decent counting stats (33 RBI, 55 runs) through the first three months.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a walk-off home run in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Rockies.

Crawford's ninth-inning blast was all the offense the Giants needed in a pitchers' duel between Madison Bumgarner and Kyle Freeland. The 31-year-old is having a career year in 2018, posting a .319/.375/.507 slash line with nine homers in 76 games.

DeJong (hand) is expected to head to Des Moines and join Triple-A Memphis on Thursday after receiving medical clearance, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

DeJong is expected to receive clearance to face live pitching during his evaluation. The duration of his forthcoming minor-league rehab assignment remains to be seen, but DeJong will at least be regaining his timing at the closest level of competition to the big leagues as possible while with the Redbirds.

Baez went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and five RBI in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.

Baez's offensive explosion started with a solo home run in the fifth inning before he hit a grand slam in the sixth to effectively put the game out of reach. It's been a career-best season thus far for the 25-year-old, as he's sporting a solid .276/.315/.555 slash line to go along with 16 homers and 56 RBI.

Crawford went 3-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

Crawford's third steal of the season put him in scoring position with one out in the eighth inning, and he'd eventually come around to score the game-winning run following three walks from reliever Adam Ottavino. The 31-year-old has tallied a pair of three-hit games in his last three outings as he continues his career-best season. All three marks of his .316/.374/.496 line are currently personal bests.

Arcia is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Arcia has only started every other game since last Tuesday, and that pattern will hold true for now, as he will come off the bench after being part of the lineup in the Brewers' last game Sunday. Brad Miller will man the shortstop position for the Brewers on Tuesday.

Owings went 1-for-3 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Marlins.

Owings drew his third consecutive start in the outfield with one of David Peralta, Jarrod Dyson and Jon Jay each getting a breather during that span. The latter three players still appear to be locked into at least strong-side platoon roles in the outfield, so it's difficult to envision Owings settling into a full-time gig. It doesn't help Owings' cause that he has largely failed to turn around his poor season thus far in June, with the 26-year-old managing a lowly .184/.293/.265 batting line for the month.