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Ramirez (illness) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Monday, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Ramirez landed on the injured list along with several of his teammates as part of the Marlins' coronavirus outbreak. It's unclear whether Ramirez is experiencing symptoms, but he'll have to produce two negative tests before he's allowed to return to the team. Jon Berti should see an uptick in playing time in his absence.

Cespedes isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

After blasting a home run in the Mets' Opening Day contest, Cespedes went 1-for-7 with one walk and five strikeouts over the last two games. He'll get a day off Monday with Dominic Smith taking over as the designated hitter, batting eighth.

Winker is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Winker will sit for the second time in four days with the Cubs bringing a southpaw (Jon Lester) to the hill. Christian Colon will take over as the Reds' designated hitter in place of Winker, who went 1-for-8 with a walk in the team's season-opening series with the Tigers.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 14-1 win over the Mets.

Ozuna restored a two-run lead in the third inning with his double to plate Ozzie Albies, sparking a five-run surge. Ozuna then added a solo shot in the sixth. He's already homered twice through three games this season. The 29-year-old should continue to slug in the middle of the Braves' dangerous offense.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a walk and a three-run home run against the Marlins on Sunday.

Harper got the Phillies off to a quick start with a deep home run to right field in the first inning. It was his first long ball of the season, though the Marlins pitching staff issued him four free passes in their three-game set. Harper will look to build on this performance when the Phillies take on the Yankees in their second series of the campaign.

Pederson isn't in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Pederson started in Friday's contest against a southpaw starting pitcher, but he'll sit Sunday against left-hander Drew Smyly. Chris Taylor will start in left field and bat fifth.

Ramirez is out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

The Marlins have had a coronavirus outbreak, as Jose Urena, Jorge Alfaro and Garrett Cooper have all tested positive in recent days. Jon Berti is starting in right field and figures to see significant playing time in the short term.

Ramirez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies.

He is 1-for-7 with a run, a walk, two strikeouts and one caught-stealing through two games. Jon Berti will start in right field and bat second. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that two starting position players on the Marlins have tested positive for the coronavirus, so Ramirez could be one of the two since he is not in Sunday's lineup.

McCutchen is not in Sunday's lineup against the Marlins.

He is 0-for-9 with three strikeouts and zero walks through two games. Jay Bruce will start in left field while Neil Walker gets the start at designated hitter.

Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Mets.

Mets closer Edwin Diaz was within one out of protecting a 2-1 lead when Ozuna knocked the game-tying homer into the right-field seats. The 29-year-old Ozuna will likely be a fixture in the heart of the Braves' order due to his powerful bat, but it remains to be seen if he'll serve more as a left fielder or a designated hitter in 2020.