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  • Absent from starting nine
    Urshela is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.

    Advice: The Tigers will reward Matt Vierling's two-homer performance Sunday by giving him another start at the hot corner, pushing Urshela out of the starting lineup against Jared Jones. Urshela is slashing .273/.312/.318 without a home run across 93 plate appearances this season. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:53 am
    Gio UrshelaDET - 1B,3B,SS
    9:40 am vs PIT ; 1:10 pm vs PIT
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  • Activated from IL
    Diaz (calf) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

    Advice: Diaz has missed the first two months of the 2024 campaign with a strained right calf he sustained in early March. He appeared in 10 games at Triple-A during his rehab assignment and slashed .154/.313/.308 with six walks and five strikeouts in 32 plate appearances. He figures to compete with Max Schuemann and Abraham Toro for work at shortstop and third base. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 11:29 am
    Aledmys DíazOAK - 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF
    3:50 pm @TB
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  • Athletics reinstate Aledmys Díaz off 60-day IL
    Athletics reinstated INF Aledmys Díaz off the 60-day injured list.

    Advice: Díaz will have a chance to play after missing the first two months of the season with a calf strain. The 33-year-old returns for Oakland, and Tyler Nevin was designated for assignment to make room for him on the active and 40-man roster. Rotoworld Yesterday, 11:24 am
    Aledmys DíazOAK - 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF
    3:50 pm @TB
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  • Chris Taylor playing third base against Mets
    Chris Taylor is starting at third base and hitting seventh for the first game of a doubleheader against the Mets on Tuesday.

    Advice: Taylor is starting at the hot corner for the first time in 2024. The 33-year-old veteran has been atrocious so far in 2024 with a .101 average and .338 OPS over the first third of the campaign. Enrique Hernandez takes a seat for the first game of the twin-billing. Rotoworld Yesterday, 10:05 am
    Chris TaylorLAD - 3B,SS,LF
    1:10 pm @NYM
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  • Gaining playing time at shortstop
    Wisely went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 8-4 win over the Phillies.

    Advice: After being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on May 11, Wisely started in just one of the ensuing 10 games, but the 25-year-old since appears to have moved into the strong side of a platoon at shortstop with Marco Luciano. Wisely has started in each of the last three games and in three of the Giants' previous four matchups with right-handed starting pitchers, going a collective 9-for-15 with a home run, a double, a stolen base, five RBI and three runs during that stretch. So long as he's swinging a hot bat, Wisely should continue to play ahead of Luciano until Nick Ahmed (wrist) is reinstated from the injured list. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:31 am
    Brett WiselySF - 2B,SS,CF
    12:45 pm vs PHI
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  • Starts up rehab assignment
    Jones (undisclosed) began a rehab assignment with the Rockies' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate Monday, going 0-for-2 with a walk, a run and an RBI while playing five innings at shortstop.

    Advice: Jones has been on Triple-A Albuquerque's 7-day injured list for more than a month with an unspecified injury, but he looks to be closing in on a return. The 26-year-old hit .250 with a home run and 12 stolen bases in 17 games for Albuquerque prior to being deactivated. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 8:04 am
    Greg JonesCOL - SS,OF
    5:40 pm vs CLE
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  • Heating up for Syracuse
    Acuna is slashing .303/.344/.371 over his last 20 games for Triple-A Syracuse with eight steals in 10 attempts and a 13.5 percent strikeout rate.

    Advice: The 22-year-old had a rough start to his season and headed into May with a .224/.276/.367 line and a 21.0 percent K rate, but Acuna has found a groove over the last few weeks. Per Will Sammon of The Athletic, he's worked on shortening his swing and reducing his leg kick, and the tweaks seem to be paying dividends. Should the 22-30 Mets become sellers this summer and ship out veterans like Starling Marte and Jeff McNeil, it could open up a spot in the majors for Acuna. Rotowire.com Yesterday, 7:30 am
     
  • Triples, drives in three
    Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a three-run triple in Monday's 11-3 loss to Baltimore.

    Advice: The utility man has seen inconsistent playing time for Boston this season, garnering 36 plate appearances in 14 games played. The 27-year-old will continue to draw the occasional start, especially against lefties who he has batted .316 against this season. After Monday's performance, Gonzalez is now batting .273 with zero home runs, five RBI and two runs scored. Rotowire.com Monday, 3:02 pm
    Romy GonzálezBOS - 2B,SS,OF
    3:35 pm @BAL
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  • Vidal Bruján out of Monday’s lineup versus Padres
    After going 0-for-3 in an increasingly rare start Sunday, Vidal Bruján is out of the lineup for Monday’s game.

    Advice: Bruján was the Marlins’ primary second baseman before Tim Anderson got hurt, at which point he switched over to shortstop and Otto López took over at second. Unfortunately for Bruján, López got hot, and now Bruján has lost his spot with Anderson back, even though Anderson is running neck and neck with Andrew Benintendi for the title of baseball’s worst player. So, Bruján, one of the Marlins’ best players to date even if that’s not saying much, has been out of the lineup five times in the last six games. Rotoworld Monday, 1:20 pm
    Vidal BrujánMIA - 2B,3B,SS
    1:10 pm @SD
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