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Farmer was removed from Wednesday's game against the White Sox after being hit in the face by a pitch, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Farmer was struck by a Lucas Giolito offering in the bottom of the fourth inning. He was down on the field for a bit but eventually walked off under his own power. Farmer is surely headed for testing.

Anderson is not in the starting for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Anderson will take a seat against Drey Jameson and the Diamondbacks for the series finale against Arizona. Mike Brosseau gets the start at third base and will hit ninth while Joey Wiemer will play right field and hit in the eighth spot.

Sosa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

The Phillies have been using a rotation of players to fill the lineup spot vacated by Darick Hall (thumb), but Sosa looks to be ahead of fellow utility players Josh Harrison and Kody Clemens at the moment. Sosa will be on the bench Wednesday, however, after starting in three of the previous four games. Clemens will get the nod at first base while Alec Bohm shifts back across the diamond to third base.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Guardians due to quadricep tightness, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

LeMahieu initially looked like he was getting a day off Wednesday for routine maintenance, but Boone clarified that the infielder is day-to-day with an injury. Isiah Kiner-Falefa gets the start at the hot corner Wednesday, and he'll likely see the bulk of the reps at third base if LeMahieu misses additional contests.

LeMahieu is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Guardians, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

LeMahieu will take a seat after he went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's victory. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will take over at third base and bat seventh against Cleveland.

Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

After Oneil Cruz exited Sunday's 1-0 win over the White Sox with a lower leg injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for around four months, Castro received the first two starts at shortstop in Cruz's stead. Though he's committed an error in both of those games, he's gotten on base in all but one his seven plate appearances during that span. Ji Hwan Bae will get the nod at shortstop Wednesday, but Castro looks like he'll still have at least a semi-regular role in the Bucs' middle infield for the foreseeable future.

Castro went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Tuesday against the Astros.

Castro has started at shortstop in both games since Oneil Cruz (ankle) went down, and he's hit seventh in the order on each occasion. While his defensive play has been unsteady, Castro reached base three times Tuesday -- he was hit by a pitch in the second inning -- and has at least one hit in three of his last four games. He has only one RBI and one extra-base hit across 26 plate appearances for the season, but he now has a clear path to playing time.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Tigers.

The third baseman continues his assault on big-league pitching, reeling off his third straight multi-hit performance and seventh in 11 games to begin the season. Chapman's fourth-inning homer off Matt Manning (foot) was his third of the season, and his AL-leading .477 batting average (21-for-44) also comes with seven doubles, nine runs and 15 RBI.

Paredes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Red Sox.

His fourth-inning blast off Garrett Whitlock was the first of four Rays homers on the night. Paredes has emerged as a consistent starter for Tampa Bay in the early going rather than a utility player, and through 11 games he's batting an impressive .314 (11-for-35) with three homers and 10 RBI.

Jung went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-5 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Jung was back at third base after getting a day off Monday. The 25-year-old has hit safely in seven of 10 games while posting a .263/.333/.474 line with two home runs, two doubles, five RBI and seven runs. Third base was a black hole for the Rangers in 2022, but that has not been the case early on this season.