MLB Player News

Kemp hit leadoff and went 1-for-5 in Wednesday's 8-3 win over the Mariners.

Kemp got the rare call to hit leadoff with George Springer getting the day off to rest an ailing shoulder. With Springer expected back Friday, Kemp will return to his bottom-of-the-order status.

Torres went 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and one walk Wednesday against the Orioles.

Torres went deep in the second and ninth innings, but Baltimore would escape with a 7-5 victory. He's gone 6-for-24 with three-extra base hits and seven RBI in seven games since returning from the disabled list. The rookie second baseman is hitting .289 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI through 70 games in the big leagues this season.

Semien went 2-for-4 and recorded his 11th stolen base of the season in a win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

A recent move down the order seems to have agreed with Semien thus far, and he's now hitting .359 (14-for-39) with three doubles, one triple and two RBI when deployed out of the eighth spot this season. Nick Martini should continue to lead off while Semien bats in the bottom third against righties, but look for Semien to see starts atop the order against lefties.

Forsythe is not in the lineup against Cleveland on Wednesday, LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

Forsythe is expected to be available off the bench but won't be in the starting lineup since he still has yet to arrive in Minnesota after being dealt from the Dodgers on Tuesday. Ehire Adrianza will man second base and bat ninth.

Sweeney was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Sweeney was removed from the 40-man roster in early July after a brief stint in the majors, and now makes his return to the Blue Jays following the trades of John Axford and Aaron Loup. Sweeney should serve in a utility role for Toronto and is unlikely to garner consistent opportunities.

Drury is not in Tuesday's lineup versus Oakland, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Drury went 0-for-4 during Monday's series opener and will retreat to the bench while Devon Travis (back) and Yangervis Solarte get starts in the infield.

Forsythe was traded from the Dodgers to the Twins on Tuesday along with Luke Raley and Devin Smeltzer in exchange for Brian Dozier, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

With Forsythe's salary matching Dozier's almost perfectly, it allowed the Dodgers to stay under the luxury tax. Forsythe was hitting just .207 and was worth negative-0.6 fWAR in 211 plate appearances, so it would not be surprising if he didn't play much with the rebuilding Twins.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Blue Jays on Monday.

Semien operated out of the eight hole, ceding the leadoff role to the hot-hitting Nick Martini. The shortstop is wrapping up July wielding a hot bat, as he's now generated four two-hit efforts over his last eight games, a span during which he's laced a quartet of two-baggers and driven in five of his eight runs for the month.

Beckham was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Monday, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Beckham was removed from the 40-man roster to make room for Monday's acquisitions, Adam Warren and Zach Duke. Beckham had put together an uninspiring .200/.263/.229 slash line with one extra-base hit and one RBI in the big leagues prior to being demoted to Triple-A Tacoma on July 13.

Arroyo sustained a concussion after getting hit in the head by a pitch while playing for Triple-A Durham on Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo has hit .264/.339/.396 in 20 games for the Rays this season. He'll likely miss at least a week with the concussion, though an exact timeline is very hard to predict for that sort of injury.