MLB Player News

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Though Arizona included Calhoun in its initial lineup for Sunday, he'll end up heading to the bench in what's believed to be an extended rest for the veteran ahead of Monday's team off day. Pavin Smith will cover right field in place of Calhoun.

Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Bell will give way to Ryan Zimmerman at first base after starting in each of the first three games of the series. Since being activated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday, Bell has started in five of the Nationals' seven games, going 2-for-19 with four runs and two RBI.

Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Washington.

Calhoun belted his first homer of the season during the third inning, which tied the game briefly before the Nationals plated three in the fourth. The right fielder has hit safely in five of six games since coming off a season-opening stay on the injured list.

Bohm went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's loss against the Cardinals.

Bohm might have recorded just one hit, but it accounted for half of the Phillies' offense -- he drove in two with an RBI single that scored Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto. The third baseman has hit safely in five of the team's last six games.

Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in Saturday's loss against the Cardinals.

Hoskins bounced back in a big way in this one, as he entered this game in a struggling 1-for-14 stretch that also included five strikeouts. The 28-year-old is hitting .273, but this game might be the confidence booster he was needing after recording just two hits in his previous seven games.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies.

The first baseman connected on his second homer of the year in the sixth inning off Mychal Givens. Alonso struck out in all three at-bats in the nightcap and overall has had a slow start to the year, with his slash line sitting at .222/.293/.444 after Saturday's long ball.

Smith will sit for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Smith went 0-for-3 with a walk and a pair of strikeouts in the first game of the day. Brandon Nimmo slides to left field in the evening game, with Kevin Pillar starting in center.

Beaty was optioned to the alternate training site Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

The 27-year-old cracked the Opening Day roster and saw most of his action off the bench through the first two weeks of the season. Beaty went 1-for-11 with six strikeouts and could rejoin the big-league club when another bench piece is needed.

Blandino was placed on the injured list for undisclosed reasons Saturday.

The Reds didn't specify whether Blandino landed on the 10-day injured list or the COVID-19 injured list, so it's unclear how long he'll be unavailable. Mark Payton was recalled in a corresponding move.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with two walks in Friday's loss to Atlanta.

Like many of Chicago's regulars, Rizzo is struggling with a .182 batting average through 13 games, but he's at least been able to record a hit in three straight contests. The slugging first baseman is too talented to stay down for long, so fantasy managers will just need to remain patient and hope a hot streak is around the corner.