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The Cardinals designated Urias for assignment Wednesday.

Urias has been limited to only 43 games this season due to tennis elbow in both arms, and he's slashed just .151/.260/.326 in those contests. The veteran infielder is likely to pass through waivers and reach free agency.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said following Tuesday's game that Arenado (thumb) will be in the lineup Wednesday, Arizona Sports reports.

Arenado was removed from Tuesday's game due to the injury that flared up following a fifth-inning at-bat. He played another inning before being replaced by Jose Fernandez. Fernandez or Ildemaro Vargas would be in line to replace Arenado at the hot corner should the thumb injury linger.

Arenado was removed from Tuesday's game against the Marlins due to right thumb inflammation.

Arenado went 1-for-3 before his thumb forced him out of the game in the seventh inning. The severity of his injury remains unknown, but if the 35-year-old has to miss time beyond Tuesday, Ildemaro Vargas would likely be the next man up to start at the hot corner.

Vargas went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and a two-run single during the White Sox's 7-6 loss to the Guardians on Tuesday.

Vargas has collected five RBI over his last two games, and Tuesday's contest was the 10th time this season that he's driven in at least three runs. The 27-year-old third baseman is in the midst of a career year, ranking second in the American League in runs (98), sixth in home runs (31), eighth in OPS (.833) and 11th in RBI (84) across 658 plate appearances.

Mead (wrist) will begin hitting off a tee Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Mead has been out since late July with a fractured wrist, and Wednesday will mark the first time since then that he's done any sort of work with a bat in his hands. He still has several more boxes to check before he can rejoin the Red Sox's lineup, though it's still possible that he returns from the IL before the end of the regular season.

The Rockies optioned Machin to Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.

Machin appeared in three games after being getting selected from Albuquerque on Sept. 5. He went 3-for-6 while striking out twice. He's returning to Triple-A in a corresponding move to the Rockies recalling Braxton Fulford.

Keith (thumb) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Keith was scratched from the lineup Monday due to left thumb soreness and is sitting Tuesday for a second consecutive game. It's unclear how long he's been dealing with the injury, but Keith has a .136/.240/.227 slash line and 30 percent strikeout rate over his past 18 games.

The Royals reinstated Garcia (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday.

Garcia is ready to rejoin the active roster after missing the past few weeks due to a hamstring strain. The 26-year-old hit the ground running during his three-game rehab assignment, going 4-for-13 (.308 average) with a double and a stolen base. Garcia should reclaim the starting job at third base for Kansas City now that he's healthy.

Vargas went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored Monday against the Guardians.

Vargas helped break the game open for the White Sox, capping off a six-run sixth inning with his 31st homer of the season. He's had a mediocre start to September, hitting .245 with two homers, five RBI and six runs scored across 13 games. However, Vargas has still been valuable for fantasy purposes by racking up six stolen bases in that span.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with two steals in Monday's 7-3 loss to the White Sox.

Ramirez stole second and third base after reaching on a fielding error in the sixth inning before being stranded at third. The two steals upped his season total to 33.