MLB Player News

Calhoun will sit Friday against the Mariners.

Calhoun started against the last three southpaws the Rangers faced but will hit the bench Friday against Robbie Ray. Elier Hernandez gets the nod in left field.

Torkelson isn't starting Friday against the Guardians.

Torkelson drew starts in the last eight games and hit .222 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI. Harold Castro is starting at first base and batting fifth Friday.

Cooper (knee) will bat second and play first base Friday against the Phillies, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

A bruised left knee kept Cooper out of the lineup the previous two games, though he did appear off the bench Thursday. He's been cold over his last 10 games, striking out 13 times while recording just three hits, but his overall .295/.362/.453 slash line earned him his first career All-Star nod.

Santana (personal) was placed on the restricted list Friday as he addresses a family emergency.

Santana will be away from the team for a few days while with his family, likely making him unavailable until after the All-Star break. Kevin Padlo was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday to replace him on the active roster.

Padlo was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

The 26-year-old will return to the Mariners after he was sent down in late June, filling the roster spot of Carlos Santana who was placed on the restricted list Friday with a family emergency. Padlo has gone 4-for-22 with a double and three RBI over 10 games in the big leagues this season.

Bohm (finger) was reinstated from the restricted list but isn't starting Friday's game against the Marlins.

Bohm was unavailable for the Phillies' recent two-game series in Toronto due to his vaccination status, but he'll rejoin the active roster ahead of the team's road series in Miami. However, the 25-year-old isn't starting as he continues to deal with a finger injury. He'll be available off the bench if necessary, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports, and will likely return to the lineup Saturday. Matt Vierling will shift to third base while Mickey Moniak starts in center field.

France went 2-for-5 with a two-run single and a double in a win over the Rangers on Thursday.

France's eighth-inning knock plated Sam Haggerty and Abraham Toro to erase a 5-4 deficit and give the Mariners a slim one-run lead they wouldn't relinquish. The 28-year-old had been mired in a 2-for-20 funk since coming off the injured list July 7, but perhaps his first multi-hit effort since June 21 will reignite his bat.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Nationals.

The 28-year-old slugger capped the scoring for Atlanta by taking Andres Machado deep in the sixth inning. Olson has gone yard in three straight games, giving him 16 homers on the year to go along with a .251/.339/.481 slash line and 53 RBI through 91 contests.

Bell went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Atlanta.

He took Kyle Wright deep in the bottom of the first inning for his 13th long ball of the season, but the Nationals were already in a 2-0 hole. Bell snapped a brief nine-game homer drought in which he's hit only .135 (5-for-37) with zero RBI, but on the year he still sports a .300/.380/.488 slash line, with the batting average and OBP both tracking to be career bests.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Twins.

Abreu has been excellent across his last 24 games, as he's tallied at least one hit on 22 occasions and multiple hits 14 times. In that span, he's maintained a .406 batting average with two home runs, 13 RBI and 16 runs scored. As a result of the hot stretch, Abreu has compiled a 146 wRC+ and .373 wOBA across 382 plate appearances for the season.