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Vincej was called up to Cincinnati on Friday.

Vincej will make his first trip to the majors after spending all of 2017 with Triple-A Louisville. The 26-year-old slashed .270/.325/.370 with three home runs and 38 RBI in 110 games for the Bats, and looks to provide added depth in the middle of the infield for Cincinnati.

The Blue Jays called up Urena from Double-A New Hampshire on Friday, John Lott of The Athletic Toronto reports.

In his second campaign at New Hampshire, Urena's batting average took a bit of a dip from .266 to .247, while he compiled five home runs and 60 RBI in 551 plate appearances. He'll occupy a bench role while the Blue Jays finish up the regular season.

Baez will likely continue receiving the bulk of the starts at shortstop after Addison Russell aggravated his plantar fasciitis, Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago reports.

Russell's setback is expected to keep him out another three weeks, meaning Baez should keep getting most of his playing time at short. "To help the team, I will do anything," Baez said. "Playing short is my natural position, so I shouldn't have any problems with it." Baez batted .290 in August with seven home runs, 21 runs scored and 25 RBI, so fantasy owners hope he can carry over that success into September.

Bogaerts was lifted for a pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Yankees.

The slumping Bogaerts -- he's 2-for-23 over the last six games and was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Thursday -- was pulled for Mitch Moreland, a left-handed bat that might have been able to take advantage of the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium. Manager John Farrell admitted to Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald that the shortstop's recent struggles factored into the decision. Bogaerts has slumped since experiencing soreness in his hand when he was hit by a pitch in early July, but this was the first indication that those struggles could rob him of potential RBI opportunities.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Thursday's loss to St. Louis.

Crawford appeared to have hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, but the call was overturned after the umpiring crew determined there was fan interference. It was a controversial call as the fan's catch stopped the ball from hitting off of the top of the tin right field wall at AT&T Park, which would have still remained a homer. Crawford was understandably upset after the game, telling Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay that "there's no way there's conclusive evidence that it wouldn't have been a homer. For somebody to reach onto the field of play in right field, they would have had to lie down flat and have somebody hold their feet." Even though the slugging shortstop didn't get credited with the homer, he has still performed very well this month with a .292/.364/.469 slash line through 28 August games.

O'Malley, who remains sidelined with a concussion sustained at Triple-A Tacoma on Aug. 22, is not expected to be called up when major-league rosters expand Friday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports. "Shawn has gone through a lot this season, between the shoulder issue and there's been a ton of different things that have come upon him this year," manager Scott Servais said. "So I don't know what kind of status he's in game-shape or if he can really help us."

The veteran utility man has endured a laundry list of health woes this season, with the head injury being his latest ailment. O'Malley has yet to be cleared to resume baseball activities with the Rainiers, and it appears likely that his 2017 game action will be limited to the Triple-A level.

Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.

Gordon nabbed his 48th steal in the seventh inning after getting caught for the 12th time in the first. The speedster doesn't display much power, but has a respectable .300/.340/.357 line while trailing only Billy Hamilton in steals and also ranking among the top 10 in runs scored.

Seager (elbow) won't resume throwing until Monday, making him unavailable to start over the weekend, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Seager has been dealing with elbow soreness for a couple weeks, and while he's available as a pinch hitter, the issue will keep him from playing the field over the weekend. It may take Seager a couple of days to get ready after he resumes throwing, so he may not be ready to rejoin the starting lineup until next week's series against the Rockies. Chris Taylor is starting at shortstop Thursday, while Enrique Hernandez could also see a start at shortstop in Seager's stead.

Anderson is not in Thursday's lineup due to a hamstring injury that he suffered Wednesday, Dan Hayes of Comcast Sports reports.

Anderson should be back in Friday's starting nine, according to manager Rick Renteria.

Anderson is not in the lineup against the Twins on Thursday.

Anderson retreats to the bench following eight straight starts, going 7-for-31 (.226 average) at the plate during that span. Tyler Saladino draws the start in his place, batting seventh in the order.