MLB Player News

Cron (knee) will have season-ending surgery, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Cron suffered a sprained left knee in Monday's game against the White Sox and was hoping to avoid surgery until the offseason, but manager Ron Gardenhire said Saturday that the first baseman will sit out the rest of the schedule. The 30-year-old will hit free agency during the offseason. Jeimer Candelario should step in as the primary first baseman with Willi Castro seeing a potential uptick in playing time at third base.

Tellez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's win over the Rays.

Sahlen Field in Buffalo is suddenly playing like a bandbox, with the Jays clubbing 13 homers over their last two games, and Tellez has two of them. The 25-year-old still has a mediocre .227/.300/.500 slash line with three home runs and nine RBI in 12 games, but if Tellez keeps slugging, manager Charlie Montoyo may have little choice but to give him more consistent playing time.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk a home run and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Phillies.

He went yard back-to-back with Robinson Cano in the third inning off rookie hurler Spencer Howard. Smith has now homered in three straight games, giving him five on the year, and he's enjoying a big August with a .282/.396/.718 slash line, four home runs and nine RBI in 12 games.

Flores went 4-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's loss to Oakland.

Flores entered Friday's contest in a 1-for-17 slump, but he broke out in a big way with a four-hit performance. The utility man is hitting .286 with a .794 OPS, two home runs and three RBI in 42 at-bats this month.

O'Hearn isn't in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Since returning from a shin injury Tuesday, O'Hearn has gone 2-for-8 with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts. Ryan McBroom will take over at first base in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 15-3 rout of the Orioles.

The veteran infielder launched a solo shot in the seventh inning, his fourth homer of the year. With Starlin Castro (wrist) now on the shelf, Cabrera could see time at the keystone, but he was already seeing everyday duty between third base and first base thanks to his .276/.338/.603 slash line with 13 RBI in 16 games.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI single and two runs scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Padres.

Calhoun broke a scoreless tie with his sixth-inning blast off Padres starter Dinelson Lamet. Calhoun then added his RBI single in the eighth and scored on a Starling Marte double as part of a four-run rally to extend the lead. The 32-year-old Calhoun has gone 8-for-18 with three homers, seven RBI and seven runs scored over his last four games. He's hitting .254 with five homers, 14 RBI and 12 runs scored overall in 18 contests.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's 11-1 win over the Mariners.

Gurriel went deep back-to-back with Yordan Alvarez in the middle of a nine-run first inning for the Astros. In the second, Gurriel laced a triple to right field and scored on a Carlos Correa groundout. Through 19 games, Gurriel has four homers, eight RBI, 12 runs scored and a .267 batting average.

Solano (abdomen) is starting at second base and batting second Friday versus the A's.

The 32-year-old missed the past two games with abdominal soreness, but he'll make his return to the lineup for Friday's series opener. Solano has an impressive .458/.476/.661 slash line with one homer, nine doubles and 15 RBI in 16 games.

Diaz will not start Friday's game against Toronto, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Heavy rotation is certainly nothing new for the Rays, as Diaz hits the bench even after reaching base four times and scoring three runs in Thursday's contest. Joey Wendle gets the start at third base.