MLB Player News

Calhoun (hamstring) is aiming to return from the 60-day injured list when first eligible June 27 in San Diego, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

He has been sidelined since April 27 but could be back this month. Calhoun is in the final year of a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a team option for 2022. With Arizona in last place in the NL West, the team will likely look to shop Calhoun at the trade deadline. The 33-year-old hit .292/.333/.479 with two home runs and one steal in 13 games prior to suffering the injury.

Flores is not starting Friday against the Nationals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores sits after going hitless in his last three starts. Jason Vosler starts at third base in his absence.

Higgins landed on the injured list with a strained right forearm Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Higgins had been serving as the backup catcher in the absence of Austin Romine (wrist) but didn't do much in his limited action, going 1-for-23 at the plate. The Cubs will now have to turn to fourth-string backstop Jose Lobaton, whose contract was selected in a corresponding move, to back up Willson Contreras. It's not yet clear when the team expects Higgins to return.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Thursday against the Phillies.

Freeman provided one of the few offensive bright spots for Atlanta when he took Hector Neris deep in the ninth inning to tie the game. It was his 14th home run of the season, but only his second in his last 18 starts. Freeman is uncharacteristically hitting just .228 across 260 plate appearances on the campaign, but he is striking out at only a 17.7 percent. He's also chipped in 39 runs and 33 RBI.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's loss to the Brewers.

Votto got the Reds on the board by taking Freddy Peralta deep in the second inning. It was the sixth long ball of the year for the 37-year-old, who collected a pair of walks in his return from a month-long stint on the injured list Wednesday after dealing with a thumb injury. Despite a slow start to the season, Votto was heating up before the injury and will look to continue that success now that he's healthy.

Flores isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.

Flores had started each of the last three games but went 0-for-12 with two walks and two strikeouts during that time. Jason Vosler will start at the hot corner and bat eighth.

Cron isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Cron has gone 1-for-16 with a double, a walk and seven strikeouts in his last five appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup Thursday for the second time in the last three games. Joshua Fuentes will shift to first base and bat seventh.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-2 win over Cleveland.

Goldschmidt had his first combo meal of the season Wednesday, with a home run off Trevor Stephan in the seventh inning and a stolen base in the fifth inning. The 33-year-old is slashing .251/.320/.416 with eight homers, 30 RBI, 34 runs and four steals in 256 plate appearances.

Bohm will sit Thursday against Atlanta.

Bohm has stumbled significantly in his sophomore season after a strong rookie campaign, as he's hitting just .216/.260/.305 with four homers in 59 games. The Phillies are letting him work through those struggles on the field, however, as he sits Thursday for just the fifth time all season. Luke Williams starts at third base in his absence.

Alonso went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Orioles.

Alonso launched his 10th homer of the season during the first inning, and his two-run blast off former Mets ace Matt Harvey set the tone for the rest of the game for New York. The slugging first baseman also extended his hitting streak to five games and has recorded back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time in 2021. He's hitting .265 with 10 home runs, 31 RBI and an. 850 OPS on the season.