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Urías was pulled off of his last minor league rehab assignment in early June after experiencing renewed pain in his left elbow while swinging the bat. It sounds like he’s now fully recovered and ready to go. He’s likely to need at least a few games’ worth of at-bats before he’s ready to rejoin the Cardinals. Barring any setbacks, he should be able to return at some point next week.

Urías has been shelved since May 5 already due to the elbow issue and after being pulled off of his minor league rehab assignment last week following a setback, it appears as though he’s going to be shelved a while longer. This move frees up a spot on the Cardinals’ 40-man roster.

Urías will undergo further evaluation after experiencing left elbow pain while swinging during his rehab assignment. The 32-year-old was on the injured list with a different right elbow issue since May 5. There should be some clarity on his status at some point in the coming days.

Urías is dealing with pain on the outer side of his right elbow. He’ll likely be shut down for a brief period before ramping up baseball activities again. The 31-year-old veteran has split time between first and third base in his Cardinals debut, hitting .158 (9-for-57) with two homers in 25 games this season.

With a right handed pitcher on the mound, Gorman will re-enter the starting lineup. However, he’s hitting just .204 with a 33 percent strikeout rate, so he’ll need to start producing to hold off Ramon Urias and Thomas Saggesse for playing time.

Burleson receives his first day off this season with Ramón Urías getting a start at first base in his place. The 27-year-old, who has mostly hit third for the Cardinals this season, is batting .245 (12-for-49) with one homer, 10 RBI and one steal over 13 games

Urías led off the second inning with a double off of Connelly Early and scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Victor Scott II. He then drew a walk in the fifth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Jose Fermin’s sacrifice fly. The 31-year-old infielder has done a nice job in his limited action with the Cardinals this season, slashing .261/.346/.652 with a pair of homers and four RBI in 26 plate appearances.

Urías has been a part-time player for the Cardinals, but Nolan Gorman has not gotten off to a great start offensively, and the Cardinals could even move Gorman to DH more often when Ivan Herrera can catch regularly. Urías has two home runs and four RBI so far this season while slashing .313/.353/.813 in limited action so far this year.

Rather surprisingly, Urías has started three of the Cardinals’ first five games, including twice against righties. Meanwhile, Thomas Saggese has played just once, and José Fermín doesn’t even have a plate appearance yet. The homer made Urías 2-for-9 with four strikeouts. There’s a good argument that he’s the Cardinals’ best option at third between Nolan Gorman, Saggese and Fermín, but he’s also the one player in the group with no real possibility of helping the Cardinals in 2027 and beyond.

Herrera will be behind the plate for the second time of the season. Nolan Dorman will be the designated hitter, and Ramón Urías will handle third base. Pedro Pages will retreat to the bench with Herrera behind the dish.