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Polanco said Wednesday that his left knee feels "100 percent," Alec Ausmus of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

Polanco, who is currently in the midst of a rehab assignment at Triple-A St. Paul, added that he still "might need to strengthen [the knee] a little bit more," but the second baseman looks to be rapidly closing in on a return from the 10-day injured list in any case. Through the first seven games of his rehab assignment that began at Single-A Fort Myers on April 6, Polanco has gone 5-for-22 with a double, four walks, three runs and an RBI.

Semien went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and one steal in Wednesday's 12-3 victory over the Royals.

Semien led off the game with a single and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Adolis Garcia. He added an RBI single in his next at-bat that extended Texas' lead to 3-0 and proceeded to steal second, but he was stranded after Travis Jankowski struck out. Semien's third and final knock was another RBI single, marking his first three-hit game of the season. The second baseman has hit safely in six straight starts and has four multi-hit games, three home runs and 11 RBI during that stretch.

Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

With a southpaw (MacKenzie Gore) on the hill for Washington, the lefty-hitting Frazier will head to the bench, ending a streak of six consecutive starts. He'll give way at second base to Ramon Urias, who is back in the lineup after missing the past two games with a bruised ear.

Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said Wednesday that he expects Haggerty (concussion) to return to from the 7-day injured list Saturday, Jen Mueller of Root Sports Northwest reports.

Haggerty was placed on IL on Monday, three days after he sustained the head injury while diving for a groundball in a game against the Rockies. Assuming he's activated this weekend, the 28-year-old should settle back into a utility role and should continue to see regular playing time against left-handed pitching.

Kemp is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

The lefty-hitting Kemp will head to the bench with Chicago bringing southpaw Justin Steele to the hill in the series finale. Rookie Jordan Diaz, who was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the day, will fill in for Kemp at second base Wednesday.

The Athletics recalled Diaz from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday. He'll start at second base and bat eighth in the series finale with the Cubs.

The righty-hitting Diaz will immediately enter the lineup with the Cubs bringing southpaw Justin Steele to the hill Wednesday. Given the lack of productive bats in the Oakland lineup, it's not difficult to envision Diaz carving out a full-time role versus right-handed pitching as well if he's able to capitalize in his early opportunities in the majors. After getting a brief cup of coffee in the majors in 2022, Diaz opened the campaign at Triple-A and slashed .273/.319/.455 with one home run and eight RBI over 47 plate appearances for the affiliate prior to getting the call back to the big club.

Arroyo (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Arroyo will be on the bench for the second game in a row due to hamstring tightness and is unlikely to be ready to play in Thursday's series finale. With Arroyo banged up and Yu Chang (personal) on paternity leave, the Red Sox called up Enmanuel Valdez from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday to restore some depth in the infield. Valdez will make his MLB debut against the Twins, manning second base while batting eighth.

Caballero drew his first major-league start in Tuesday's extra-innings loss to the Brewers and went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.

Caballero was just summoned from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday and made his big-league debut as a defensive replacement the same day against the Rockies. He slotted into the No. 8 spot in the order while starting at shortstop Tuesday and was able to make some modest contributions during his first plate appearance. Caballero was off to a great start with the Rainiers before the promotion (.333 average, 1.143 OPS in 40 plate appearances), but he's believed to be in for a brief stint with the Mariners while Sam Haggerty (concussion) goes through a 7-day IL stint.

The Red Sox will call up Valdez from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Valdez is getting his first taste of the big leagues after Boston placed infielder Yu Chang on the paternity list prior to Wednesday's game against the Twins. The 24-year-old Valdez, who was hitting just .179 over 11 games at Worcester, will provide Boston with some added infield depth while Chang is away from the club for the next 1-to-3 days.

Lopez will sit Wednesday against the Rangers.

After going 4-for-18 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored while starting the last six games, Lopez will get a breather in Wednesday's series finale with Texas. Matt Duffy will take over at second base and bat seventh versus the Rangers.