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No surprise here given the quick turnaround on Sunday morning and Westburg continuing to manage an ongoing finger issue. The ailment clearly hasn’t impacted the 26-year-old infielder’s on-field performance since he’s gone 4-for-8 with a pair of home runs in two games since returning to Baltimore’s lineup. It’ll be Ramón Urías at the hot corner on Sunday in his place.

The Westburg situation is extremely frustrating for fantasy managers since it sounds like he’s dead-set against going on the injured list and will need to manage the ongoing left index finger issue for the remainder of the year. He’ll sit out on Wednesday night for the fifth straight contest and eighth time in Baltimore’s last 10 games overall. It’ll be Ramón Urías continuing to handle the hot corner in his absence.

Westburg was optimistic that he would return for Tuesday’s showdown in Texas, but the Orioles are apparently going to give him another day off. The 26-year-old infielder has been out of the lineup for four consecutive games, and seven of the last nine overall, as he continues to manage an ongoing left index finger issue. It’ll be veteran Ramón Urías taking over at third base again in his absence.

O’Neill was initially placed on the IL with a shoulder impingement on May 18. He began a rehab assignment in early June but was pulled off the assignment on June 14 and received an injection in his AC joint. He started his rehab assignment with High-A Aberdeen on June 22, then played four games for Double-A Chesapeake June 24-28, and is now with Triple-A Norfolk. He should make another rehab appearance for Triple-A Norfolk, and then could be activated to rejoin the Orioles outfield. It’s unclear what his shoulder injury will do to his power, but O’Neill’s offensive upside is good enough that he should be added anywhere he was dropped. His return would likely push Ramon Laureano into a part-time role, unless the Orioles choose to play O’Neill mostly at designated hitter, which would push Coby Mayo or Ramon Urias to the bench.

Westburg makes his return after missing three straight contests with his finger injury. The 26-year-old should be returned to fantasy lineups, and Ramon Urias will begin Wednesday’s contest on the bench with Westburg finally able to to go again.

Westburg remains on the bench for the second straight contest after jamming his left index finger during Saturday’s tilt against the Yankees on a stolen base attempt. X-rays came back negative for any fractures, but the Orioles are going to proceed with an abundance of caution. It’ll be veteran Ramón Urías taking over at the hot corner on Monday night in his absence.

Urías hit a classic Yankee Stadium home run in the eighth inning of this one off Luke Weaver that just barely stretched over the right field fence next to the foul pole. Despite all the young talent that’s come up through Baltimore over the last four years, Urías still has an everyday job and a spot in the heart of this order.

Also activated was Cedric Mullins, while Heston Kjerstad and Emmanuel Rivera lost their spots. Westburg should be back in the lineup tonight for the first time since going down with a hamstring strain on Apr. 26. He’ll probably get more days off than usual initially, as the Orioles will want to keep Ramón Urías in the mix. Still, he should soon reemerge as a force in fantasy leagues. It ought to help that Camden Yards is playing much better offensively for right-handers than it has the last few years.

It sounds like Westburg could potentially return on Friday for this weekend’s series against the Athletics or on Tuesday against the Tigers. Regardless, his return seems imminent and he will likely take over the starting third base job from Ramon Urias. However, the Orioles could always decide to mess with Coby Mayo‘s playing time again and put Westburg at DH and Urias at third, so this will be a situation to monitor.

Ramon Urias was activated off the IL on Wednesday, and both he and Rivera started one game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, but it will be Rivera back in the lineup on Thursday. It’s possible the Orioles are just being cautious with Urias fresh off the IL, and we’d still expect him to take over for Rivera, especially against right-handed pitching.