Minnesota Twins first baseman Ty France (foot) left Game 1 of the team's doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday early with a left-foot contusion, the team announced. France left the game after grounding out in the fifth inning and was replaced by Kody Clemens at first base. Before leaving, France went hitless in three at-bats in the eventual 6-3 victory. It's unclear how serious the 30-year-old veteran's injury is, but he'll almost certainly sit out the second game of the twin bill on Wednesday. There's also a good chance he won't be ready to return for Thursday's series finale with the O's. Heading into Wednesday's doubleheader, France was hitting .260/.325/.373 with a below-average .699 OPS, three homers and 21 RBI in 41 games. A long-term injury for France could push Clemens and Jonah Bride into a platoon at first base.

Colorado Rockies infielder Alan Trejo will retreat to the bench for Wednesday's series finale against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Kyle Farmer will start at shortstop and will hit second against Rangers left-hander Patrick Corbin. Trejo will get a day of rest after starting each of the team's last four games at the 6. The 28-year-old has become Colorado's preferred option at shortstop of late with Ezequiel Tovar (hip) still on the injured list. He's hitting just .175 (7-for-40), though with no home runs, one RBI and three runs scored, making him unattractive in mixed fantasy leagues. Farmer has been similarly unattractive in most fantasy leagues in 2025, slashing .236/.274/.327 with no home runs, nine RBI and three runs scored in 110 at-bats for the worst team in baseball. Farmer is in a good lineup spot for fantasy production, but he's hit .176 with a .476 OPS and two RBI in 17 career at-bats against Corbin.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder TJ Friedl (wrist) is not in the team's starting lineup on Wednesday against the visiting Chicago White Sox at Great American Ball Park after suffering a right-wrist bone bruise when he fell on Tuesday during a collision with teammate Elly De La Cruz. The left-handed-hitting Will Benson will start in center field and bat seventh against White Sox right-hander Davis Martin. Fantasy managers should consider Friedl to be day-to-day for now and check to see if he's able to return to the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Pale Hose. Benson was recently called up from Triple-A Louisville and will return to the big leagues after going 2-for-12 earlier in the season with an RBI, steal, one walk and five strikeouts in four games. Benson is a streaky hitter with limited DFS upside near the bottom of the batting order against a pitcher he has yet to face in his career.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (head) is back behind the plate and is batting sixth on Wednesday against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander Ryan Pepiot at Rogers Centre. Kirk was hit by a bat while catching on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners and was held out for Tuesday's series opener against Tampa despite clearing concussion testing. The 26-year-old has helped fantasy managers with a strong batting average (.286) by going 34-for-119 this year, but the Mexican backstop is lacking in counting stats with only two home runs, 13 RBI and six runs scored as Toronto's primary catcher. Still, you can't discount how hot Kirk has been in May, going 13-for-31 (.419) with a double and three RBI in eight games played. He has never faced Pepiot in his career.

The Detroit Tigers optioned third base prospect Jace Jung to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday and recalled outfielder Akil Baddoo from Toledo in a corresponding move, according to the Detroit Free Press' Evan Petzold. With Jung heading back to the minors for more seasoning, Zach McKinstry will make the start at third base and bat sixth on Wednesday against Boston Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins. Jung, the younger brother of Rangers third baseman Josh Jung, made his big-league debut in 2024 and hit .241 (19-for-79) with no homers and three RBI in 34 games. After the 24-year-old's promotion in April this year, though, he went 5-for-45 (.111) with no homers, three RBI, seven walks and 15 strikeouts in 18 games played to earn himself a trip back to the farm for more seasoning. When Matt Vierling (shoulder) returns from the injured list, he could steal playing time from McKinstry at third base.