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Iglesias (illness) is starting at second base and batting seventh Friday against the Rockies, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The veteran infielder sat out Thursday's contest due to an illness but is back in action for Friday's series opener versus Colorado. Iglesias has carried a hot bat of late and is hitting .286 with an .820 OPS in his past 10 games.

Lux is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Lux has gone 3-for-17 over the past three games on the heels of an 0-for-18 slump, but he'll hit the bench Friday as lefty Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Detroit. Chris Taylor will shift to second base while Enrique Hernandez receives a start at the hot corner.

Rojas is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.

Rojas was hit in the forearm by a pitch Tuesday against the Dodgers and hasn't started a game since, although he was able to enter Wednesday's contest in the ninth inning for defensive purposes. Weston Wilson, Cristian Pache and Nick Castellanos will fill the outfield Friday.

The Mets placed Peterson on the paternity list Friday.

Peterson delivered six scoreless frames against the Nationals in his final start before the All-Star break Thursday, so his absence won't affect the Mets' rotation and will allow the club to add an extra bullpen arm. Eric Orze was called up in a corresponding move Friday.

Barco, who has logged 62 innings in his first full season since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2022, was placed on the development list for High-A Greensboro on Tuesday.

Barco had surgery in May of 2022 and threw 18.1 innings in late 2023 after returning. He has been excellent thus far for the Grasshoppers, logging a 3.34 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 77 strikeouts across 16 appearances, but Pittsburgh is keeping a close eye on his workload. It's unclear when Barco will return from his break on the development list.

Blackmon (hamstring) is the DH and batting leadoff Friday against the Mets.

Blackmon has been nursing a sore right hamstring stemming from a sliding catch he made Monday. After spending three straight games on the bench, the 37-year-old is back in the starting nine Friday, although he's still not quite ready for a defensive role. Blackmon is slashing .256/.325/.402 with four homers and five stolen bases over 280 plate appearances this season.

Gonzales (forearm) will be activated from the 60-day injured list and start Friday's game against the White Sox, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Gonzales hasn't pitched for the Pirates since April 14, when he suffered a forearm strain in his left (throwing) arm. After a long rehab process capped by a pair of starts with Triple-A Indianapolis, Gonzales will finally make his return. The 32-year-old yielded five runs in 17 innings before sustaining the injury but struggled with Indianapolis, surrendering five runs on seven hits and five walks across 7.1 innings. He'll face a White Sox team that has scored the fewest runs per game in MLB this season.

The Phillies recalled Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

The 29-year-old was up with the Phillies for a couple weeks in June but appeared in just two games. Wilson will rejoin the big club just ahead of the All-Star break and should fill a utility role with Whit Merrifield having been released.

Yepez went 1-for-2 with two walks and a double in Thursday's loss to the Mets.

Since taking over the starting job at first base for the Nationals, Yepez has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .308 (8-for-26) with four doubles, two RBI and 4:5 BB:K. Joey Gallo (hamstring) likely won't be ready to come off the IL immediately after the All-Star break, but if Yepez keeps producing, he may not give the job back whenever the veteran slugger does get activated. Gallo's .606 OPS through 165 plate appearances this season is a career low, and Washington has already cut loose struggling players who don't factor into their future plans like Eddie Rosario and Nick Senzel.

Thomas went 2-for-2 with two walks in Thursday's loss to the Mets.

The Nationals wound up getting shut out, but that was no fault of Thomas'. The 28-year-old hasn't homered in 20 straight games but he's hardly been struggling during that stretch, slashing .293/.376/.415 with six doubles, two triples, six steals, 13 runs and 13 RBI.