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Young (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Young will be kept on the bench for a third consecutive game while he manages a sore left hand. In Young's stead, Dylan Crews will cover center field Sunday and bat sixth.

The Nationals designated Hassell for assignment Sunday.

Part of the six-player haul the Nationals received in the August 2022 trade that sent Juan Soto to San Diego, Hassell had seen his development stall out over the past couple of seasons. The 24-year-old outfielder reached the big leagues for the first time in 2025 and produced a lowly .572 OPS in 70 games, and he hadn't shown much sign of improvement while spending the entire campaign to date at Triple-A Rochester. Over 258 plate appearances at Triple-A, Hassell struck out at a 25.2 clip and slashed .216/.307/.291 with two home runs and eight steals. Washington will move Hassell off the 40-man roster to clear a spot for right-hander Eddy Yean, whose contract was selected from Triple-A.

The Phillies signed De La Cruz to a major-league contract Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The veteran outfielder recently exercised the opt-out in his minor-league contract with the Phillies, but he's now back in the organization as a member of the 40-man roster. De La Cruz has a .254/.344/.429 slash line with 12 homers in 75 games for Lehigh Valley this year and could soon get a look in the big leagues, with Gabriel Rincones struggling to a .553 OPS in his first taste of the majors.

Friedl started in center field and went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Orioles.

Friedl legged out a triple in the second inning, driving in a run, and then scored the Reds' fourth run of the frame. Since the club lost two center fielders to injury -- Blake Dunn (elbow) and Dane Myers (shoulder) -- Friedl has started against right-handers while Matt McLain has gotten the call against lefties.

Dunn (elbow) hoped to resume baseball activity Saturday but was not ready, MLB.com reports.

Dunn, who received a cortisone injection in his elbow in late June, has been on the injured list retroactive to June 27. The 10-day minimum expires Tuesday, but it appears he may need more time.

Myers received an injection in the AC joint of his left shoulder Saturday, MLB.com reports.

Myers is currently on the injured list after slamming into the wall while making a running catch a week ago. Prior to his injury, Myers had been poised for a regular run in center field because of an injury to Blake Dunn (elbow). With both players on the IL, the Reds are getting by with TJ Friedl and Matt McLain in center field.

With Matt Shaw (hand) out at least through the All-Star break, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, Conforto should continue to see an expanded role in right field.

Conforto has been the top option in right field against right-handed pitching with Shaw on the shelf, with Seiya Suzuki and Kevin Alcantara also mixing in. Suzuki also frequently serves as Chicago's DH, which was the alignment Saturday, when Conforto started in right and tallied two hits and and a walk from the seventh spot in the lineup. The veteran outfielder has a strong .837 OPS so far this season, and he should continue to be a useful fantasy performer when he's in the lineup.

White went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Mets.

The 32-year-old outfielder was the beneficiary of a generous decision by the official scorer on his three-run double in the third inning, considering Tyrone Taylor dropped the ball in the outfield. White is handling a part-time role for Atlanta, batting .229 with four homers, five doubles, 18 RBI and four stolen bases over 109 at-bats.

Carrigg went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run in a loss to the Giants on Saturday.

San Francisco bolted out of the gate with a four-run first inning, but Carrigg quickly gave the Rockies life with a three-run homer to left field in the bottom of that frame. The rookie outfielder added an infield single in the ninth. Carrigg has been red hot of late, batting .409 (9-for-22) with a double, two triples, one homer, eight RBI, seven runs and a stolen base over his past seven games. He's quickly established himself as a promising part of Colorado's future by slashing .293/.378/.573 with four home runs, 19 RBI, 18 runs and a pair of steals over his first 23 big-league contests.

Stowers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Athletics.

Stowers has homered three times over the last two games and has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 contests, going 18-for-52 (.346) in that latter span with four homers, 12 RBI, four doubles and two triples. His power took some time to show up this season, but he's gotten himself on track in recent weeks. He's now batting .247 with an .805 OPS, 11 homers, 39 RBI, 35 runs scored, one stolen base, 16 doubles and three triples over 66 contests.