MLB Player News

Diaz is not starting the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz went 3-for-4 and scored two runs in the Rays' Game 1 victory Tuesday. He'll get a breather during the second game and pass third base duties to Isaac Paredes, who will bat eighth.

France (wrist) is starting at first base and batting second Tuesday against the Padres.

The 28-year-old's left wrist injury flared up over the weekend and kept him out of the lineup Sunday versus Atlanta, but he's back in action after Seattle's scheduled day off Monday. France is off to a slow start in September with a .200/.220/.450 slash line through 10 games.

Rizzo (head) will not play until this weekend in Milwaukee at the earliest, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Rizzo said Tuesday that he is targeting a return either this weekend in Milwaukee or next week at home for the Pirates. A few days ago it was reported that Rizzo is no longer experiencing headaches. Marwin Gonzalez has been starting at first base lately.

Naylor is on the bench Monday against the Angels.

It appears to be a regular day off for Naylor as the Guardians face lefty Reid Detmers. Jose Ramirez is the designated hitter in place of Naylor, who has slashed .297/.366/.486 with a home run, four doubles and five RBI since the beginning of September.

Aranda will start at second base and bat seventh in Monday's game at Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rays manager Kevin Cash suggested over the weekend that Aranda might pick up more playing time, and the skipper will stay true to his word while the rookie receives his second start in a row. In a limited sample of 26 plate appearances in the majors this season, Aranda has produced a .462 on-base percentage. He'll need to continue to rack up walks and make contact at a high clip to ensure he maintains steady at-bats.

Torkelson will start at first base and bat fifth in Monday's game against the Astros.

After a rough start to begin his MLB career followed by an underwhelming six-week run at Triple-A Toledo, Torkelson is finally beginning to resemble the top-flight prospect he was billed as heading into the season since he rejoined the Tigers as a September call-up. Over his first eight games on the month, Torkelson is slashing .333/.438/.593 with a 15.6 percent strikeout rate. The September sample is a small one, but it's been enough for Torkelson to re-emerge as the team's everyday first baseman. He'll be picking up his seventh consecutive start Monday.

Solano is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Solano will get a breather after he started all three of the Reds' games in Milwaukee this past weekend, going 3-for-12 with an RBI and a run. Jake Fraley will serve as the Reds' designated hitter in place of Solano on Monday.

The Padres outrighted Beaty to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

He'll remain in the organization after producing a .333 OPS over 47 plate appearances in 20 games with San Diego before he was designated for assignment Saturday. Now that he no longer possesses a spot on the 40-man roster, Beaty may face an uphill battle to earn a promotion to San Diego before the season comes to a close.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

The lefty-hitting Calhoun's absence from the lineup against Marlins southpaw Trevor Rogers isn't surprising, but Calhoun also sat out the final two games of the Rangers' series with the Blue Jays over the weekend, when Toronto brought a pair of right-handed starters to the hill. With Calhoun having produced a measly .416 OPS since the All-Star break, he appears to have moved into a reserve role while the Rangers give youngster Josh Smith a look in their everyday lineup.

Flores and the Giants agreed Monday on a two-year contract extension that includes a mutual option for the 2025 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Though Flores hasn't graded out well defensively during his time in San Francisco, he's been valuable as a plug-in player at three infield spots or at designated hitter and has fared at least a league-average level or better against both left- and right-handed pitching in three seasons with the Giants. The righty-hitting Flores profiles as a short-side platoon player when the Giants are at full strength, but since that's rarely been the case during his tenure in San Francisco, he's been able to handle a quasi-everyday role through each of his first three seasons. He leads the Giants in plate appearances (523) in 2022 and is slashing .235/.319/.414 with 18 home runs, 66 runs and 65 RBI while maintaining 9.6 and 16.6 percent walk and strikeout rates, respectively.