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Nastrini was claimed off waivers on July 1, and hits the waiver wire a little over a week later. A former top prospect, Nastrini could see interest again on the wire, but if not he’ll report back to Triple-A Jacksonville.

Rodríguez was replaced in center field to open the seventh inning after going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. The Mariners have been dealing with an avalanche of injuries and losing their franchise cornerstone for any amount of time would be disastrous. There should be an update on his status following the contest.

Made, the consensus top prospect in baseball, appears to have avoided serious injury following a collision with teammate Josh Adamczewski. The 19-year-old prodigy is hitting .276/.349/.427 with six homers and 21 steals through 59 games as one of the youngest position players in the entire Southern League.

Lombard underwent imaging that didn’t reveal any fractures and isn’t facing an extended absence. The 21-year-old top prospect suffered the injury on a play at second base during Tuesday’s game at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He’s ready from a defensive standpoint to play in the majors already and has had a strong season at the plate, slashing .258/.387/.446 with eight homers and 12 steals in 287 plate appearances in the upper minors.

Nothing official from the league itself, but it sounds like the time-centered derby is dead. Drellich outlines that the revised format, which hasn’t been used since 2015, provides hitters with 20 swings in the first round and 15 swings for each of the semifinal and final rounds. Hitters get to continue on their final swing until they fail to homer. This year’s Home Run Derby will feature eight contestants at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park next month.

Griffin added that he’s thrown on back-to-back days while experiencing no issues. The 20-year-old phenom hit the injured list back in late May after being diagnosed with a low-grade flexor muscle strain in his right forearm. The key variable here for fantasy managers is that Griffin has continued hitting while ramping up his throwing progression. He remains without a definitive return timetable, but it sounds like there’s optimism he’ll be back at some point in July.

Newcomb was charged with three runs on three hits and recorded a pair of outs before being hit by a line drive during a fifth-inning relief outing at Yankee Stadium. The 33-year-old reliever appears to have avoided serious injury and is day-to-day moving forward.

Sproat was replaced by Chad Patrick just one batter after coughing up a grand slam to Daniel Schneemann in the fourth inning. He retired the first nine hitters he faced, striking out five of them, before melting down in the fourth. The 25-year-old continues to show brief flashes of dominance before his command ultimately falters and he implodes. That was the case in this one as he completely lost the feel for his fastballs, missed too many spots, and then hung a two-strike curve that Schneemann demolished. He’s obviously in jeopardy of missing his next start against the Reds on Monday. There should be some clarity on his status at some point in the next few days.

Nikhazy went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 26-year-old lefty has yet to make an appearance for the Cubs after being claimed off waivers from the White Sox back in late April. He’ll remain stationed at Triple-A Iowa as organizational depth.

Schmidt continues his throwing progression as he works his way back from last year’s Tommy John surgery. He’s on track to face hitters before the end of the month. The 30-year-old figures to be ready for an extended minor league rehab assignment in the next few weeks and should be ready to return to New York’s pitching mix at some point in the second half of the season.

Dobnak heads to Triple-A Omaha as extra starting pitching depth for Kansas City. The 31-year-old righty has posted a respectable 4.24 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 39/24 K/BB ratio across 70 innings over 13 starts in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League this season. He made one appearance for the Twins last year.