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    Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said that Roman Anthony (sprained wrist/hand) “hasn’t made any substantive progress while the Red Sox have been away.”

    Anthony has apparently tried to swing a lighter bat, but hasn’t gotten to a real hitting progression. He’s eight weeks into an 8-12 week timeline for his sprained wrist and torn ligament in his ring finger. At this point, with the Red Sox struggling as badly as they are, we’d expect Anthony to take at least the remaining four weeks on that timeline. That puts him back after the All-Star break.
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    Anthony has been cleared to resume hitting and is making incremental progress towards returning as he ramps up a hitting progression. The 22-year-old’s timeline remains a bit nebulous as he works his way back from a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger that put him on the injured list back in early May. It sounds like there’s a definite chance he’s back at some point in late August or early September.
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    Anthony was able to hit off of a tee and take some light flips, the first time that he has done so since he landed on the injured list in early May with a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger. He’s still at least a few weeks away from being an option for the Red Sox, but at least he’s starting to make strides in the right direction.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony will continue his rehabilitation at the club’s spring training complex in Florida as he works his way back from a partially torn tendon in right ring finger that sent him to the injured list in early May. The 22-year-old needs to be symptom free before he’s cleared to swing a bat again. There is no timetable for his return. At this point, it’s challenging to envision a scenario where he makes it back before late August or early September.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Breslow mentioned that the visit with Dr. Gary Lourie was just to confirm the rehab plan that Anthony was already on and that the severity of the injury has not changed: “Unfortunately, this is just an injury that is taking longer than expected to heal.” Anthony will continue to rehab at the Red Sox spring training complex in Florida, where, as Breslow put it, the team has all the facilities and resources he needs.
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    The Red Sox are referring to the visit as more about “peace of mind,” but it’s obviously concerning that Anthony has made no substantial progress since spraining his wrist and tearing a ligament in his ring finger over two months ago. The 22-year-old will see Dr. Gary Lourie, who is a hand specialist and Braves’ head team physician.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony has not made progress from the hand/wrist injury that he’s been dealing with since the start of May, but this is more of a procedural move to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Romy Gonzalez. Anthony would be eligible to come off the 60-day list in the early portion of July, but there’s no timetable for his return at this point.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony has been out since early May after being diagnosed with a torn ligament in his ring finger on his throwing hand. It’s an uncommon injury, according to an orthopedist The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier spoke to earlier this week, which typically requires an 8-12 week recovery timeline. The 22-year-old is approaching the eight-week mark since suffering the injury. He hasn’t been cleared to swing a bat and remains without a definitive return timetable. At this juncture it seems highly unlikely he’ll return before next month’s All-Star break since he’ll need several weeks to ramp up baseball activities.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony added that he’s progressing a lot slower than originally anticipated when he hit the injured list back in early May with an initial 6-8 week return timetable. The 22-year-old has been diagnosed with a small ligament tear in his right ring finger and doesn’t appear close to ramping up baseball activities. He also mentioned that there are no plans to undergo any followup imaging and surgery is not being considered. There is unlikely to be a clear return timetable until Anthony is able to progress to swinging a bat without any symptoms.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony remains in a bit of a holding pattern as the club waits for him to be completely symptom-free before he picks up a bat again. It’s been over two weeks since he experienced discomfort while swinging and was shut down afterwards. The 22-year-old has been on the shelf since early May with a nebulous wrist and finger issue. There should be some clarity on his status at some point before the end of June. In the meantime, fantasy managers shouldn’t expect him back at any point in the near future.
  • BOS Left Fielder #19
    Anthony still hasn’t resumed swinging a bat after being shut down last week following renewed discomfort. The 22-year-old remains in a bit of a holding pattern in his recovery from wrist and finger issues since he can’t really ramp up baseball activities if he’s still experiencing symptoms. There is no timetable for his return and fantasy managers shouldn’t expect him back anytime soon. It’s starting to look like a potential lost season for one of the most explosive young talents in the game, which is frustrating for everyone.

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    Craig Kimbrel has elected free agency.

    The 38-year-old right-hander was designated for assignment by the Rays on Sunday to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for Freddy Peralta. Kimbrel then passed through waivers unclaimed and refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham. He’s now free to explore opportunities elsewhere.
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    Luis Urías was removed from Thursday’s contest against the Cubs after sustaining an injury while running the bases.

    The 29-year-old infielder suffered the injury while rounding first base on his double in the first inning. He remained in the game to run the bases for himself but was replaced when the Jays took the field in the next half inning. Expect the club to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.
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    Marcus Semien went 3-for-4 with a solo homer on Thursday against the Guardians in a 13-6 Mets win.

    This is probably what the Mets envisioned they’d be getting from Semien this year -- someone who can mash lefties -- and, well, better late than never. Semien is hitting .261/.340/.543 over his last 15 games. He’s still off the radar in shallow leagues, but should get a chance to re-establish his value down the stretch and could be an NL-only league starter again.
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    Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer in New York’s win over the Guardians on Thursday.

    The Guardians had briefly rallied to make a game of it before Lindor took Craig Yoho’s change up out some 380 feet to right field for his 10th homer of the season, putting the Mets’ lead back up to four runs. Lindor is in the midst of a challenging season offensively, but is hitting .258/.333/.518 over his last 15 games with four homers. He’s only attempted four stolen bases all season, which has broken his fantasy value almost as much as the injuries have, but Lindor is capable of reeling off a hot streak to end the season.
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    Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer in Cleveland’s loss to the Mets on Thursday.

    Lowe is off to a .333/.385/.667 start in three games as a Guardian and has knocked in five runs. In this one, he took Nolan McLean out on a line drive to right for his 13th homer of the season. It’s likely he’ll remain a strong side platoon bat for the Guardians but a good first impression never hurts.
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    Nolan McLean allowed five earned runs and eight hits in five innings against the Guardians on Thursday.

    McLean managed just a 22 percent whiff rate and threw seven different pitches as he was apparently struggling to find a combination he could command today -- only 54 of his 94 pitches were strikes. The Guardians stacked left-handed bats against him -- lefty batters have a .701 OPS against McLean as compared to a .549 by right-handers -- and Nathaniel Lowe was able to launch a three-run homer to make the box score look ugly. McLean will look to rebound against the Braves next week.
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    Foster Griffin gave up five earned runs and two homers in his Guardians debut against the Mets on Thursday.

    Luis Torrens and Marcus Semien took him out of the park in the second inning and the Mets were able to tack on in both the third and fourth innings. Despite his last two starts being clunkers, Griffin is still 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA over his last seven starts, and this is a good situation to rack up some wins in if he can get hot. He’ll pitch against the Tigers next week.
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    Ozzie Albies is not in the Braves’ starting lineup for Thursday evening’s tilt against the Marlins.

    There haven’t been any indications that Albies is dealing with any sort of injury, so it looks to be just a breather for the 29-year-old infielder. Mauricio Dubon will cover second base in his absence and will bat fifth against Marlins’ righty Janson Junk.
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    Nick Loftin is absent from the Royals’ starting lineup for Thursday’s divisional showdown against the Twins.

    It looks to be nothing more than a routine day off for the versatile 27-year-old. Josh Rojas will man the hot corner in his absence and will bat eighth against Twins’ right-hander Bailey Ober.
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    Sam Antonacci is not in the White Sox’ starting lineup for Thursday night’s battle against the Red Sox.

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