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The Dodgers released Castillo on Friday.

Castillo, who signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers in January, never saw any game action with an affiliate before being cut loose. The 27-year-old infielder, who previously received a cup of coffee in the big leagues with San Diego in 2021, will look to land a minor-league deal with another organization.

The Mets recalled Baty from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and he will hit eighth while playing third base against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

As previously announced, Baty is officially recalled from Triple-A after scorching the pitching in the International League to a 1.386 OPS. The Mets have placed Tim Locastro (back spasms) on the injured list in a corresponding move. Baty might sit occasionally against left-handed pitching, but he should see the majority of playing time at the hot corner to begin his promotion.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay announced that Peterson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs with a sore left wrist, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The injury occurred when Peterson rolled his left wrist on a dive during Sunday's game against the Mets. Kotsay did say that the infielder could be available if needed off the bench, so Peterson should be considered day-to-day at this point.

Vosler is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.

Since the Rays are deploying a lefty (Jalen Beeks) as their opening pitcher Monday, the lefty-hitting Vosler will take a seat for the third time in five games, with his other two absences also coming against southpaws. Wil Myers will get the nod at first base Monday, but Vosler should have a clear path to regular playing time versus righties at least until Joey Votto (shoulder/biceps) is activated from the 10-day injured list.

Newman (shoulder) will serve as the Reds' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Monday's game against the Rays.

Newman was struck on the shoulder by a pitch in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Phillies, but he was deemed available off the bench for the Reds' subsequent two games before he re-entered the lineup at shortstop in the series finale Sunday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI. After checking out fine following that game, he'll stick in the lineup for a second straight day, albeit in a non-defensive role.

Double-A Birmingham placed Ramos (groin) on its 7-day injured list last Tuesday.

Ramos has yet to appear in a game for the Double-A club this season while tending to the groin injury he apparently picked up at some point in spring training. The 21-year-old infielder isn't expected to be in line for a lengthy absence, so he could be ready to make his 2023 debut for Birmingham at some point before the end of April.

Senzel will start at third base and bat seventh Monday versus the Rays.

Senzel has started all five games since being activated from the 10-day injured list, with the previous four coming in center field. He's gotten off to an underwhelming start, going 3-for-15 with one extra-base hit and a stolen base. Senzel has also played some second base in addition to third base and the outfield, so he could be picking up some additional position eligibility in fantasy leagues.

Burger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday against the Orioles.

Burger contributed to a four-run first inning for the White Sox by taking Grayson Rodriguez deep. He has now homered in three consecutive games and has a total of four long balls on the season. His playing time figures to decrease significantly once Yoan Moncada (back) is able to return, but Burger has made the case for more at-bats with his recent run.

Urshela will start at third base and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Though he'll be replacing a resting Anthony Rendon in Monday's series finale, Urshela appears to be gaining a foothold as the Angels' primary first baseman following the call-up of top prospect Zach Neto. While Neto looks poised to get at least a short-term trial as the Angels' everyday shortstop, Urshela doesn't project to see much work at that position, but his ability to play everywhere else on the diamond should afford him ample playing time while he continues to outproduce the likes of Jake Lamb, Luis Rengifo and Brandon Drury. Through 54 plate appearances on the season, Urshela is slashing .346./376/.442 while striking out at a manageable 20.4 percent clip.

Rendon is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

After being scratched from the lineup ahead of Monday's 6-4 loss to the Nationals due to a shoulder issue, Rendon proceeded to start each of the Angels' subsequent five games to close out the week, going 5-for-15 with a double, five walks, three RBI and three runs. The veteran third baseman looks to be receiving some maintenance Monday, given that the series finale in Boston will begin at 11:10 a.m. ET. Gio Urshela steps in for Rendon at the hot corner.