MLB Player News

Tellez is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Pirates.

Owen Miller will play first base and bat leadoff. Brian Anderson is in the DH role and batting sixth. Tellez carries a .532 OPS this year against lefties and the Pirates are starting veteran southpaw Rich Hill.

Mets manager Buck Showalter said Friday that Alonso (wrist) has been hitting in the batting cage and he expects the first baseman back "before long," Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.

Showalter didn't offer an updated timeline for Alonso's return, but the fact that the slugger is already hitting would seem to give him a shot to beat the initial 3-4 week estimate for his recovery. It's been only nine days since Alonso was diagnosed with a bone bruise and sprain in his left wrist as a result of being plunked by Atlanta's Charlie Morton.

Hiura (knee) will begin a rehab assignment with the Brewers' Arizona Complex League affililate on Friday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

It will be the first game action in a little over a month for Hiura, who suffered a PCL strain at Triple-A Nashville. Prior to the injury, the 26-year-old had a 1.073 OPS with 12 home runs across 32 games. He was removed from the Brewers' 40-man roster just before Opening Day.

Cooper isn't starting Friday against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper has three homers in his last 10 games but is batting just .226 (7-for-31) over that stretch. He'll get a breather Friday while Yuli Gurriel takes over at first base and bats fifth.

Mountcastle (illness) took some throws at first base before Friday's game, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

Mountcastle was placed on the injured list earlier this week due to vertigo. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde noted Friday that while the first baseman is feeling better, he's not fully 100 percent. He is eligible to return from the IL on June 20, although it's uncertain whether he'll be ready at that time.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Thursday's victory over Colorado.

Olson capped the scoring Thursday, launching a 456-foot shot off Pierce Johnson to put Atlanta ahead 8-3 in the seventh inning. Olson is now 6-for-21 (.286) with two homers and a .919 OPS over his last five games. The 29-year-old first baseman is now slashing .232/.349/.494 with 19 homers, 48 runs scored and 46 RBI through 263 plate appearances this season.

Solano went 1-for-2 with a three-run homer in Thursday's 8-4 loss against the Tigers.

Solano gave the Twins a 4-1 lead in the second inning with a two-out, three-run homer off Matthew Boyd. Solano has two home runs on the year, both coming in his last four games. The veteran infielder has gone 8-for-19 (.421) with a 1.402 OPS over his last six games. Solano's now slashing a solid .286/.378/.404 with 17 RBI and 17 runs scored through 185 plate appearances this season. He should continue to see regular at-bats in Minnesota thanks to his ability to play multiple infield positions.

Torkelson went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Twins.

Torkelson extended his hitting streak to five games and he's batting .381 during the stretch. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick has yet to truly break out at the MLB level, but the talent is there for him to string together more games like this one. Torkelson has pushed his OPS to .711, which is a significant improvement from the .604 mark he posted last year as a rookie.

Raley went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Athletics.

Raley got the offense going for the Rays on Thursday, beginning with a single to right in the top of the second to advance Harold Ramirez to third. Both would then come around to score to put the Rays up 2-0 early. The right fielder went on to crush a solo homer off Austin Pruitt in the eighth to help Tampa Bay jump back in front 3-2. With the two-hit performance, Raley is now batting .343 in June with two homers, six RBI and nine runs scored.

Cronenworth is absent from the lineup Thursday against the Guardians.

Brandon Dixon will take a turn at first base and Ha-Seong Kim is at second. This appears to be a planned day of rest for Cronenworth, who's turned it on offensively over the last few weeks but holds a relatively underwhelming .216/.322/.377 overall slash line for the year.