MLB Player News

Aranda went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored during the Rays' 6-1 win over the Mariners on Saturday.

Aranda gave the Rays a 2-1 lead in the third inning after his double brought Chandler Simpson home. Aranda has four multi-hit performances over his last four games and 29 for the season. He has gone 11-for-27 (.407) with four RBI over his last seven contests.

Vargas isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Vargas will sit down for the beginning of Saturday's game after going 1-for-5 with three strikeouts in the series opener. His absence will open up first base for Tim Tawa.

The Pirates activated Gonzalez to the major-league roster Saturday.

Gonzalez had been at Triple-A when the White Sox traded him to Pittsburgh on Friday, but he'll officially return to the majors to begin his tenure with the Pirates. He won't be in the lineup for the final game of Saturday's doubleheader, though Injuries to Spencer Horwitz (hamstring) and Konnor Griffin (finger) could open up opportunities for Gonzalez to get starting reps with Pittsburgh.

Pasquantino (hand) will start at first base and bat fifth Saturday against the Orioles.

Pasquantino was activated from the injured list Friday after spending nearly a month on the shelf with a hamate fracture, but Saturday will mark his return to the starting nine. The 28-year-old was slashing .298/.365/.426 across his last 12 games before getting injured, and he went 4-for-11 with three walks, an RBI and a run during his three-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha.

The Red Sox optioned Harris to Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.

Harris will lose his place on the active roster to make room for Eduardo Rivera, who is expected to start Saturday's game against the Mets. Harris went 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch during his lone appearance after getting called up to Boston on Thursday and has gone just 3-for-18 at Worcester since joining the organization June 30. He will likely spend most of what's left of the year in the minors.

The Athletics placed Kurtz on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right thumb capsule sprain.

Kurtz jammed his right hand while attempting to field a throw in the first inning of Wednesday's game against the Tigers, with that injury along with an illness contributing to his removal from the game. Now that he's been moved to the IL, Kurtz will sit out Tuesday's All-Star Game, in addition to the Athletics' final two games of the first half versus the White Sox and the club's first series of the second half against the Nationals. Joey Meneses and Jonah Heim will likely be in store for reps at first base while Kurtz is out.

Rice went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Nationals.

Rice has gone deep seven times in the last 10 games, slashing .324/.432/.892 over that blistering stretch with eight runs and 13 RBI. His 29 homers on the season rank third in the majors, behind Kyle Schwarber's 32 and Yordan Alvarez's 30.

Murakami went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Athletics.

Murakami returned after roughly a six-week absence and struck out in four of his five at-bats. He delivered an RBI double in his other plate appearance, continuing the boom-or-bust profile he had displayed early in the season. Murakami also returned to hit second in the order, and he should retain a key spot in the lineup moving forward.

Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 10-2 win over the Phillies.

Torkelson hit his second home run over his last three games, and he's now up to 16 long balls on the season. The 26-year-old matched his career best with 31 homers in 155 regular-season contests last year. He's sitting at his current total after 93 games, so he'll need to finish on a torrid pace if he wants to set a new career high in 2026, though Torkelson is plenty capable of going on power binges.

Devers went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional RBI in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.

Devers opened the scoring with a second-inning homer and added an RBI single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. He has gone 12-for-32 (.375) with four homers and eight RBI over nine contests in July. For the season, the infielder is batting .253 with an .808 OPS, 19 homers, 52 RBI, 48 runs scored, 25 doubles and one triple over 94 games.