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The White Sox acquired Ziehl from the Yankees on Wednesday in exchange for outfielder Austin Slater, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Recently promoted to High-A Hudson Valley, Ziehl has spent most of the 2025 season at Single-A Tampa, with whom he's posted a 4.00 ERA and 63:14 K:BB over 74.1 innings covering 14 starts. The 22-year-old was a fourth-round pick of the Yankees in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.

Mayo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Mayo will be on the bench for the series finale after he had started in each of Baltimore's last four games while going 4-for-13 with two extra-base hits and a walk. Since getting called up from Triple-A Norfolk on May 31, Mayo has maintained a .749 OPS and has begun to earn more playing time against lefties especially, but Baltimore may need to move another key bat ahead of Thursday's trade deadline in order for the young infielder to gain more of a foothold in the everyday lineup.

Urias is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Urias will hit the bench for the final game of the series after he picked up starts in both halves of Tuesday's doubleheader. Though the Orioles should continue to make room for Urias in the lineup against left-handed pitching on a regular basis, he'll likely have to settle for more of a part-time role in the infield against righties now that Baltimore has all of its key position players available with the exception of Ryan Mountcastle (hamstring), who will likely return from the injured list next week.

The Yankees acquired Slater from the White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for right-hander Gage Ziehl, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Slater has slashed .261/.338/.522 this season against left-handed pitching, so he will give the Yankees an option at all three outfield position versus southpaws. He is making $1.75 million in 2025 and is an impending free agent.

O'Neill is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

O'Neill will get some rest for the matinee contest after he started in both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader while going a collective 2-for-7 with a home run, a walk and four RBI. With O'Neill on the bench Wednesday, Alex Jackson will pick up a start behind the plate and Adley Rutschman will get a day off from catching while instead serving as Baltimore's designated hitter.

Laureano is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

A likely trade chip for the Orioles, Laureano will take a seat for Baltimore's final game before Thursday's deadline. Dylan Carlson will pick up a start in right field in the series finale in place of Laureano, who went 7-for-11 with a home run, a walk, three RBI and six runs in the first three contests versus Toronto.

Houser was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday against the Phillies, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Houser is on the trade block, and while he has not be dealt anywhere at this point, the White Sox are holding the righty out in anticipation of moving him ahead of Thursday's deadline, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Lefty Tyler Alexander is now scheduled to start Wednesday in what will likely be a bullpen game for Chicago.

Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Rays.

Bellinger got the Yankees on the board in the third with a three-run blast to right to bring him up to 20 home runs this season. He's hit safely in all but three games in July and is tied for third with Steven Kwan for the lowest strikeout percentage among qualified hitters this month (8.5 percent). Bellinger has been fantastic at the dish after a slow opening month of the year. Since April 28, he's slashing .309/.361/.574 with 18 homers, 48 RBI, 48 runs, six steals and a 23:33 BB:K in 316 plate appearances.

Alexander will be the White Sox's starting pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Adrian Houser had been slated to start for Chicago, but he is on the trade block and could be on the move ahead of Thursday's deadline. Alexander will be pitching on two days' rest after throwing 1.1 scoreless relief innings Sunday versus the Cubs. The lefty will be on a relatively limited pitch count Wednesday.

Astros general manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Alvarez (hand) could be activated from the 60-day injured list in mid-August, Michael Schwab of The Ice Box Insider reports.

Alvarez is working his way through a hitting progression and could be ready to face live pitching soon. He is sure to require a rehab assignment, and any timeline for Alvarez's return has to be considered approximate, given how his recovery has gone. The slugger has been sidelined since early May with a right hand fracture.