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The Tigers are expected to call up Clark from Triple-A Toledo prior to Friday's game against the Athletics, Emily Waldon of Baseball America reports.

Clark has earned his first big-league promotion after slashing .276/.368/.434 with 11 home runs, 21 stolen bases and a 50:66 BB:K over 90 games with Toledo, which includes a 1.086 OPS in July. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, Clark should take over as the everyday center fielder in Detroit, pushing Javier Baez into a utility role.

DeLauter went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over Cincinnati.

DeLauter is closing out a productive July, during which he's slashing .311/.382/.511 with 11 walks, four steals, four home runs, 14 RBI and 10 runs scored over 23 games. At 385 plate appearances, DeLauter is well beyond his previous career high but has maintained a consistent bat deep into his first full season in the majors.

Jones went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the White Sox.

Jones established a season high in RBI on Wednesday. With Aaron Judge (ribs) and Cody Bellinger (hamstring) both sidelined for the foreseeable future, Jones has a chance to play a bigger role in the Yankees' outfield while he's up in the major leagues. However, the 25-year-old is still slashing only .226/.318/.381 with three homers, four doubles, 11 RBI and two stolen bases over 95 plate appearances.

Butler went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

A steady stream of opposing left-handed starters has cut into Butler's playing time lately, though he was included in Wednesday's lineup versus southpaw Patrick Sandoval. Butler has gone 3-for-10 with a homer and two doubles over his last six games despite the part-time role. Overall, the outfielder is batting .204 with a .626 OPS, six homers, 11 doubles, one triple, 27 RBI, 36 runs scored and six stolen bases through 100 contests.

Arozarena went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Arozarena reached on an error and stole second in the first inning. The theft was his 20th of the year, making him one of 16 players to reach the 20-steal plateau through Wednesday's action. The outfielder has gone 10-for-46 (.217) over 12 contests since the All-Star break. For the season, Arozarena is batting .278 with an .816 OPS, 13 home runs, 47 RBI, 66 runs scored, 21 doubles and one triple over 101 contests.

Antonacci went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Yankees.

Antonacci started a key rally in the eighth inning, popping a two-run home run to cut Chicago's deficit to one. It was his eighth homer of the season and third in his last 13 starts. Antonacci has hit only .222 in that latter span, though he has managed to tally 10 runs scored, six RBI and a stolen base.

Vilade went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 3-0 win over the Rangers on Wednesday

Vilade extended the lead in the first inning with a two-run shot off of MacKenzie Gore. The super-utility man continues to operate as a small-side platoon player but is helping his case by hitting two homers in his last four games. Vilade has an .804 OPS with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 159 at-bats this season, with most of those opportunities coming against left-handed pitching.

Clark, who homered in Wednesday's game against Triple-A Columbus, is batting .338 with five long balls in 19 games this month for Toledo.

Clark scuffled a little bit through the end of May and had only two home runs in his first 50 games of the season, but he's now gone deep nine times in his last 40 contests and is batting .276 with an .801 OPS overall. The talented 21-year-old remains one of the top prospects in baseball, and his recent stretch could set him up for his MLB debut later in the year, particularly if the Tigers fade out of contention and decide to prioritize playing some of their younger talent.

The Yankees haven't yet determined when Judge (ribs) will next be examined by team doctors, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

It's coming up on two months since Judge last played in a game, and the star slugger remains unable to participate in baseball activities. Manager Aaron Boone said July 25 that Judge is still in "letting-it-heal mode," and with no clear timeline for when he'll undergo imaging again, Judge's potential return date is very hazy. He'll almost certainly need to take part in a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated, but such a stint doesn't seem to be on the horizon.

Duran isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Duran doesn't typically step out of the lineup against left-handed starters, but the Red Sox will give him a day off Wednesday with southpaw Jacob Lopez set to toe the slab for the A's. Jahmai Jones will fill in as Boston's left fielder and bat leadoff.