MLB Player News

Olson is not starting Saturday against the Angels.

Olson will take a seat against left-hander Tyler Skaggs. Mark Canha will start at first base, with Ramon Laureano taking Canha's spot in center field.

Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

Calhoun -- who normally is moved down in the order against southpaws -- was allowed to lead off against left-handed starter Brett Anderson, and he rewarded manager Mike Scioscia's decision with his 16th home run of the season and second in as many games. Don't let the 30-year-old's mediocre season line fool you, as he has been one of the Angels' hottest bats since returning from the disabled list June 18, posting a .291/.358/.646 slash line with 15 long balls over that 44-game span.

Wade (hamstring) was activated from the minor-league DL on Friday, Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage reports.

Wade only spent the minimum seven days on the shelf after suffering a right hamstring strain last week. Across 50 games with Triple-A Rochester this year, he's slashed .250/.376/.378 with three home runs, 14 RBI and five stolen bases.

Dalbec went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs Thursday in Double-A Portland's 10-9 win over Erie.

Dalbec has made just six appearances at the Double-A level, but he already has a pair of two-homer games to his name. After slugging 26 long balls for High-A Salem earlier in the campaign, Dalbec became the second player in the minors to reach the 30-homer plateau this season. The third baseman shouldn't have much trouble delivering ample power production in the upper minors, but his swing-and-miss tendencies could prevent him from emerging as a viable everyday player in the big leagues. The 23-year-old has struck out in 31.3 percent of his plate appearances between the two levels in 2018.

Tellez has gone 13-for-30 (.433 average) with a home run and a double over his last nine games with Triple-A Buffalo.

After bashing 23 homers and hitting .297 in his age-21 season at Double-A New Hampshire in 2016, Tellez entered last spring as one of the top hitting prospects in the Toronto system. Unfortunately for Tellez, his power production has cratered over the past two seasons, and that coupled with his status as a first-base-only prospect has essentially removed him from the radar in the majority of dynasty formats. Despite his downturn in production, the Blue Jays still chose to protect Tellez from the Rule 5 draft over the winter and added him to the 40-man roster. That could allow him to get his first cup of coffee in the big leagues when rosters expand in September, though it's unlikely that he'll threaten Justin Smoak or Kendrys Morales for regular at-bats.

Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI for Triple-A Buffalo in its 6-1 win over Gwinnett on Wednesday.

The home run was Guerrero's first with Buffalo, but his .682 slugging percentage at Triple-A is actually 11 points better than his mark at Double-A New Hampshire. As anticipated, the move to the International League hasn't presented much of a challenge for Guerrero, who has continued to torch opposing pitchers since returning from the patellar tendon injury that sidelined him for most of June. He sports an impressive 8:2 K:BB through 31 plate appearances at Triple-A and is doing his best to make a case for a promotion to the big leagues before the 2018 campaign comes to a close.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Yankees.

Abreu's average had dipped to a season-low .250 on July 21, but he's rebounded since, going 25-for-67 (.373) with seven home runs and 15 RBI over the last 17 games. He may be headed for his least-productive season since coming stateside five years ago, but that Abreu can continue get results in middle of a lineup that offers little support reinforces the notion that he's a gifted hitter and middle-of-the-order threat.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Tigers.

Calhoun opened the game with a bang, taking Blaine Hardy deep on just the second pitch he saw to give the Angels an early lead that they wouldn't relinquish. The 30-year-old has picked it up after a disappointing first half of the season, hitting .314 with six homers and 18 RBI across 18 games since the All-Star break.

Lowe was promoted to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.

A 13th-round pick in 2016, Lowe had certainly been productive in the lower levels of the minors in 2016 and 2017, but this year has unquestionably been his coming out party. He earned the promotion to the highest level of the minors after going 13-for-28 (.464) with a pair of home runs, nine walks and three strikeouts over his last eight games for Double-A Montgomery. He has logged a 190 wRC+ at High-A, a 191 wRC+ at Double-A and 23 home runs over 101 games across the two levels. His batting averages on balls in play at those two levels were high, but not so high that we should write off the production. He also has a 63:60 K:BB this season, and had more walks (35) than strikeouts (30) at Double-A. Another promising element of Lowe's production is his spray chart -- he hit exactly the same amount (34.2 percent) of balls to the pull side as to the opposite field at Double-A, which suggests MLB teams won't be able to neutralize him via the shift. The big knocks on Lowe are his age (23), position (first base) and lack of pedigree. If he carries over this dominance against Triple-A pitching, we will likely find out how his tools play at the highest level sometime next summer.

Cron is not starting Wednesday against the Orioles.

Cron has been splitting time with Ji-Man Choi as the Rays' designated hitter, with the pair now alternating starts for eight straight games. Choi will get the call Wednesday.