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Caglianone (shoulder) is back in the lineup for the series opener against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Caglianone was removed from Saturday's game against Minnesota with right shoulder soreness, and he missed Sunday's series finale. On the season, the 23-year-old has slashed .250/.326/.403 with six homers and 15 RBI in 218 plate appearances. Caglianone will play right field and bat sixth Tuesday.

Manager John Schneider said that Varsho, who is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, had an MRI on his left wrist come back negative, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The skipper also said that Varsho is still feeling "a little bit sore" as he misses a fourth straight start due to wrist inflammation, and the Blue Jays are waiting for some more feedback from a hand specialist before deciding the next steps. The club would like to avoid placing the 30-year-old on the injured list, but there may not be much of a choice if his absence extends much longer.

Varsho (wrist) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Phillies.

It's his fourth straight absence from the starting nine as Varsho continues to deal with left wrist inflammation. The Blue Jays have been optimistic that Varsho will be able to avoid a stint on the injured list, but he'll need to be game-ready soon or the club will have no choice but to make a transaction. Nathan Lukes is in center field for Toronto on Tuesday.

High-A Vancouver sent Casey (broken hamate) to the Florida Complex League on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Geoff Pontes of Baseball America reports.

He played in just one game at High-A before suffering the injury at the beginning of this season. Casey, who slashed .281/.439/.531 with three home runs and four steals in 23 games as a 22-year-old at Single-A last year, should return sometime in the coming weeks.

Buxton (shoulder) is back in Minnesota's lineup Tuesday, leading off and starting in center field, reports Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com.

After exiting Friday's game against Kansas City with a right shoulder contusion following a collision with the outfield wall, Buxton sat out the final two games of the weekend series. The 32-year-old has led the Twins' offense this season, slashing .257/.319/.549 with 18 home runs in 226 plate appearances.

Perez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins.

Perez started the previous two games and has a .934 OPS with six extra-base hits (four homers) in his past 11 contests, but he'll take a seat for Tuesday's series opener. Kerry Carpenter is manning right field while Colt Keith handles the DH spot for Detroit.

Simpson (thumb) will start in left field and bat third in Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

Simpson missed the past three games while battling left thumb soreness, but he appeared in Monday's contest as a pinch runner and is feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday in a full-time capacity. The speedster is in the midst of a 1-for-21 slide at the plate.

Schneemann is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Yankees.

Schneemann started each of the previous four tilts but will take a seat Tuesday. Steven Kwan will be in center field for the Guardians, and Rhys Hoskins is netting a start at designated hitter.

The White Sox optioned Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old was called up last week by Chicago and produced a .241/.241/.241 slash line across 30 plate appearances in his first taste of the majors. Nishida could get another look later in the season, but he'll return to Charlotte for now while top prospect Braden Montgomery joins the big club.

The White Sox transferred Hays (calf) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for the addition of Braden Montgomery. Hays had a setback with his left calf while on a rehab assignment last week and remains shut down. He is now ineligible for activation until early July, and there is no timetable for the veteran outfielder.