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Young (head) underwent a CT scan, which came back negative, following his departure from Thursday night's 3-0 loss to the Phillies, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Young was sent to the hospital after he was taken off the field on a stretcher following a collision with Nolan McLean near first base in the sixth inning. Young is dealing with concussion symptoms according to interim manager Andy Green, and his status for the remainder of the 2026 campaign is now in question.

Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night's contest against the Phillies due to an apparent head injury, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Young suffered the injury during a scary collision with starting pitcher Nolan McLean while trying to field a groundball with two outs in the top of the sixth. A stretcher was utilized to move him off the field, though he encouragingly gave a thumbs up as he was carted off. Mark Vientos replaced Young at first base, and more information on the latter's status will likely be provided following the conclusion of Thursday's contest.

Bauers is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Pittsburgh.

Bauers started each of the previous five games for the Brewers, going 6-for-20 with a pair of home runs. He will get some rest during Thursday's afternoon tilt. Andrew Vaughn will play first base for the Brewers in the series finale.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.

O'Hearn has gone 4-for-17 with one home run in five games since coming back from the injured list. He'll get a breather during Thursday's afternoon tilt, with Rafael Flores slotting in at first base and Nick Gonzales serving as the Pirates' designated hitter.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.

Smith has gone 4-for-12 with two extra-base hits and two RBI over four games since returning to the majors. He's getting a decent share of playing time at first base to close out the campaign. For the year, he's batting .167 with a .504 OPS, two homers, eight RBI, seven runs scored, two doubles and two stolen bases over 101 plate appearances in the majors.

Vargas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

After starting in five consecutive contests from Sept. 6 through last Friday, Vargas has now been excluded from the lineup for five straight games. Arizona will likely continue to prioritize Tim Tawa at first base ahead of Vargas, who is slashing a middling .242/.281/.354 since the All-Star break. Tawa is actually in center field Wednesday with Pavin Smith at first.

Rumfield is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres.

Rumfield is getting a breather after starting each of the last four contests. Troy Johnston is handling first base and will bat sixth for the Rockies.

The Dodgers designated Ward for assignment Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Ward has slugged 108 home runs at the Triple-A level, but his opportunities with the Dodgers have been few and far between, and he hasn't been on the big-league roster since June. The 28-year-old could draw interest via waivers or trade.

Horwitz is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Brewers.

It's the first time since April that a healthy Horwitz did not start a contest against a right-hander. Ryan O'Hearn will play first base as the Pirates take on Brewers righty Logan Henderson.

Freeman went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Reds.

It was the star first baseman's first multi-hit performance since Sept. 2, as he's been playing through a nagging knee injury. Freeman's batting just .171 (6-for-35) on the month with one homer and three RBI in 11 contests, but it's not clear if he'll be afforded some time off ahead of the playoffs -- the Dodgers are on the verge of clinching the NL West, but they still need to hold off Atlanta to ensure a first-round bye.