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The Twins’ top prospect has been out since the beginning of May with a Grade 2 AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. The Twins are hoping that he can progress to live batting practice this week and then begin a rehab assignment next week. He would then likely return to games at Triple-A St. Paul, where he had a .250/.389/.386 slash line with two homers and five steals in 24 games.

McGee loses his spot in Kansas City’s relief mix with veteran Craig Kimbrel coming aboard. The 28-year-old allowed seven runs over 5 1/3 innings for the Royals after being called up back on July 28.

Yoshida is back at DH and hitting fifth after sitting out a pair of games over the weekend due to illness. The 33-year-old is hitting a robust .297 (19-for-64) with two homers and 10 RBI across 20 games since last month’s All-Star break.

Springers returns to DH and will hit cleanup after missing a pair of games over the weekend with left shoulder tightness. It doesn’t appear to be a significant concern moving forward.

Kingham heads to the Pacific Northwest after being designated for assignment by the Rangers last week. The 29-year-old made one relief appearance for Texas earlier this month. He’ll function as starting pitching depth at Triple-A Tacoma.

It seems highly unlikely that Strider will return in an impactful role for Atlanta with roughly seven weeks left in the regular season. The 27-year-old is facing a lengthy ramp-up process after being shut down with elbow inflammation back in mid-June. His long-term future as a starting pitcher is in obvious jeopardy given his checkered injury history. It’s possible he’ll be built up as a reliever instead, which would theoretically give him a shot at pitching in the postseason.

Okamoto gets an opportunity to rest and recover with rookie Charles McAdoo taking over at the hot corner. The 30-year-old has really struggled at the plate since the All-Star break, which has pulled down his overall numbers, but he still has 24 homers in 116 games during his stateside debut. He’s been one of the few bright spots for the Blue Jays during a bizarre season. He’s day-to-day heading into the final three games of the series.

Woods Richardson provides the Blue Jays with a multi-inning relief option out of the bullpen as they kick off a four-game series against the sizzling-hot Red Sox. The 25-year-old reeled off 10 scoreless frames across three relief outings for Toronto after being acquired from the Twins back in early June.

McAdoo receives another chance in a reserve role with the Blue Jays after hitting .160 (4-for-25) with one homer and three RBI during an eight-game stint at the highest level earlier this season. He’s an interesting talent, and his defensive versatility makes him an ideal fit in a multi-positional bench role.

Schneider simply hasn’t done enough at the highest level to hang onto a roster spot, hitting just .142 (16-for-113) with three homers, 12 RBI and one steal across 61 games for Toronto this season. The 27-year-old has put up some impressive numbers at Triple-A Buffalo, but he needs to show something in the majors for the Blue Jays to entrust him with a more extended opportunity again.

Estrada has been up-and-down a handful of times over the last few weeks, making seven appearances for the Blue Jays during that span.