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The Cardinals placed Walker on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to appendicitis.

Walker will be eligible to return from the IL on July 4, but since he'll likely require an appendectomy that could result in him losing some strength, it wouldn't be surprising if the Cardinals hold him out through the All-Star break to afford him more time to get reconditioned. Since rejoining the Cardinals on June 14 after a prior stint on the IL due to a wrist injury, Walker has largely served as a short-side platoon player in the outfield. The Cardinals recalled infielder Jose Fermin from Triple-A Memphis to replace Walker on the 26-man active roster.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said that Vientos (hamstring) could be activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.

Vientos will rejoin the Mets on Thursday ahead of their series finale versus Atlanta. The team might activate him prior to the contest, or it could wait until Friday to reinstate Vientos after the infielder played rehab games with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday and Wednesday. Vientos has been sidelined since early June with a right hamstring strain.

The Reds recalled Vilade from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on June 14, Vilade spent about a week and a half with Louisville before getting his first call-up to the Reds. He'll join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for outfielder Connor Joe, who was placed on the injured list after coming down with hand, foot and mouth disease. The right-handed-hitting Vilade brings ample defensive versatility to the table and could serve as a short-side platoon player for the Reds, but he won't be included in the lineup Wednesday while the Yankees send southpaw Max Fried to the hill.

The Reds placed Joe on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to hand, foot and mouth disease.

The right-handed-hitting Joe had played fairly consistently against left-handed pitching since getting called up from Triple-A Louisville on May 10, so his bout with the illness helps explain why he was left out of the lineup against southpaw Carlos Rodon during Tuesday's 5-4 win. Joe's IL placement is retroactive to Sunday, but it's not clear if he'll be fully recovered from the ailment when he's first eligible to return July 2.

Lux is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

The Yankees are sending a lefty (Max Fried) to the hill for the second day in a row, so the left-handed-hitting Lux will once again take a seat. With Lux on the bench, Santiago Espinal will get the nod at third base and will bat ninth.

Fraley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

The Yankees are sending a lefty (Max Fried) to the hill for the second day in a row, so the left-handed-hitting Fraley will once again take a seat. He'll give way in right field to Rece Hinds.

Benson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Benson and fellow left-handed hitters Gavin Lux and Jake Fraley will all hit the bench for the series finale while the Yankees send a southpaw (Max Fried) to the bump for the second straight day. Though Benson has been a fixture in the Cincinnati outfield against right-handed pitching for the past five weeks, his playing time could soon dry up with Austin Hays (foot) nearing a return from the injured list.

Torrens is absent from the lineup for Wednesday contest versus Atlanta.

Torrens started each of the first three games after Francisco Alvarez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, but he'll get a day off Wednesday. Hayden Senger will handle catching duties for the Mets.

Taylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

For the second straight game and third time over the last five contests, the Mets will go with Jeff McNeil in center field over Taylor, while Ronny Mauricio handles second base. Taylor is slashing only .190/.250/.293 in 20 June games.

The Mets selected Pintaro's contract from Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday.

A 27-year-old righty who went undrafted out of Division II Shorter University in 2022, Pintaro made a rapid ascent to the big leagues after he had been pitching in independent ball in Montana a year ago before signing a minor-league deal with the Mets last June. He's thrived while pitching out of the rotation with Binghamton in 2025, turning in a 3.40 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 57:15 K:BB across 42.1 innings. Pintaro will work in long relief for the Mets initially, though he could garner consideration for a starting role with the big club at some point if a rotation spot opens up.