MLB Player News

White (groin) is set to resume his rehab assignment in early August, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

A setback in his recovery from sports hernia surgery has kept White off the field since the middle of June, but he took batting practice Monday and will seemingly do more work in the days ahead. Barring another issue, White should be ready to rejoin the Mariners at some point next month.

Harris has a .259/.349/.475 batting line with 15 homers, 17 steals and a 39:69 BB:K through 76 games for Double-A Frisco.

A high-average hitter at his prior minor-league stops, Harris has been held back by a .286 BABIP this year, which is quite modest by his standards -- it's never been below .329 at any previous level. Though his strikeout rate is up a bit this year, it's still more than palatable at 20.1 percent, and he's been particularly impressive in that regard recently -- Harris has just seven strikeouts (and 11 walks) in his last 81 plate appearances. With the Rangers in full-blown rebuilding mode, it wouldn't be surprising to see the 22-year-old get a crack at the majors at some point this year, but he's not currently on the 40-man, so the club may be content to let him ride out this season in the minors with an eye on contending for a role next year. The question will be where he fits in, as Harris has mostly played left field this season but could also profile at first base.

Raley will serve as the Rays' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Monday's game at Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

He'll be making his third consecutive start after going 1-for-5 with a pair of walks and RBI in the past two contests while getting looks at first base and in left field. Raley looks as though he could see added opportunities while all of Wander Franco (wrist), Harold Ramirez (thumb), Kevin Kiermaier (hip) and Manuel Margot (knee) are stuck on the injured list.

Pratto will start at first base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Angels.

Since getting his first big-league call-up July 14 in the wake of the Royals placing 10 players on the restricted list, Pratto has retained a full-time role with the big club coming out of the All-Star break. The rookie has gone 7-for-25 with a home run, three doubles, two RBI and a run scored while starting each of the past seven games, and so long as he can continue to hold his own at the dish, the rebuilding Royals should have a regular spot for him in the lineup.

O'Hearn remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

O'Hearn made four consecutive starts in right field during the Royals' series in Toronto to close out the first half, but he's predictably faded back into a bench role coming out of the All-Star break with Kansas City having since returned 10 players from the restricted list. He'll be on the bench for the fourth game in a row, with Hunter Dozier having since taken over as Kansas City's everyday right fielder.

Guerrero went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's victory over Boston.

Guerrero scored on a Cavan Biggio single in the first inning, then sent Raimel Tapia home on a single of his own in the fifth inning. This was the first baseman's fourth multi-hit performance in his last six games, raising his batting average from .268 to .280 during that span. Guerrero has an impressive .341 batting average for the month, but he has just two home runs in July after hitting nine in June.

Naylor went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the White Sox.

This was Naylor's third multi-hit effort in his last five games. He's gone 8-for-20 (.400) with five RBI and three runs scored in that span. He's continued to play well while seeing consistent time at first base, though he was the designated hitter Sunday. The 25-year-old is up to a .282/.332/.504 slash line with 13 home runs, 51 RBI, 30 runs scored and a stolen base through 262 plate appearances.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Kansas City.

Diaz drilled a solo shot off of Kris Bubic in the third inning, ending a 56-game homerless drought. He later doubled and scored a run in the sixth. The 30-year-old was in a 3-for-24 (.125) slump since his last multi-hit game July 11. Diaz improved his season slash line to .295/.409/.404 with 24 extra-base hits and 43 runs scored through 86 games.

Santana is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Astros.

Santana will get a breather after he went 1-for-6 with a solo home run and two walks in the first two games of the series. Ty France will start at first base while Sam Haggerty enters the lineup in right field and bats ninth in the series finale.

Vaughn is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

Vaughn will get a breather after he went 3-for-13 with a double, an RBI and two runs over the first three games of the series. Eloy Jimenez will start at designated hitter while AJ Pollock enters the lineup in left field and bats third versus Cleveland.