MLB Player News

White is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Astros.

He's gone 5-for-32 with zero extra-base hits over his last nine games. Jose Marmolejos will start at first base and bat fifth.

Vaughn is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Tigers.

He has a mini five-game hitting streak going but has still failed to wrangle a true everyday role just yet. Jake Lamb will start in left field and bat seventh.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh.

O'Hearn started three of the Royals' first four games after making his season debut Friday, going 2-for-10 with a homer and a pair of walks. With the team now heading to a National League park for a two-game series, someone has to miss out. That someone will be O'Hearn on Tuesday.

White has slashed .156/.229/.156 with five singles, three walks and a run over the nine games he's played since hitting his only home run of the season April 16.

The dearth of extra-base hits is certainly a concern and a major drain on White's fantasy value, even as he's improved his contact rate considerably in the early going. The primary issue for the 25-year-old appears to be his consistent failure to square up with authority; he's sporting a middling 27.3 percent hard-hit rate and a weak average exit velocity of 79.2 mph while seeing his soft-contact percentage rise to 29.5 percent from last season's 14.1 percent figure.

Gurriel went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-2 win over Seattle.

This was his league-high-tying ninth multi-hit game of the season. He's up to 28 hits, which ties him for fifth in MLB. With Houston's stars returning from a stay on the COVID-19 protocols list, Gurriel's hits are producing runs. He's collected an RBI in six consecutive games, totaling 11 over that span.

Naylor went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of singles in Monday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Twins.

Naylor produced his second three-hit game of the year. The 23-year-old utilityman has settled into a near-everyday role at first base after Jake Bauers and Yu Chang both struggled to start the season. Naylor is slashing .258/.290/.348 with no home runs, no stolen bases, two RBI and four runs scored through 69 plate appearances. In addition to first base, he can also play in the corner outfield positions.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run during Monday's loss to the Angels.

Lowe got the Rangers on the board with a three-run long ball against Shohei Ohtani in the first inning. He also singled in the eighth. The 25-year-old now leads the Rangers with six home runs and 21 RBI while batting .267/.357/.512.

Santana went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 3-2 victory over Detroit.

Santana left the yard in the top of the third inning, giving his club an early 2-0 lead. He's just 3-for-18 over his last five contests, but two of those hits have been homers and he's also walked five times and stolen a base over that brief stretch.

Voit (knee) has resumed running outside and will ramp up his activities in the near future, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Voit went through defensive drills Saturday, and he continues to increase his workload while he recovers from knee surgery that he underwent in late March. A timetable for the 30-year-old's return to game action hasn't yet been established, but DJ LeMahieu and Mike Ford should continue to fill in at first base while Voit is sidelined.

Mountcastle went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Athletics.

Mountcastle reached on a fielder's choice in the fourth inning and scored on an Austin Hays home run. In the eighth, Mountcastle walked, stole second base and scored on a bases-loaded walk to Ryan McKenna. The 24-year-old Mountcastle has three stolen bases this year, two of which have come in the last three games. He's added a .167/.208/.264 slash line with one homer, seven RBI and six runs scored across 77 plate appearances.