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O'Neill received eight stitches above his left eye and will go through concussion protocol after exiting Monday's 6-0 loss to the Guardians following a collision with Rafael Devers in the eighth inning, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

O'Neill received the brunt of the collision in the outfield, as the back of Devers' head met O'Neill's face. Red Sox manager Alex Cora expressed hope after the game that O'Neill could avoid the 7-day injured list, but the team will know more after the outfielder is re-evaluated Tuesday.

Santander is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

It's Santander's turn to sit this time as the Orioles look to keep Colton Cowser's red-hot bat in the lineup. Santander has three home runs in his first 15 contests this season but is sporting just a .576 OPS.

Serven was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays on Monday, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Serven was the Jays' backup catcher while Danny Jansen (wrist) was on the shelf, but he's no longer needed with Jansen back in the fold. He's hitless in 10 plate appearances this season.

The Blue Jays activated Jansen (wrist) from the 10-day injured list Monday, Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star reports.

Jansen wound up missing the first two and a half weeks of the season after suffering a small fracture in his right wrist. He went 4-for-13 with a home run during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo and seems likely to ascend to the top of the Blue Jays' catching depth chart given Alejandro Kirk's early struggles (.170/.259/.170 slash line).

Wallner is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Baltimore.

Wallner has now started just two of the last six games. While it's not a surprise that he's out Monday against a lefty, he's also been on the bench twice versus righties during the aforementioned six-game stretch. Austin Martin will handle left field and Manuel Margot will be in right.

Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Baltimore.

Southpaw Cole Irvin is on the hill for the Orioles, so Kirilloff will take a seat. Christian Vazquez is getting a start in the designated hitter spot.

O'Neill was removed from Monday's game against the Guardians following a collision in the outfield with Rafael Devers, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Devers caught a pop-up that ended the top of the seventh inning, but while doing so the back of his head collided with O'Neill's face. Both players were down for a bit, and O'Neill had a cut on his forehead. For what it's worth, O'Neill did appear to give a "thumbs up" gesture as he was walking off the field. He might need stitches, though, and could go through concussion testing. Devers remained in the game.

Newcomb (knee) is set to begin a throwing progression in coming days, MLB.com reports.

The left-hander has been shut down from throwing since the final week of spring training, and he'll likely be in store for a lengthy rehab assignment whenever he's deemed ready for that step. For the time being, the fact he'll soon pick up a ball again is encouraging and seemingly leaves Newcomb on pace to be ready to return from the 60-day injured list well before the All-Star break.

Rodriguez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock by the Rangers on Monday.

The move comes one day after Rodriguez was knocked around for three runs while recording just one out in an appearance versus the Astros. He'll be replaced on the roster by Michael Lorenzen (neck), who will come off the injured list to start Monday in Detroit.

Anderson was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte by the White Sox on Monday.

Anderson was up for the weekend series against the Reds, allowing two runs over 2.1 innings across a couple appearances. He'll be replaced on the roster by Nick Nastrini, who will start Monday versus the Royals.