MLB Player News

Naylor (lower leg) could be back as soon as Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Naylor opened the year on the injured list after missing most of last season with a major leg injury, but it looks as though he's only slightly behind schedule. He'll be evaluated after making rehab appearances Tuesday and Wednesday and could be cleared to return after a minimum-length absence.

Torkelson will sit Monday against the Red Sox.

Torkelson has gone 0-for-8 with six strikeouts through his first three MLB games. He'll get a day to clear his head Monday, though it will take far more than three games for there to be reason to seriously worry about his playing time. Harold Castro will take over at first base.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.

The lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat for the second time in the Brewers' first four games while the Orioles bring a southpaw (Bruce Zimmermann) to the hill. Keston Hiura will once again fill in for Tellez at first base in what could prove to be a platoon arrangement between the two players.

Gurriel (personal) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Gurriel was placed on the paternity list Friday, and he missed the remainder of the team's opening series against the Angels as a result. Given that the team is off Monday, he is in line to return to the lineup at the next opportunity. Gurriel should start at first base while hitting fifth in the order.

Dalbec went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, HBP and a walk in a 4-3 win over the Yankees on Sunday.

Dalbec took reliever Clarke Schmidt deep to right in the sixth inning to give Boston a 4-3 lead that would eventually be the final while also being hit by a pitch in the first and walking in the eighth. The 26-year-old has yet to deliver on his significant potential but should have every opportunity to do so this season in a fearsome Boston lineup.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs and two strikeouts in Sunday's 9-4 win over the Dodgers.

Cron recorded hits in each of the first two games of the season, and he helped to extend the Rockies' lead in the third inning Sunday by going yard for the first time this year. The 32-year-old has homered at least 25 times in each of the last three full seasons, and he remains a power threat after signing a two-year extension with Colorado in October.

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.

Guerrero got a cement mixer from Spencer Howard and did not miss. The ball traveled 467 feet, and as Sarah Langs notes on Twitter, the long ball was the Blue Jays' hardest-hit homer of the Statcast era at 117.9 mph. Guerrero has hit safely in all three games so far (.455 average) and is locked into the three hole in one of baseball's best lineups.

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk during Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cubs.

Tellez had a day off Saturday with a left-hander on the mound for the Cubs, but he hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the sixth inning Sunday as the Brewers picked up their first win of the season. The 27-year-old performed well after being traded to Milwaukee last year, and he's gone 3-for-7 with a homer, two runs, two RBI, a walk and two strikeouts across his first two appearances in 2022.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 10-1 victory over Detroit.

Abreu recorded an RBI groundout in the first inning and then doubled in a run in the third. He later was driven home by Andrew Vaughn in the seventh and ninth innings. The veteran first baseman tallied four hits and scored six runs in the opening series against the Tigers.

Vaughn went 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI and a walk in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Tigers.

The White Sox already had a comfortable 6-1 lead before Vaughn launched a three-run shot off Elvin Rodriguez in the seventh inning. He later added an RBI single in the ninth. The 24-year-old slugger is 4-for-10 with two long balls and six RBI to start his second MLB campaign.