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Ngoepe arrived at Phillies camp Saturday morning, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Ngoepe's start to the spring was delayed by visa issues, but those have apparently been cleared up, and he is ready to make a push for a spot on the Phillies' Opening Day roster.

McNeil (wrist) is in the lineup for Saturday's spring game against the Astros, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

McNeil was expected to play Saturday after missing the last couple days with his sore wrist, and it turns out he will do just that. McNeil will man left field and hit leadoff for the Mets.

McNeil (wrist) is expected to return to action Saturday against the Astros, Matt Ehalt of The Bergen Record reports.

McNeil was scratched from Wednesday's contest against the Marlins due to a left wrist laceration and has remained out since then. The issue wasn't expected to be a significant one, and he'll be back Saturday after missing three games. He's in the middle of a switch to the outfield, so the Mets will want him getting a good amount of game action this spring.

Dubon should be released from the hospital Friday after a battle with an illness, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Dubon has been hospitalized for several days. He's reportedly been making progress, though it remains to be seen how many more days off he'll need after his hospitalization ends.

McNeil (wrist) is not in the lineup for Friday's spring game against the Tigers, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

McNeil was scratched from Wednesday's lineup after scraping his wrist against the outfield wall Monday versus the Astros. The 26-year-old indicated he's not concerned about the injury but is nonetheless receiving a few days off to get healthy.

Garcia hasn't looked out of place in his first big-league spring training, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

While the Nats have been careful to downplay any notion that Garcia might ascend through the system as rapidly as Juan Soto did last year, the club has been impressed with the 19-year-old shortstop's maturity, poise and instincts. "He doesn't sweat the small stuff," Johnny DiPuglia, the Nationals' vice president of international operations, said. "The slumps don't bother him because he knows he'll get out of it. He's going to help you defensively, around the bases. He's a very high baseball IQ kid, probably the highest IQ kid we've had here... because he knows the little parts of the game, the locker room part, the bus part, the failure part, the success part, being a good teammate." Garcia, the No. 18 fantasy prospect in baseball, could get an aggressive assignment to Double-A Harrisburg to begin the season after slashing .299/.338/.412 in 49 games for High-A Potomac in 2018.

Rodgers went 1-for-2 with two RBI in Thursday's game against the Dodgers.

Rodgers drove in a run during the first inning on a sacrifice double play, and he plated another in the third on an RBI single to left field. He's 2-for-11 with three RBI and two runs scored so far this spring as he continues to compete for a job at second base.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

Rosario opened up the game with a double and came around to score on a groundout later in the inning. His second two-bagger plated a pair of runs in the second inning and helped chase starter Wei-Yin Chen. The shortstop is now 4-for-9 through three games this spring.

McNeil (wrist) said his scratch from Wednesday's lineup against the Marlins was not a big deal, Matt Ehalt of The Bergen Record reports.

McNeil scraped his wrist against the outfield wall Monday against the Astros and will be given a day to rest the injury. His preparation for Opening Day shouldn't be significantly affected.

Dubon has been hospitalized for a few days due to an unspecified illness, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Dubon continues to undergo testing and is not expected to return soon. The young shortstop is not in contention for an Opening Day roster spot but has the chance to debut at some point this season after posting a strong .343/.348/.574 line in 27 games for Triple-A Colorado Springs last season before being shut down with a torn ACL.