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Bichette went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

The young shortstop capped the scoring on the night for the Jays by taking Domingo Tapia the other way in the seventh inning. Bichette has been on fire lately, posting four multi-hit performances in the last seven games while slashing .423/.500/.808 with three homers and three steals. On the season, he's batting .298 with 19 home runs, 16 stolen bases, 71 RBI and 81 runs through 100 games.

Edman went 1-for-2 with a double, three RBI, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 5-1 win over the Twins.

Edman came up with the game's biggest hit, belting a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning to clear the bags and break a 1-1 tie. The double was his fourth in his past five contests and extended his hitting streak to nine games. Edman is slashing a modest .257/.303/.376 on the season, but he has collected a career-high 18 steals through 101 contests.

Swanson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 9-5 loss to Milwaukee.

The slugging shortstop displayed some speed with his seventh stolen base in 10 attempts. Swanson has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 13-for-39 (.333) with two home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored in that span. He's posted a .753 OPS with 18 homers, 50 RBI and 47 runs scored through 429 plate appearances overall.

Adames went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 9-5 win over Atlanta.

The shortstop's recent surge continued, as he has gone 8-for-21 (.381) during his current five-game hitting streak. Adames has a .262/.341/.481 slash line across 393 plate appearances this season, but he's been impressive with a .938 OPS since he joined Milwaukee in May. He's up to 17 homers, 56 RBI, 55 runs scored, three stolen bases and 24 doubles in 101 games.

Story was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Padres for rest purposes, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Story will remain with the Rockies following Friday's trade deadline, but he'll get a day off after he was initially listed as the starting shortstop. Brendan Rodgers will shift to shortstop while Connor Joe enters the lineup in left field.

Baez's trade from the Cubs to the Mets was finalized Friday afternoon, with Trevor Williams joining him in New York in exchange for Pete Crow-Armstrong.

He's expected to join the Mets' lineup Saturday, and it'll be interesting to see where they slot him in. Baez mostly hit third or fourth for the Cubs, but the Mets could use his wheels near the top of their lineup. Of course, he also has a .292 OBP and the highest strikeout rate in baseball. Either way, this move reflects an improvement in Baez's statistical fortunes, especially given that Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo just got shipped out of Chicago, too.

Wendle isn't starting Friday's game against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle will take a seat with left-hander Martin Perez on the mound for Boston. Yandy Diaz will start at third base and bat fourth.

Seager (hand) was activated and will start at shortstop Friday against the Diamondbacks, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

The Dodgers have amassed a super team since Seager last played, but he will have to wait until Trea Turner is activated from the COVID-19 injured list before forming one of the most dynamic double-play duos in recent memory. Seager has been out since May 15 with a broken hand and is hitting .265/.361/.422 on the season.

Baez was traded from the Cubs to the Mets in exchange for an undisclosed return Friday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

The Mets add one of the biggest remaining rental bats with the move. Baez will presumably handle shortstop until Francisco Lindor returns from his oblique strain before one of the two (likely Baez) slides to second base. Baez certainly has his flaws, as seen in his 36.3 percent strikeout rate -- the worst mark among qualified hitters by over four percentage points -- but he remains a very effective player despite his weaknesses. He's homered 22 times and stolen 13 bases to go along with a respectable .248 batting average this season.

Lindor (oblique) played catch and fielded grounders on the field Friday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The news represents the first reports of baseball activity for Lindor since he hit the injured list back in mid-July. He's approximately two weeks into a 3-5 week recovery timeline as he works his way back from an oblique strain, so he should return sometime in early or mid-August. Javier Baez, acquired in a trade from the Cubs on Friday, will likely handle shortstop duties for the Mets until Lindor's return.