MLB Player News

Lux recently stated that he has been sprinting and that his injured left hamstring is feeling better than expected, Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA reports.

When Lux hit the injured list July 19, the expectation was that he would likely need a fair amount of time to recover. Though a target return date has not yet been set, it's at least promising that the infielder's hamstring has responded well to rehab thus far. Early August remains a reasonable expectation for Lux's return to action.

Frazier was traded from the Pirates to the Padres in exchange for Tucupita Marcano, Jack Suwinski and Michell Miliano on Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Frazier is in the midst of the best campaign of his career, as he's slashed .327/.392/.453 with four homers, 58 runs, 32 RBI and five stolen bases to begin the 2021 campaign. The 29-year-old won't be a free agent until after the 2022 season. He played nearly every day for the Pirates and leads all major leaguers with 125 hits this year, and San Diego plans to use him in a super-utility role since he has experience at all three outfield positions, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. As a result, Frazier and Jake Cronenworth could both maintain fairly regular playing time.

Urias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Jace Peterson will pick up a start at third base while Urias sits for the first time since the All-Star break. Through the Brewers' first seven games of the second half, Urias has gone 6-for-25 (.240 average) with a home run, two doubles, seven runs, three RBI and a 6:4 BB:K.

Rodgers (calf) will start at second base and bat second Sunday against the Dodgers.

The Rockies held Rodgers out of the lineup for the past two days with a minor calf issue, but he'll be ready to go for the series finale. With Rodgers back in action, Garrett Hampson will return to a utility role.

Frazier will start at second base and lead off Sunday against the Giants.

After getting a day off in Monday's 4-2 loss to Arizona, Frazier has returned to start in each of the Pirates' last four games. He's racked up six hits over those contests, and he'll head into the series finale in San Francisco with a .327 season average, good for third place in the majors among qualified hitters. Expect Frazier's name to be bandied about in trade rumors as the July 30 deadline approaches.

Kim is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Kim started in both of the past two games, going 0-for-6 to drop his season-long average to .209. The rookie's defensive versatility could be enough for him to earn a few starts per week, but he won't be in store for a full-time role now that San Diego has all of its primary infielders and outfielders available.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Diaz will take a seat after he had picked up starts in four of the past five games, with the 25-year-old going 4-for-17 with a double, two walks and three runs scored over that stretch. While Jon Berti's (concussion) move to the 7-day injured list temporarily opened up more playing time for Diaz, Brian Anderson's (shoulder) return from the 60-day IL on Saturday will likely result in Diaz moving back into a utility role.

McNeil (leg) won't start Sunday against the Blue Jays, but manager Luis Rojas said the infielder is available off the bench in the series finale, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil will be withheld from the lineup for the third straight game while he contends with left leg muscle fatigue, but the injury doesn't look like anything that will result in an extended shutdown. Even if McNeil goes unused off the bench Sunday, he could be ready to play at least one half of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

Marte (hamstring) was moved from the team's training complex to Chase Field to take at-bats against live pitching, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Weather at the complex has put a hold on Marte's at-bats, so the Diamondbacks moved him to be with the team in Phoenix where he'll get in more work. Marte will remain in town and perhaps get at-bats in the Arizona Complex League.

Rodgers (undisclosed) remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Rodgers was scratched for undisclosed reasons Friday and did not appear off the bench. He'll miss another start Saturday, with Garrett Hampson getting the nod at second base.