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Single-A Lakeland placed Massey on the 7-day injured list with an undisclosed injury, Sam Dykstra of MLB Pipeline reports.

Massey, a 22-year-old righty, has yet to make his pro debut after the Tigers selected him in the fourth round last year.

LeMahieu (calf) has joined the Yankees on their road trip and hopes to begin a minor-league rehab assignment Friday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.

LeMahieu will go through workouts with the team in Detroit and if everything goes well, he'll be cleared to play in rehab games. The veteran infielder is expected to need most, if not all, of his allotted 20 days on a rehab assignment, so LeMahieu probably won't be back from the injured list before the end of April. Once he returns, he will compete for playing time at third base with Oswaldo Cabrera.

High-A Lansing placed Lasko on the injured list with an undisclosed injury, Jonathan Mayo of MLB Pipeline reports.

The No. 41 overall pick in 2023, Lasko hit .245 with two home runs and 13 steals in 41 games for Lansing a year ago. He turns 23 in June and projects as a speedy bench outfielder.

The Red Sox optioned Dobbins to Triple-A Worcester on Monday.

The 25-year-old righty will head back to the minors one day after he served as the Red Sox's 27th man for their doubleheader with the Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in the second game of the twin bill, striking out five batters while allowing two earned runs on eight hits and two walks en route to claiming the win in Boston's 18-7 victory. Dobbins will be an option for spot starts with the big club later on this season, though he'll be pushed further down the pecking order once the likes of Brayan Bello (shoulder), Lucas Giolito (hamstring) and Kutter Crawford (knee) are cleared to return from the injured list.

Melton (shoulder) struck out five and allowed one unearned run on two hits and no walks over four innings in his season debut Friday for Double-A Erie.

Melton didn't pitch after Aug. 28 last season after sustaining a right shoulder strain, but the injury looks to be in the rear-view mirror. One of Detroit's better pitching prospects, Melton has shown the ability to make bats miss at a steady clip over his last two seasons in the minors, but he struggled to keep the ball in the yard with Erie in 2024, giving up 19 home runs in 100.2 innings.

Caceres (lat) made his season debut for Double-A Rocket City on Friday, striking out a batter in a scoreless inning of relief.

Caceres closed the 2024 season on the Angels' 60-day injured list after undergoing surgery to address a right lat strain. He didn't make any appearances in the Cactus League before being reassigned to minor-league camp March 4, but Caceres apparently received a clean bill of health heading into the season. The 25-year-old righty previously made a pair of relief appearances for the Angels in 2023, but since he no longer possesses a 40-man roster spot, he could have a tough time making it back to the big leagues in 2025.

Trout went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base Sunday in a 6-2 win against the Guardians.

While Trout's streak of three games with a homer came to an end, he extended his hitting streak to five games and logged his first theft of the campaign. The future Hall of Famer was once a prolific base stealer -- his career high is 49 thefts, which he logged in 2012 -- but he's been quiet on the basepaths in recent campaigns, totaling between one and six thefts in each regular season since 2020. Trout's steal Sunday and his power hitting of late suggest that he's feeling healthy this year after playing in just 29 games last season due to a torn meniscus. So far in 2025, he's slashing .188/.300/.500 with three homers, eight RBI and six runs over 40 plate appearances.

Soler went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 6-2 win against Cleveland.

Soler played a key part in the Angels' win, giving the team a 3-2 lead with a solo shot to left field in the sixth inning and tacking on a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The veteran slugger has gone deep in each of his past two games and is working on a modest four-game hitting streak. Soler has logged exactly one hit in each contest during the streak, but it's a step up from his slow start to the season -- he went just 3-for-17 over his first five games.

Dominguez is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Detroit.

It's the first day off this season for Dominguez, who is slashing .242/.342/.424 across his first nine contests. The Yankees will go with Cody Bellinger in left field and Trent Grisham in center for Monday's series opener.

McKinstry is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

The left-handed hitting McKinstry started Sunday's contest versus the White Sox against a lefty, but he'll begin this one on the bench as the Yankees turn to southpaw Carlos Rodon. Andy Ibanez is at third base and Manuel Margot will patrol right field for the Tigers.