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The move is now official. Arozarena heads to the injured list with a relatively mild hamstring issue while the Mariners deal with an avalanche of injuries to their roster, including Josh Naylor (shin, wrist) and Luke Raley (back). It’ll be Curtis Washington Jr. coming up from High-A Everett to take his spot on Seattle’s roster temporarily with Connor Joe on his way from Triple-A for Wednesday’s game. Fantasy managers should anticipate Arozarena making it back to Seattle before the end of June.

Antonacci takes a seat with Athletics rookie lefty Gage Jump toeing the rubber for Saturday’s showdown in Chicago. The 23-year-old went 1-for-5 with an RBI and his 13th stolen base of the season during Friday’s series opener. He’s emerged as the White Sox primary table-setter, slashing .288/.380/.409 with 47 runs scored, five homers and 26 RBI across 299 plate appearances over 74 games. It’ll be veteran lefty-masher Randal Grichuk in the leadoff spot to kick off Saturday’s tilt.

Orze heads back to the minors to make room for hard-throwing reliever Tommy Nance to join Minnesota’s relief mix. The 28-year-old has struggled to an underwhelming 5.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 36/21 K/BB ratio across 41 1/3 innings this season.

Serven gets the nod to join the Athletics injury-ravaged roster with two games left before the All-Star break. The well-traveled 31-year-old backstop has gone 1-for-4 in the big leagues this season.

It’s another significant hit to the Athletics’ lineup, as Kurtz, who will also miss next week’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia, is likely facing a multi-week absence. His departure coincides with losing Brent Rooker to season-ending knee surgery and red-hot Zack Gelof to a knee laceration within the past two weeks. The lingering thumb issue certainly helps explain the 23-year-old on-base machine’s recent downturn at the plate as he went hitless over his final 20 at-bats and was batting .145 (8-for-55) with one home run across his last 15 games. A clearer timetable should emerge soon, but fantasy managers should be prepared for an extended absence given the nature of the injury.

Chourio takes a seat after going just 3-for-21 during a five-game series against the division-rival Cardinals earlier this week. The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone will get a bit of a mental reset break in the front-end of the twin bill and figures to return for Saturday’s evening showdown at PNC Park. It’ll be rookie Luis Lara taking over in left field with Garrett Mitchell hitting second in the opening contest.

Gonzalez is presumably en route to Pittsburgh and could make his Pirates debut as soon as the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at PNC Park. The 24-year-old is expected to step in as the club’s starting shortstop in place of Konnor Griffin until at least early September after being acquired from the White Sox on Friday night. He’s displayed a noticeable uptick in exit velocity this season, helping drive an offensive breakout at the Triple-A level. He’s a middle infielder worth monitoring in deeper fantasy formats, particularly if he secures everyday at-bats with Pittsburgh.

Robert is likely to rejoin New York’s outfield mix following next week’s All-Star break after appearing in just 24 games before landing on the injured list in late April with lumbar spin disk herniation. The 28-year-old marquee offseason addition will be returning to a crowded situation, where rookie A.J. Ewing has emerged as a fixture in center field. That development likely pushes Robert into a short-side platoon role and could prompt New York to explore moving on from him before to next month’s trade deadline.

It’s merely a procedural move after Camargo went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. The 27-year-old catcher went 1-for-2 during his lone game for Atlanta back on June 17. He’ll remain with the organization as emergency depth behind Drake Baldwin and Joey Bart.

Clark was widely regarded as a likely top-three-round selection, but the 18-year-old prep shortstop from California has withdrawn just hours before the draft. He’ll instead head to Duke University to begin his collegiate career.

Paddack heads overseas to pursue a more lucrative opportunity after struggling to an inflated 6.79 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 40/19 K/BB ratio over 57 innings between the Rangers, Reds and Marlins earlier this season. The 30-year-old’s days as a fantasy-relevant starter are over unless he manages to completely reinvent himself while pitching in Korea. It’s happened before, but we’re not banking on it with Paddack.