MLB Player News

Soderstrom (wrist) will be activated from the 10-day injured list for this weekend's series against the White Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Soderstrom has gone 8-for-16 with three home runs in five rehab games with Triple-A Las Vegas to show the Athletics he's ready. He's been sidelined since early July with a stress reaction in his left wrist. Soderstrom should be in line for regular reps at first base with Oakland upon activation.

Noda is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Houston.

The left-handed-hitting Noda started at first base in both of the first two games of the series with righties on the mound for the Astros, but he'll take a seat as southpaw Framber Valdez goes to the hill in the finale. Tyler Nevin will play first base and bat seventh for Oakland.

Aranda went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies.

The 26-year-old took Zack Wheeler deep in the sixth inning, briefly tying the game at 2-2 and giving Aranda his second homer of the season in 85 plate appearances. Aranda may be moving into a regular role for the Rays -- he's started five of the last six games, four at first base and one at second base, and gone 5-for-18 (.278) over that stretch with three doubles, a homer and a 3:4 BB:K. Tampa Bay has fallen seven games off the pace in the battle for the final wild-card spot in the AL with 16 games left to play, so the team is likely to continue giving a long look to unproven players like Aranda to evaluate their place in the franchise's future plans.

Schanuel went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins.

Schanuel had gone 15 games without a multi-hit effort, batting just .157 (8-for-51) with one extra-base hit in that span. The first baseman had also gone over a month since his last homer (Aug. 8). He's now at a .247/.342/.364 slash line with 13 homers, 49 RBI, 59 runs scored and six steals through 135 contests this season.

Soderstrom (wrist) played the first seven innings of Triple-A Las Vegas' win over Albuquerque on Tuesday at first base and went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a triple, a walk and two runs.

Soderstrom's stint in the field was the longest yet of his rehab assignment, and he continued to show plenty of proficiency with the bat as well. The rookie's time on the farm is essentially going about as well as could be expected, and he could therefore be in line for activation by the end of the week.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Diaz received a day off Sunday, so his absence from the lineup three days later and after just two starts is somewhat surprising. The Rays haven't indicated that Diaz is dealing with any sort of injury, but fantasy managers may nonetheless want to keep a close eye on his status heading into the four-game series with the Guardians that begins Thursday. Jonathan Aranda will pick up a start at first base Wednesday in Diaz's stead.

Torkelson (illness) will start at first base and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

One of the victims of a bug that has been making its way around the Detroit clubhouse, Torkelson sat out Tuesday's 11-0 win after feeling under the weather following the Tigers' recent road trip. The day off looks to be all Torkelson needed to move past the ailment, as he'll draw back into the starting nine Wednesday. Since getting called up from Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 17, Torkelson has produced a .757 OPS with four home runs, 10 RBI and 14 runs in 22 games.

Torkelson was removed from the Tigers' lineup Tuesday due to an illness, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

After the Tigers' road trip, several players on the team returned home feeling under the weather. Like Torkelson, Dillon Dingler was also scratched from the lineup Tuesday due to an illness. Andy Ibanez is taking over for Torkelson on Tuesday as the first baseman and batting sixth.

The Athletics recalled Noda from Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Noda had put up a .998 OPS with eight home runs with Las Vegas since the beginning of August. He hit just .128/.242/.198 in 30 games with the Athletics earlier this season but could see ample playing time for them at first base down the stretch.

Guerrero (toe) will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Guerrero required X-rays after fouling a ball off the toes on his left foot during Monday's loss to the Mets, but he remained in that contest and is back in the lineup a day later. The first baseman is slashing .392/.465/.750in the second half.