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Crawford had his contract selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.

As expected, Crawford will join the big club for the first time since being drafted as a first-round pick in 2013. The 22-year-old turned things around after a slow start to the season, putting together a .285/.385/.544 line with 13 homers in 228 at-bats since the beginning of July. He's expected to see playing time at shortstop, second base and third base in order to get him at-bats down the stretch. Pedro Florimon (ankle) was shifted to the 60-day DL to clear room on the 40-man roster.

Crawford will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to join the Phillies prior to their game Tuesday against the Mets, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Crawford finished his season at Lehigh Valley in style, going 1-for-3 with his career-best 15th home run of the season. The 2013 first-round pick got off to a terrible start this season, hitting just .203/.321/.276 with two home runs through the end of June. He has turned things around since July 1, however, slashing .285/.385/.544 with 13 home runs in 228 at-bats. Crawford is expected to see playing time at shortstop, second base and third base in order to get him some at-bats this month.

Ahmed will require surgery to repair his fractured right wrist, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

The initial thought was that Ahmed wouldn't require surgery on his wrist, but further tests confirmed otherwise, effectively putting an end to his season. The 27-year-old posted a .251/.298/.419 line with six homers and three stolen bases in 53 games for the Diamondbacks this season.

Seager has returned to throwing Monday but may require offseason surgery to address his elbow injury, the Orange County Register reports.

An MRI on Seager's shoulder found inflammation, potentially caused by a bone spur or bone chips. If that is the case, Seager would be able to undergo offseason surgery and return in time for the beginning of spring training. Seager's week off from game action has been described as "super-super-cautious" and likely wouldn't be happening if not for the Dodgers' massive lead in the National League West standing. Expect him back in the lineup sometime during the club's upcoming series with Colorado, which begins Thursday.

Story is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Story will get the day off after starting 19 straight games at shortstop and going 17-for-66 (.258) with three homers over that span. Ian Desmond will take over for Story at shortstop Monday, and the second-year man could continue losing playing time to Desmond down the stretch with Gerardo Parra and Carlos Gonzalez swinging hot bats in the outfield.

Baez was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Pirates due to a sore thumb, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

While Baez was originally in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener, he appears to have aggravated his thumb during pregame warmups, resulting in his removal from the lineup. The issue doesn't appear to be anything overly serious, and the Cubs are hoping he'll be available off the bench Monday before returning to the lineup Tuesday. Consider Baez day-to-day for now; Mike Freeman is starting at shortstop in his place.

Baez (blurred vision) is back in the lineup Monday against the Pirates.

Baez had to exit Sunday's game following a collision at second base, and that resulted in a precautionary trip to the hospital where he reported suffering from blurred vision. Despite the early symptoms, manager Joe Maddon came out and said after the game that he didn't expect Baez to miss much time. Maddon's assessment will turn out to be accurate, as Baez will bat eighth and start at shortstop the day after the collision. Fantasy owners currently benefiting from his career-best home run (21) and RBI (67) totals can breathe a sigh of relief.

DeJong went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Giants.

DeJong erased an early 1-0 deficit with a 386-foot shot to left in the fourth, snapping a rare long-ball drought. The slugging rookie had last gone deep Aug. 19 prior to Sunday, with the 12-game span between round trippers equaling the longest such stretch of his young career. DeJong has been productive recently despite keeping the ball in the yard, as he's now hit safely in eight of his last 11 contests.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said that Baez was suffering from blurred vision after exiting Sunday's loss to the Braves following a collision, but he doesn't expect the infielder to miss much time, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Baez was examined at a local hospital after exiting the contest, but it seems that was just for precautionary purposes. The 24-year-old has settled in as the Cubs' everyday shortstop while Addison Russell (foot) has been sidelined by injury, but in the event Baez is unavailable for the next few days, Ben Zobrist or Mike Freeman could make some starts time at the position.

Camargo (knee) will be activated from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Monday's game against the Rangers,

The Braves haven't revealed their lineup for the series opener, but even if Camargo isn't included in the starting nine, it's expected that he'll see the bulk of the work at third base over the final month of the season. Prior to suffering a freak right knee injury while running onto the field before an Aug. 8 game, Camargo was enjoying a productive rookie season, slashing .292/.327/.454 across 197 plate appearances.