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Taylor (hand) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Taylor has been given the green light to play in minor-league games just a month after landing on the injured list with a fractured left hand. However, there's currently no telling how many rehab games the 34-year-old will need to play in before he's ready to rejoin the Halos' active roster. He may also work in a diminished role once healthy after slashing just .189/.286/.378 through 15 games after joining the Angels in late May.

The Athletics placed Lopez on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left elbow flexor strain.

Lopez's strained elbow played a factor in his performance in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday, when he surrendered nine earned runs in just two innings. The Athletics will shut down for a period of time before he's cleared to start a throwing program, though the team is optimistic that the 27-year-old southpaw will make it back before the end of the season, likely as a reliever. Mason Barnett was selected from Triple-A Las Vegas to take Lopez's place on the active roster, but the team hasn't yet announced who will replace Lopez in the rotation.

The Athletics selected Barnett's contract from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Barnett has spent the entire season at Las Vegas, turning in a 5.83 ERA and 1.56 WHIP across 117.1 innings through 24 appearances (22 starts). Despite his unimpressive statline, he'll join the big-league roster for the first time in his career to fill in for Jacob Lopez (elbow), who landed on the IL in a corresponding move. If Barnett takes Lopez's place in the Athletics' rotation, the former would be lined up to make his MLB debut Saturday against Texas. Otherwise, he could be used as a multi-inning relief option.

The Guardians have placed Santana on outright waivers, Zack Meisel and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report.

Santana has started just 10 of 21 games since the Guardians called up C.J. Kayfus, and the club might now be ready to completely sever ties with the veteran first baseman. The 39-year-old is slashing just .225/.316/.333 in 2025 and is owed a bit more than $2 million for the remainder of the season, so it seems likely he'll clear waivers. The Guardians could keep Santana if that happens, but it's likelier at this point that they move on.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Over his last 11 games, Diaz is slashing an impressive .333/.391/.476 with a pair of home runs, but he'll head to the bench for the second time in three contests nonetheless. Though Victor Caratini will get the nod behind the plate Tuesday, Diaz still appears to have a firm grasp on the No. 1 catcher job.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

The Astros are holding Smith out of the lineup for a third straight matchup with a right-handed starter (Tanner Gordon), with the rookie's drop in playing time coming while he's slashing just .145/.203/.182 in August. Even if Smith is able to show improvement at the dish in his future starts, he may not get the chance to reclaim a full-time role over the final five weeks of the season after Houston reinstated Yordan Alvarez (hand) from the injured list Tuesday to make their corner-outfield ranks more crowded.

Canzone (wrist) will start in right field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game versus the Padres.

Canzone hasn't played in more than a week due to a left wrist issue that required a cortisone shot. He's feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday, and as long as his wrist holds up, Canzone should continue to see steady playing time in right field against right-handed pitching.

Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young announced Tuesday that Eovaldi is likely to miss the rest of the 2025 season due to a rotator cuff strain, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

It's unclear when exactly Eovaldi sustained the injury, as he allowed just one run over seven innings versus the Guardians in his most recent start Friday. Assuming the veteran right-hander is indeed done for the season, he'll have the best campaign of his career cut short. Eovaldi is now likely to close out 2025 with a 1.73 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 129:21 K:BB across 130 innings.

Lopez (shoulder) will continue his rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A St. Paul, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

The veteran right-hander allowed one earned run on four hits with two strikeouts and a walk over 1.2 innings during his first rehab outing last week, and he's expected to build up to about four innings or 65 pitches Tuesday. Lopez has been sidelined by the shoulder strain since early June and will likely require an additional start or two in the minors after Tuesday before returning from the 60-day injured list.

Mountcastle is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Red Sox.

It's a routine day off for Mountcastle, who had started each of the previous seven contests. The Orioles are going with Coby Mayo at designated hitter and Samuel Basallo at first base Tuesday.