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Alonso went 1-for-1 with a double, three walks and a run scored in Friday's 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh.

The first baseman reached base in each of his plate appearances, and he scored the Mets' lone run in the fourth inning. Alonso is up to a .253/.337/.484 slash line with 17 home runs, 49 RBI, 39 runs scored and a stolen base through 312 plate appearances. After the three-walk performance Friday, his walk rate is at 9.9 percent, which is actually the lowest mark in his three-year career. He's also trimmed his strikeout rate to 20.8 percent.

White (hip) will undergo surgery in the near future that will force him to miss the remainder of the season, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

White has been sidelined since mid-May due to a hip flexor issue, and he wasn't able to make much progress in his recovery after he was removed from a rehab assignment in mid-June. It's not yet clear whether the 25-year-old's procedure will force him to miss the start of spring training in 2022.

Blandino (hand) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.

Blandino suffered a broken hand when he was hit by a pitch in early June. He'll now be ineligible to return before Aug. 4, though it's not yet clear whether that's his target date. The move clears space on the 40-man roster for Michael Lorenzen (shoulder) to return from his own trip to the 60-day injured list.

Mountcastle (forearm) is starting at first base and batting cleanup Friday at Kansas City, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The 24-year-old exited Sunday's contest with a left forearm contusion after being hit by a pitch, but he's ready to play after taking the All-Star break to rest up. Mountcastle hit .255/.305/.447 with 14 homers, 14 doubles, 48 RBI and 39 runs in 83 games during the season's first half.

Voit was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a bone bruise in his left knee, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

It's unclear when Voit suffered the injury, but the timing couldn't be worse with the Yankees already missing six players due to positive COVID-19 tests. According to Hoch, Voit will receive a lubricating injection in his knee and PRP therapy could also be utilized. The first baseman has no timetable for his return, though he seems likely to be sidelined beyond the 10-day minimum. Chris Gittens was promoted and is starting at first base Friday.

Gittens will start Friday's game against Boston at first base after being recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Gittens rejoins the Yankees in a flurry of roster moves relating to the club's COVID-19 issues, while Luke Voit (knee) also landed on the 10-day injured list. Gittens' promotion indicates that he's gotten past the undisclosed issue that landed him on the 7-day IL in early July. He recorded just two hits across 21 at-bats in his first stint with the big club before being optioned June 20.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Baltimore.

O'Hearn sits for the first game of the second half after starting seven straight games prior to the break. He struggled to a .422 OPS over that stretch and owns a .643 OPS on the season, so he hasn't exactly made a great case for an everyday role. Whit Merrifield will be the right fielder Friday, with Jorge Soler serving as the designated hitter.

Santana (wrist) is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.

Santana missed the last game before the All-Star break because of a wrist issue, but the first baseman now appears to be fine after getting five full days of rest. He'll bat second in the series opener.

Alonso slugged 74 home runs over the course of three rounds at Coors Field on Monday en route to winning his second straight Home Run Derby.

Alonso dispatched Kansas City's Salvador Perez and Washington's Juan Soto in the first two rounds before erupting for 23 home runs in the final round to defeat Baltimore's Trey Mancini and claim the silver trophy and a $1 million prize. The 23 home runs matched his final-round total from the 2019 Derby, when he took down Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero for his first Derby crown. Since the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alonso will have a chance to become the first hitter to win three straight Derbys if he should receive an invite to the All-Star festivities in 2022.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Rangers.

Olson took Kolby Allard deep in the fourth and the sixth to put him at 23 home runs heading into the All-Star break. Coming into Sunday, the 27-year-old slugger was hitting .185/.229/.292 with only one homer over his last 18 games. He finishes the first half of the year slashing .282/.371/.567 with 43 extra-base hits, 59 RBI, 58 runs scored, three steals and a 42:60 BB:K over 364 plate appearances. He'll be making an appearance in his first Home Run Derby and first All-Star Game over the next few days.