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Story (thumb) underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn UCL in his thumb.

While it was initially thought that Story merely had a jammed thumb, follow-up tests revealed that he had in fact torn a ligament. Although there's been no official word on his shelf time, it seems likely that the shortstop will be shut down for the rest of the season. There's plenty of reason for excitement down the road for the 23-year-old, as he was on pace for 100-plus runs and RBI prior to the injury.

Crawford, 21, is batting .255/.343/.335 with three home runs, 24 RBI and seven steals through 66 games for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Crawford hasn't exactly scalded the ball at this level, but he is just 21 years of age and has an extremely advanced approach at the dish. In those 66 games, he has 42 strikeouts as compared to 33 walks. The Phils could decide to give him a cup of coffee in the big leagues in September with an eye towards the starting shortstop job in 2017.

Gordon went 3-for-5 with one run scored and two steals in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

Gordon has hit in five of six starts since returning from an 80-game PED suspension on July 28, compiling a solid .348/.423/.391 slash line while going 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts. There was speculation that Gordon would be subject to a platoon with backup Derek Dietrich in order to keep the latter fresh for a potential playoff run (Gordon is ineligible for the post-season), however, manager Don Mattingly appears content to get his best available lineup out there everyday and that includes Dee Gordon atop the order. He's literally hit the ground running in his return and will be a massive source of speed over the final two months of the season.

The Braves have optioned Castro back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

It was a short stay for Castro, who was called up to Atlanta on Sunday. During his brief stint, Castro got no at-bats for the Braves. He will head back to Triple-A Gwinnett where he was hitting .264 in 110 at-bats, showing minimal power and speed.

Swanson, 22, is hitting .258/.334/.413 with eight home runs, 42 RBI and five steals through 75 games with Double-A Mississippi.

Though he's batting just .205 in his last 10 contests, Swanson does have a home run, seven RBI and two steals over that span. Swanson remains the shortstop of the future for the Braves, and should be in the mix for the starting job as early as next season.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 13-8 loss to the Phillies.

Crawford proved to be no worse for the wear after sitting out two games with a hand injury, backing up a fourth-inning solo homer with a two-run single in the fifth. The slugging shortstop has managed just 10 long balls after launching 21 last year, but he's well on pace to top last season's career-high total of 84 RBI thanks to a consistent role in the heart of a talented Giants lineup.

Arcia will start at shortstop and bat seventh Tuesday against the Padres.

The Brewers have deemed Arcia big-league ready and will slot him in against Luis Perdomo in his major league debut, as Jonathan Villar transitions to third base. Arcia, 21, hit .267/.320/.403 with eight homers and 15 stolen bases in 100 games with Triple-A Colorado Springs this season, against competition that was (on average) more than five years older than him. The team seems content to let Arcia learn on the job and gain valuable experience over the remainder of the season.

Story will undergo surgery to repair the torn UCL in his thumb and he will likely miss the remainder of the regular season, MLB Network's Jon Morosi reports.

Story was initially diagnosed with a jammed thumb, but further testing on the area Tuesday revealed a torn unlar collateral ligament in his thumb. He will undergo surgery in the near future and according to Jenny Cavnar of Root Sports, the usual timetable for that procedure is roughly eight weeks. The timing of Story's diagnosis compounds its impact given that the Rockies could have traded for a shortstop at the trade deadline had they known about the extent of the injury. Instead, the Rockies will likely have to go with a platoon of Cristhian Adames, Daniel Descalso, and Rafael Ynoa at shortstop. Regardless, it will be nearly impossible to replace Story's Rookie of the Year-level production with that platoon. Story slashed .272/.341/.567 with 27 home runs and 72 RBI through 97 games this season.

Crawford (hand) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

After sitting out of the Giants' last two games due to a bruised hand, Crawford will get back into the lineup for the series opener in Philadelphia. His return will move new addition Eduardo Nunez to third base and bump him down to ninth in the order while Crawford bats fifth.

Gordon is not in the Marlins lineup on Tuesday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

It looks to be just a routine day off for Gordon, who will give way to Derek Dietrich at second base. The Marlins will occasionally start Dietrich at second base for the remainder of the season as Gordon will not be eligible for postseason play. Gordon has started five games since returning from his 80-game suspension.