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Jeffers isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against the Mets.

Jeffers will take a seat after having his three-game hitting streak snapped Thursday against Cleveland. Christian Vazquez will take his turn behind the dish and bat seventh.

Jansen underwent surgery Thursday to insert a pin into his fractured right middle finger, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen's procedure will officially keep him out for the remainder of the regular season. The Blue Jays have not yet ruled out a return during the postseason, so there's still a chance Jansen is able to aid Toronto in its playoff run. He will finish the 2023 campaign with a .228/.312/.474 slash line alongside 17 homers and 53 RBI across 301 plate appearances.

Lee isn't in the White Sox's lineup Friday against the Tigers.

Lee will get a day off Friday after breaking his cold streak and going 3-for-7 with a homer and three RBI across his last two games. Yasmani Grandal will fill in behind the dish and bat eighth.

O'Hoppe is not in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

O'Hoppe had started each of the last three games, during which he went 2-for-11 with a double. He'll get a routine day off, with Chad Wallach stepping into the lineup to hit seventh while serving as the backstop.

Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday against the Tigers.

Wells has gotten off to a slow start since being promoted to the majors last week, going just 2-for-14 with two RBI and a run scored across four games. Kyle Higashioka will start behind the plate in Wells' place and bat seventh.

Raleigh went 3-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Reds.

The backstop led the charge for the M's from the three-spot in the order, cranking his 26th homer of the season in the fourth inning off Lyon Richardson. Raleigh has been locked in for a few weeks, slashing .300/.383/.614 over his last 20 games with six home runs, 13 runs and 14 RBI as Seattle pushes for the AL West title.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in a win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

Perez connected off Hyun Jin Ryu for a 410-foot shot to left field with Ryan Noda aboard in the fourth to erase a 1-0 deficit. The round tripper marked Perez's first time leaving the yard since June 30 and was the veteran's career-high sixth homer of the campaign. Perez should continue seeing semi-regular playing time over the final weeks of the season while filling in at catcher, first base and designated hitter.

Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Bethancourt and Rene Pinto have alternated starts over the past 15 games, but Pinto will make his second straight start Wednesday against Boston. Bethancourt has a .226/.258/.375 slash line with nine home runs in 94 games this season and should continue to split time with Pinto down the stretch.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Rogers is 4-for-21 with 10 strikeouts in his past six games, and he'll take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Carson Kelly will step in behind the plate to catch for Matt Manning.

Perez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the White Sox.

It looks to be a routine day off for the star catcher. Freddy Fermin will catch for Jordan Lyles on Wednesday as Perez gets some rest.