MLB Player News

Vargas is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers are giving Mookie Betts a start at second base, which means Vargas will begin this one on the bench. The rookie infielder has just a .570 OPS in June and has seen his playing time dip as a result.

Kim is dealing with a tight left hamstring, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The issue explains why he's not in the Padres' lineup Friday in Cincinnati, although the team indicated his day off was precautionary, so Kim will likely avoid the injured list. Rougned Odor is playing second base Friday.

Bae isn't in the Pirates' lineup Friday against the Brewers

The utility player is 0-for-25 across his last 10 games, forcing him to the bench against right-hander Freddy Peralta. In Bae's absence, Nick Gonzales will slide over to second base, and Tucupita Marcano will get the nod at shortstop.

Kim is absent from the lineup for Friday's tilt in Cincinnati.

Reds starter Graham Ashcraft has had a more difficult time against right-handed batters in his two seasons, although his splits are pretty even in 2023 (and bad against both righties and lefties). The Padres will go with the left-handed hitting Rougned Odor at second base Friday as Kim gets some rest.

Kim went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double and two RBI in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.

Kim put the Padres on the board with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second before launching a solo shot in the fourth to make it a 4-0 lead. It was the second baseman's fourth home run in his last seven games while he's also recorded three multi-hit games over that stretch to go along with nine RBI and six runs scored.

Miller is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Mets.

Brice Turang will start at second base and bat seventh after being recalled to the Brewers' major-league roster Thursday afternoon. Brian Anderson is covering third base and hitting fifth.

Milwaukee recalled Turang from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.

Turang made the Opening Day roster out of Brewers camp this spring but got demoted to the minors in early June after slashing just .205/.254/.307 across his first 177 major-league plate appearances. He then put up a .927 OPS with three homers and two steals in 15 games at Triple-A to push his way back to the bigs. The 23-year-old has good speed and a bit of power, though he might not play regularly enough to offer mixed-league fantasy appeal.

Milwaukee optioned Urias to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.

Urias missed all of April and May due to a severe hamstring strain and has not been able to get it going here in June, so he'll head to the minors to face some lesser competition. Brice Turang is returning to the Brewers in a corresponding roster move.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with three RBI in a loss to the Rockies on Wednesday.

Hernandez notched his first runs batted in of the campaign with a two-run single in the fourth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The 25-year-old is up with the Dodgers as a fill-in for utility man Chris Taylor, who is on the injured list with a knee injury. Wednesday was Hernandez's first appearance in a game since he was called up Sunday, and he may see infrequent opportunities while he's with the big club.

Bae will start at second base and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Padres.

Bae was on the bench for two of the Pirates' last four games and is slashing a miserable .150/.232/.167 thus far in June, putting his status as an everyday player on notice. If there's a saving grace for Bae, it's that fellow middle infielder Tucupita Marcano has performed similarly poor in June (.493 OPS), which has resulted in recent call-up Nick Gonzales entering the lineup in place of Marcano for three straight games. Even if Marcano is the odd man out of the three for the time being, Bae could eventually lose reps to Rodolfo Castro at the keystone if another recent call-up in Jared Triolo ends up serving as the primary replacement at third base for the injured Ke'Bryan Hayes (back).