MLB Player News

Rojas was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Mariners on Monday along with Dominic Canzone and Ryan Bliss in exchange for Paul Sewald, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Rojas, 29, is in the midst of his worst season since 2020, as he is slashing .228/.292/.296 with zero home runs and six steals in 59 games. He has essentially been a replacement-level player (minus-0.1 fWAR), and Rojas will contend with Kolten Wong and Jose Caballero for playing time in Seattle.

Massey went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Twins.

Massey has found ways to be productive lately, going 9-for-31 (.290) with four home runs, seven RBI and two stolen bases over his last eight games. He has four multi-hit efforts in that span, which has raised his batting average to .217 on the year. The second baseman has played steadily despite a lackluster .625 OPS, and with Nicky Lopez traded to Atlanta, Massey's role should be further solidified over the remaining two months of the campaign. Samad Taylor and Matt Duffy are Massey's biggest competitors for playing time at the keystone.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Astros.

Lowe tagged Phil Maton for a two-run shot in the sixth inning Sunday, marking Lowe's 13th long ball of 2023 and his third in the last five games. During that five-game stretch, Lowe is batting .474 with seven RBI and five runs scored. On the year (70 games), Lowe is slashing .226/.321/.439 and is striking out at a 27.7 percent clip.

Westburg went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.

Westburg was able to get involved in the Orioles' seven-run rally in the first inning. The infielder's steal was his second of the season, both of which have come in his last six games. He's gone 3-for-17 over his last eight contests, so he's seen a somewhat limited role during his first big-league stint. Overall, he has a .253/.309/.413 slash line with a home run, eight RBI and 11 runs scored across 81 plate appearances.

Frazier went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Yankees.

Frazier swatted the homer during the Orioles' seven-run first inning. The 31-year-old has seen his playing time waver a bit lately, but he's still gone 6-for-18 (.333) with three doubles over his last seven games. He's at a .239/.301/.425 slash line with a career-high 13 homers, 49 RBI, 45 runs scored and seven stolen bases through 97 contests overall.

Julien is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

The rookie will join fellow left-handed hitters Joey Gallo and Max Kepler on the bench for the series finale while the Royals bring southpaw Ryan Yarbrough to the hill. Jorge Polanco will check in for Julien at second base after making both of his first two starts at third base upon his return from the injured list Friday.

Rengifo will start at second base and bat leadoff in Sunday's game in Toronto, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

With Zach Neto having now sat out seven times in the Angels' last eight games due to back issues, Rengifo has received a temporary look as the Angels' table setter. Since Neto first exited the lineup July 22, Rengifo has reached base in each of the last seven contests while slashing .333/.375/.733 with six extra-base knocks.

Massey went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Twins.

He took Bailey Ober deep in the second inning to help the Royals leap out to an early 6-0 lead. Massey has gone yard four times in his last seven games to double his homer total on the season, and over that stretch he's batting .321 (9-for-28) with seven RBI. The 25-year-old's .220/.272/.358 slash line on the year remains poor, but it won't take much of a hot streak for him to lock down the starting job at the keystone for Kansas City -- the team ranks 25th this year in offensive WAR from the position at 0.3.

Altuve went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Rays.

Altuve tallied his first home run since returning from the injured list July 26. Though it came off catcher Rene Pinto, Altuve now has hits in back-to-back games after going hitless in the first contest he was activated. He's returned to his customary spot atop the Astros' order and is likely to remain there for the rest of the season, assuming he stays healthy.

Diaz isn't in the Athletics' lineup Saturday against Colorado.

After a 2-for-5 performance Friday in which he drove in an RBI, Diaz will take a seat to begin Saturday's contest. In his place, Jace Peterson will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.