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Castro (illness) will start in left field and bat sixth Wednesday against the Angels.

After being removed from Monday's 6-2 loss in the series opener, Castro received the night off in Tuesday's 10-5 win, but he'll be back in action for the finale. Before falling ill, Castro had been in the midst of a rough start to September, having gone 1-for-21 with eight strikeouts to begin the month.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Caballero will hit the bench for the series finale after he had been included in each of the Rays' last three games, making one start apiece at third base, second base and shortstop. Though Junior Caminero, Brandon Lowe and Taylor Walls are seemingly viewed as the Rays' top options at those respective positions, expect Caballero to play regularly against left-handers and make at least semi-regular starts versus righties while manager Kevin Cash dishes out periodic off days to his normal starters. Caballero remains worth rostering for fantasy managers still looking to make up ground in the stolen-base department, as his 39 steals on the season are good for fourth in the majors.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Jimenez is tending to a left foot injury, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. "He's pretty sore pushing off of [the foot]," Schneider said. So we want to be careful with it."

Even though he typically starts against left-handed pitchers like the Mets' Sean Manaea, Jimenez will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale after he was hit in the foot in Tuesday's 6-2 win. Jimenez has now been struck by pitches in four consecutive games and five times in seven September contests, so the infielder should benefit from a day off. The lefty-hitting Will Wagner will pick up a rare start against a lefty Wednesday in Jimenez's stead.

Jimenez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Jimenez had started in five of the previous six games, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as the Blue Jays go with Will Wagner and Ernie Clement as their starters at the middle-infield spots. The right-handed-hitting Jimenez has mostly been deployed on the short side of a platoon in the infield with either Wagner or Addison Barger, but Jimenez could lose out on that role when shortstop Bo Bichette (calf) returns from the injured list.

Rocchio is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Rocchio had manned shortstop for each of the previous five games, but he'll get a break in the series finale. Daniel Schneemann will hold down shortstop for the Guardians.

Amaya will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Wednesday's game versus the Guardians.

Amaya will make a fourth consecutive start at the shortstop position, and he'll have started 11 of the last 12. He's hitting just .233/.281/.267 so far with the Pale Hose and profiles as more of a utility infielder over the long haul, but Amaya should continue to receive regular reps down the stretch for the rebuilding White Sox.

Neto went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run and a double in Tuesday's 10-5 loss at Minnesota.

The Angels shortstop collected the game's first hit when he laced his 31st double of the season in the first inning. Neto later launched a 428-foot, three-run blast off starter Pablo Lopez to pull Los Angeles within two runs. The 23-year-old has rounded into a fantasy star in the second half, hitting .272 (46-for-169) with nine homers, nine doubles, 15 steals, 29 runs scored and 28 RBI across 48 games. Overall, Neto is now slashing .258/.328/.455 with 21 homers, 29 steals, 66 runs scored and 70 RBI in 543 plate appearances.

The Athletics optioned Gray to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Gray had made six straight starts against right-handed pitching, but he was just 3-for-21 with 13 strikeouts in eight games with the Athletics. Ryan Noda will replace him on the roster.

Story is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Orioles, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Story started the first three games upon his activation from the 60-day injured list, but he'll get a day off Tuesday. Ceddanne Rafaela will occupy shortstop for the Red Sox.

Arias is slashing .309/.409/.487 with nine home runs, 35 steals on 41 attempts and a 65:50 K:BB in 87 games across the Florida Complex League and Carolina League.

The 18-year-old shortstop understandably did much more damage in the FCL (1.055 OPS) than after his July 23 promotion to Single-A Salem (.709 OPS), but it's still an accomplishment for him to be holding his own against Single-A pitching. Arias came into the year as a hit-over-power shortstop who had a strong chance of sticking at the position, and while that is all still true, he was more impressive with the bat and more prolific on the bases than expected.