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Rengifo underwent season-ending surgery on his wrist Tuesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Rengifo landed on the injured list Saturday due to right wrist inflammation -- the second time this season his wrist has caused him to spend time on the IL. The timing of his procedure will put an early end to his 2024 campaign, but he is expected to be ready for the start of spring training next year. He'll finish with a .300/.347/.417 slash line with six homers, 30 RBI and 24 steals across 78 games.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said Buxton, who is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, is dealing with lower-back stiffness, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The Twins announced that Buxton was medically cleared after being removed from Sunday's game following a collision with the outfield wall, but the back stiffness is keeping him out of the lineup Tuesday for the second straight day. It remains to be seen if the 30-year-old is ready to go for Wednesday's series finale in Chicago, though Baldelli expressed confidence Buxton will be available for Friday's doubleheader versus Cleveland.

Taveras is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

The 25-year-old homered in back-to-back games versus the Red Sox over the weekend but went 0-for-4 in the past two games and has a .602 OPS since July 25. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field while Josh Smith starts in left with Taveras on the bench.

Fletcher isn't in the White Sox's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

Fletcher will be missing his third consecutive start after going 3-for-11 in five games since returning to the majors. Gavin Sheets will fill the opening in right field while Lenyn Sosa serves as Chicago's DH, moving Brooks Baldwin into second base with Nicky Lopez at shortstop.

Lowe isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros.

The lefty-hitting Lowe will retreat to the bench Tuesday as southpaw Framber Valdez starts on the mound for Houston. Ezequiel Duran will take over at first base and bat ninth.

Lee (shoulder) is starting at second base and batting ninth Tuesday against the Cubs.

Lee sat out the past two games while dealing with soreness in his right shoulder, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup for Tuesday's matchup at Wrigley Field. The 23-year-old has struggled at the plate since the All-Star break with a .229/.309/.229 slash line in 13 games.

Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Dubon will get a chance to regroup Tuesday after going hitless in 11 at-bats across his last four games. Yordan Alvarez will fill the open spot in Houston's outfield, allowing Zach Dezenzo to serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

Buxton (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

The 30-year-old departed Sunday's contest after colliding with the center-field wall and will sit Tuesday for the second straight game. The Twins labeled Buxton's removal Sunday as precautionary and announced he had been medically cleared, but two straight absences seem to indicate otherwise. Austin Martin will receive a start in center field Tuesday for Minnesota.

The Rangers reinstated Mahle (elbow) from the 60-day injured list to start Tuesday's game against the Astros.

Mahle will make his 2024 debut Tuesday and his first MLB appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery in May of 2023. The right-hander threw 74 pitches in his most latest minor-league rehab start and shouldn't face and significant workload restrictions Tuesday. In six rehab starts, Mahle allowed five runs in 18 innings with 18 strikeouts.

O'Neill (illness) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Kansas City, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

It's an anticipated absence, as O'Neill will miss a fourth straight start as he battles a stomach virus. The hope is that he will be ready to return to action Wednesday. Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu will patrol the outfield for Boston on Tuesday.