Valencia was held out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays due to an illness, Steve Melewski of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said prior to the start of the contest that Valencia could be sent back to the team hotel to recuperate from the illness, so it's uncertain if he'll be available off the bench Sunday to pinch hit. Unless his condition takes a turn for the worse overnight, Valencia is expected to rejoin the Baltimore lineup Monday against the Red Sox and should be on tap for a full slate of starts during the upcoming week. Valencia has hit .348 over his last 26 games, making him one of the more productive batters in a porous Orioles attack.

Valencia is out of the lineup Sunday against the Blue Jays, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia will head to the bench for the first time in seven games as manager Buck Showalter clears a spot at the hot corner for leadoff man Jace Peterson in the series finale. Though Valencia has historically done his best work as a short-side platoon bat, he has been a surprisingly strong performer against right-handers this season, hitting .313/.348/.516 across 69 plate appearances. Despite dropping out of the lineup Sunday, Valencia still appears locked in for something close to a full-time role with the Orioles while he continues to impress at the plate.

Valencia was reinstated from the paternity list Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Donnie Hart was optioned down in a corresponding roster move. Valencia will not immediately return to the starting lineup -- Jace Peterson is getting the nod at third base once again -- but it seems likely that Valencia will continue to play semi-regularly for the time being given his respectable .279/.339/.471 batting line.

Valencia (personal) is expected to be back for Friday's matchup against the Yankees, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia was placed on paternity leave Wednesday after the birth of his son. He figures to be in the starting lineup at third base for Thursday's tilt.

Valencia was put on the paternity list Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

This moves comes as expected, with Valencia's wife going into labor Tuesday. He'll get a few days to spend with his family, and Donnie Hart will join the big-league squad.

Valencia was scratched from Tuesday's lineup after his wife went into labor, Rich Dubroff of PressBoxonline.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Valencia will likely be placed on the paternity leave list in the next day or so as he awaits the birth of his child. Jace Peterson took his place at third base Tuesday.

Valencia was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Nationals, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's unclear what forced Valencia's removal from the lineup at this point, but Joey Rickard joined the starting nine as a result, with Jace Peterson sliding to third base. Consider the veteran day-to-day for now.

Roch Kubatko of MASN SportsValencia is out of the lineup Tuesday against the White Sox, Joe reports.

EDGE Analysis

As has been the case recently, Valencia will give way to Jace Peterson at the hot corner with a right-hander in James Shields toeing the rubber for the opposition.

Valencia went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and had three runs and four RBI in the Orioles' 17-1 blowout of Tampa Bay on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The 33-year-old raised his average all the way from .224 to .264 with this four-hit performance and he now has six home runs and 14 RBI on the season. He hadn't been getting enough regular appearances to make a sustained fantasy impact to this point but his .833 OPS over his 72 at-bats is solid and with Tim Beckham on the disabled list and Pedro Alvarez struggling and also dealing with a recent hamstring injury, Valencia should continue to get penciled into the lineup regularly for the time being.

Valencia is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

EDGE Analysis

After Tim Beckham was shut down April 24 when it was determined he would require groin surgery, Valencia received the first chance to serve as the Orioles' everyday third baseman, starting at the position in the first four games Beckham was out of the lineup. It appears Valencia has since fallen into a platoon at the hot corner with Pedro Alvarez, whose left-handedness has earned him the larger share of the starts. Though he'll be on the bench again Sunday, Valencia may not have to wait long before earning more consistent work, as Pedro Alvarez has opened May with a 1-for-16 showing at the plate.