MLB Player News

Merrifield is absent from the Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.

He had started each of the last six contests but will sit this one out. Cavan Biggio will play second base while Daulton Varsho and George Springer handle the corner outfield spots.

Rosario is not in the Guardians' lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Yankees.

It's the first day off of the season for Rosario, as Gabriel Arias will get a start at shortstop. Rosario is batting just .204/.259/.224 so far, although he does already have three stolen bases.

Sosa was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte by the White Sox on Tuesday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Sosa has crushed the ball for Charlotte in the early going this season, sporting a .448/.556/.828 batting line with a couple home runs. The 23-year-old is a candidate to see starts at second base with the big club while Elvis Andrus plays shortstop with Tim Anderson (knee) out.

Gimenez went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 3-2 win over the Yankees.

It was small ball leading to the Guardians' first run. Gimenez reached on an error, stole second, got to third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly. The second baseman is up to three steals while hitting .318 with a 4:11 BB:K through 11 contests. Monday was the second time he failed to record a hit so far.

Rosario went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks and a stolen base.

The Guardians' Nos. 1-7 hitters failed to record a hit, but they managed seven walks and four steals. Rosario was a contributor in both areas. He's had some positive moments with three multi-hit efforts through 11 games, but the shortstop is slashing a meager .204/.259/.224 through 54 plate appearances. He's added three steals, three RBI and four runs scored, though he's yet to hit a home run.

Massey is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Massey will join fellow lefty hitters MJ Melendez and Kyle Isbel on the bench while Texas brings southpaw Andrew Heaney to the hill for the series opener. Nicky Lopez will step in for Massey at second base.

Hernandez is expected to receive playing time in center field with Adam Duvall (wrist) on the 10-day injured list, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Hernandez won't be the only option for Boston in center while Duvall recovers, as the Red Sox will also have Rob Refsnyder see time in the middle of the outfield. Jarren Duran also has a chance to be an option starting next week, but won't be called up while the Red Sox face a plethora of left-handers. When Hernandez is in center, Yu Chang, Bobby Dalbec and Christian Arroyo will be options at shortstop.

Dubon will start at second base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Pirates.

Dubon will occupy the keystone for the third time in the Astros' last four matchups versus a right-handed pitcher and looks to have inched ahead of David Hensley -- who is on the bench for the second game in a row -- as the preferred option at the position while Jose Altuve (thumb) is sidelined. He's coming off a big weekend in Minnesota, during which he went 4-for-8 with two doubles, three runs and an RBI between his two starts.

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

Hensley has chipped in two stolen bases through Houston's first 10 games, but his .522 OPS is just over 200 points lower than Mauricio Dubon's mark (.724). He'll be on the bench for the second game in a row and looks like he'll have to settle for a utility role for the time being with Dubon seemingly establishing himself as the top option at the keystone while Jose Altuve (thumb) is on the shelf.

Drury went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in an extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Drury hit one of the Angels' four long balls in the contest, going deep to center field in the eighth inning. The homer was his first of the campaign after he slugged a career-high 28 long balls last season. However, Drury also struck out three times Sunday, giving him 10 strikeouts (and no walks) through 31 plate appearances on the campaign.