MLB Player News

Voit (oblique) could begin a rehab assignment as early as Sunday, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

Voit has been sidelined with a Grade 2 oblique strain since May 26, but he recently increased his volume of swings and could return to game action in the minors in the near future. Manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that the 30-year-old could rejoin the Yankees after about a week of rehab games, per Marly Rivera of ESPN.com.

Tellez is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox.

Tellez will take a seat for the second time in the past three games with southpaw Dallas Keuchel starting for Chicago. Bo Bichette will serve as the designated hitter while Marcus Semien plays shortstop.

Pratto has a .320/.466/.710 slash line across 131 plate appearances with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

The first-round pick from 2017 struggled at High-A Wilmington in 2019 with a .191/.278/.310 slash line, nine homers, 46 RBI, 48 runs scored and 17 stolen bases in 124 games. Pratto has turned it around in 2021 with 10 homers, 23 RBI, 23 runs scored and five steals in just 29 Double-A games. The strong hitting could eventually lead to a promotion to Triple-A Omaha, although that should not be considered imminent.

White (hip) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

The Mariners were hopeful that White would be able to begin a rehab assignment when the team returned from its current road trip, but he'll be able to join the Triple-A club a few days ahead of schedule. The 25-year-old has been on the injured list for nearly a month, so he could require several rehab games before he's cleared to rejoin the Mariners.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

Diaz extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit effort over the last four contests. The 29-year-old just belted his first home run of the season Monday, and he's boosted his season average 14 points to .258 during his current stretch of productive work at the plate.

Dalbec isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Dalbec will get a day off after he went 0-for-11 with a run, a walk and five strikeouts across the last three games. Danny Santana will take over at first base and lead off.

Casas went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, a stolen base and an RBI in Double-A Portland's 9-8 win over New Hampshire on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old first baseman had been inactive for Portland for the past two weeks due to obligations for Summer Olympics qualifiers, but he was back in action Tuesday. He didn't miss a beat in his return to the lineup, extending his streak of two-hit games to four thanks to his pair of singles. He's now slashing .343/.418/.557 with four home runs and 17 RBI across 79 plate appearances for the Double-A affiliate.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Cardinals.

Naylor doubled off Junior Fernandez in the ninth inning and scored on a Bradley Zimmer single. He has doubled in back-to-back games. The 24-year-old is slashing .255/.305/.397 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 22 runs in 197 plate appearances.

Voit (oblique) is increasing his volume of swings and could begin a rehab assignment next week, the Associated Press reports.

Voit has been on the 10-day injured list since May 26 with a Grade 2 right oblique strain, but he appears to be progressing toward a return. He would likely need a few minor-league rehab games to get back up to speed, which puts his target date to rejoin the big club at sometime in late June. Voit has played in only 12 games this year as a result of this injury and knee surgery that delayed the start of his season.

Lowe isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants.

Lowe will get a breather after he went 3-for-15 with a run, an RBI and four strikeouts across the last four games. Charlie Culberson will start at first base and bat seventh.