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Rojas isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Rojas had gone 1-for-12 with a double, three runs, three walks and two strikeouts in his last four games. Jose Devers will start at shortstop and bat eighth.

DeJong (ribs) was working on his fielding ahead of Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

DeJong did some light running Monday, and he now appears to have resumed some baseball activities. DeJong could resume some hitting later in the week, but a timetable for his return to game action hasn't yet been established. The shortstop has been out with a non-displaced rib fracture since mid-May.

Strange-Gordon signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Strange-Gordon spent time in the Brewers' organization earlier in the season, but he was let go Saturday. He'll find a new minor-league opportunity several days later after Nico Hoerner suffered a hamstring injury Tuesday. Strange-Gordon didn't appear in the majors early in the year, and he should report to Triple-A Iowa to begin his time with the Cubs.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with a three-RBI double in Tuesday's 8-0 win over Arizona.

San Francisco quickly loaded the bases in the first inning, and Crawford's two-out, three-run double cleared them. The shortstop has only been held without a hit four times in 18 games in May. For the season, the 34-year-old is slashing .261/338/.545 with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases in 146 plate appearances.

Ahmed went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk in Thursday's 8-0 loss to the Giants.

Ahmed did his part on the evening, reaching base in each of his first three plate appearances, but the rest of Arizona's offense didn't show up. The veteran has a reputation as a defense-first shortstop, but he may need to perform better than his current .198/.298/.294 slash line to keep his role on a Diamondbacks team looking toward the future.

Baez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

Joc Pederson provided most of the offense with two home runs and three RBI, but Baez delivered a solid complementary performance. The 28-year-old is batting .295 this month and has seemingly put his early-season struggles behind him.

DeJong (ribs) is with the Cardinals in Chicago and did some light running prior to Monday's game, the Associated Press reports.

Although it's a small step in the recovery process, it's still encouraging to see DeJong performing some sort of physical activity. It's believed the ailing shortstop will be able to resume some form of hitting later this week, which would represent an even more significant milestone, considering the nature of his injury.

Baez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts as Chicago beat St. Louis 2-1 on Sunday.

Baez was experiencing a quiet evening until he took Alex Reyes 417 feet deep to center to account for the game's first two runs in the 10th inning. The homer was Baez's 11th on the season, though he's hitting only .255.

Story went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over Arizona.

Story got the Rockies on the board with an RBI single in the second inning but saved his theatrics for the end of the contest. He unloaded a 438-foot shot to dead center in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off against Stefan Crichton, giving him five homers this season. The 28-year-old shortstop has extra-base hits in three straight games and currently owns a .770 OPS.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-1 win over Pittsburgh.

The shortstop provided some insurance with his sixth-inning blast off Pittsburgh starter JT Brubaker. The hot-hitting Swanson has gone 10-for-19 (.526) with three homers, four doubles, four RBI and six runs scored in his last five games. The 27-year-old's season slash line is up to .237/.295/.445 with eight homers, 19 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases in 47 contests overall.