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Rodgers has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rodgers left Saturday's spring game against Seattle after pulling up on a steal attempt. The severity of the injury isn't yet known, and it's unclear whether the issue will impact his availability for Opening Day.

Rodgers left Saturday's spring game against the Mariners in the bottom of the fifth inning with an apparent hamstring injury, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Rodgers pulled up on a steal attempt in the bottom of the fifth inning, but he was able to walk off the field under his own power. The 24-year-old is the favorite to serve as the primary second baseman to begin the regular season. It's not yet clear whether his injury will force him to miss time.

Urias (hamstring) is running the basepaths Saturday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The Brewers had previously said that Urias could return to Cactus League play over the weekend, but he isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers. However, he's doing some running on the side prior to the spring matchup. It's not yet clear whether the 23-year-old will return to the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Mariners.

Guillorme got the start at third base Friday with Marcus Stroman on the mound and made two impressive defensive plays, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

One of the solutions Mets manager Luis Rojas employed last season to try and solve the team's defensive woes was putting Guillorme at the hot corner instead of J.D. Davis when a groundball pitcher was on the mound. Stroman's career 58.6 percent groundball rate is the highest among active big-league pitchers with at least 500 innings, giving Rojas even more incentive to prioritize infield defense when his turn in the rotation comes around. Davis is still expected to top the depth chart at third base, but if Guillorme -- who slashed a surprising .333/.426/.439 last year, albeit in only 68 plate appearances -- is the regular starter for Stroman's outings, he could have some fantasy appeal in deep NL-only and daily formats.

India was officially invited to big-league camp Friday.

India has been getting opportunities in spring games despite technically being at minor-league camp. He's been making the most of them, posting a 1.071 OPS in 20 plate appearances. He's considered close to big-league ready but has no obvious place to play, with Eugenio Suarez at third base and Mike Moustakas blocking second. The invitation indicates the Reds think highly of him, however, so it's possible they find a way to get him onto the 26-man roster.

Manager Craig Counsell said Mathias is dealing with a "serious" right shoulder injury after undergoing an MRI this week, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The 26-year-old suffered the injury Tuesday and figures to be sidelined for the foreseeable future, though the specifics of the injury remain unclear. Mathias was in the mix for a spot on the Opening Day roster but is now likely unavailable.

Albies (neck) is in the lineup for Thursday's spring game against the Rays.

Albies missed a couple days of action with a sore neck, but that will be the extent of his absence. As he figures to do regularly when the regular season gets underway, Albies will play second and hit second in Thursday's contest.

Manager Craig Counsell suggested Wednesday that Urias (hamstring) could rejoin the Brewers' Cactus League lineup this weekend, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Urias has been held out of action since straining his left hamstring last weekend, but he took a significant step forward during his workout Tuesday. According to Counsell, Urias took batting practice and ran under the supervision of trainers, reporting no setbacks with his hamstring during either activity. Once cleared to play again, the 23-year-old will resume competing with Orlando Arcia for the Brewers' Opening Day shortstop job.

Mathias will undergo an MRI after he sustained a right shoulder injury during Tuesday's spring win over the Giants, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.

Mathias had appeared in six spring games to begin camp, but he'll miss time after sustaining a shoulder injury Tuesday. A better timetable for his return could be revealed once the results of his MRI are known.

Rodgers went 2-for-3 with a double, a two-run homer and two runs in Tuesday's spring win over the Diamondbacks.

Rodgers had gone just 1-for-5 with a single and two strikeouts across his past two games, but he was dominant in the early innings of Tuesday's Cactus League matchup. After C.J. Cron led off the top of the second inning with a double, Rodgers blasted a two-run homer to left field to put the Rockies on the board. He then led off the top of the fourth inning with a double of his own and came around to score. The 24-year-old is a strong candidate to carve out regular playing time in the infield if he can produce once the season gets underway.