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Hamilton went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's extra-inning loss to the Orioles.

Hamilton notched his first stolen base of the season following a fourth-inning single, but that highlight was wiped out when he failed to step on second base on what looked like a routine double play in the eighth inning. The next batter (Anthony Santander) launched a two-run homer to give Baltimore the lead. From a fantasy perspective, the stolen base far outweighs the defensive lapse, though it'll be important for Hamilton to keep mistakes in the field to a minimum if he's to maintain a significant role in the wake of the season-ending shoulder injury to Trevor Story.

Henderson went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Thursday in a 9-4 extra-inning win against Boston.

Henderson was hitless until the 10th frame, when he smashed a two-run shot to left field to break a 3-3 tie. The long ball was his third of the campaign and extended his hitting streak to a modest three games. Henderson has notched one extra base hit in each contest during that stretch, and he has six extra-base knocks among his 11 total hits so far this season.

Gonzalez has X-rays come back negative on his left wrist Thursday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Gonzalez was held out of Thursday's lineup after suffering a wrist injury Wednesday. The issue isn't expected to be serious, which was at least initially confirmed by the X-ray results. However, he was wearing a splint Thursday, so the potential length of his absence remains unclear.

Witt went 4-for-5 with two homers, five RBI, two additional runs scored and a stolen base in Thursday's 13-3 win over the Astros.

It was a day to remember for Witt -- the 23-year-old shortstop smacked a two-run homer off Hunter Brown in the first inning before tacking on three more runs with a second long ball off Bryan Abreu in the seventh. Witt has looked like an MVP candidate early in the year, going 19-for-53 (.358) with a 1.169 OPS, four homers and three stolen bases through his first 13 games. With the Royals looking like an improved team this year, Witt should be able to build upon his breakout 2023 campaign.

Grissom (groin/hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

It had been reported previously that Grissom would start playing in rehab games sometime this weekend, and now it's been revealed that Friday is the day. The infielder missed all of spring training with hamstring and groin issues but is now ready for game action and figures to be back before the end of the month if all goes well. The plan is for Grissom to be Boston's everyday second baseman once fully ramped up, although the club hasn't ruled out using him some at shortstop since Trevor Story (shoulder) is out for the year.

Gonzalez injured his left wrist during Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Gonzalez said he doesn't believe his injury to be serious, though he is wearing a splint and will get an X-ray on his wrist just to be sure. He's currently viewed as day-to-day, but a better idea of when he might be able to play again will likely come once the results of his imaging come back.

The Orioles claimed Soto off waivers from the Angels on Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.

Since early February, Soto has gone from the Angels to the Orioles, back to the Angels and then back to the Orioles via the waiver process. Soto has managed a .375/.414/.531 batting line in 71 career plate appearances, but his .244/.339/.331 line from the minors is a better representation of his talent level. The 23-year-old will provide organizational infield depth for Baltimore.

Caballero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Angels.

The shortstop took Jose Soriano deep to lead off the second inning, giving Tampa Bay its final run of the game. It was Caballero's first long ball of 2024, but he's had a blistering start to the campaign at the plate, batting .351 (13-for-37) through 11 games with three doubles, five steals, six RBI and seven runs in addition to Wednesday's homer.

Ahmed went 3-for-3 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Nationals.

The bottom of the Giants' batting order drove the offense in this one, as Ahmed (the No. 8 hitter) and Tyler Fitzgerald (No. 9) combined for half of the team's 12 hits, both its extra-base hits and eight total runs plus RBI. Ahmed hadn't had a multi-hit performance since Opening Day, but the veteran shortstop is having a solid start to his first campaign in San Francisco, batting .282 (11-for-39) through 13 games with three runs and six RBI.

Tovar went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Tovar hit atop the Rockies order for the second time this season, though both came with Charlie Blackmon out of the lineup. He's likely to move back down the lineup for the foreseeable future, but he has hit well to start the campaign by collecting at least one hit in 10 of 13 games. While the sample is small, Tovar has shown some promising changes in his batted ball profile, including increased launch angle and barrel rate.