MLB Player News

Mets infielder Dilson Herrera has been promoted to the majors Thursday.

Herrera will replace Daniel Murphy on the active roster. Herrera has hit .319/.377/.471 over two levels in the minors. 

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa belted his eighth home run of the season Sunday against the Giants.

Espinosa entered the game in the seventh as a pinch-hitter. He singled in the seventh and took Juan Gutierrez deep for a two-run home run in the eighth inning. He finished 2 for 2 with a run scored and two RBI in a 14-6 victory. He is hitting .219 with eight homers and 27 RBI over 302 at-bats.

Third baseman Yangervis Solarte is set to play Saturday for the Padres in St. Louis. He had been sidelined snce Wednesday with an oblique injury.

Solarte has raised all the numbers on his stat line since arriving to San Diego from the Yankees. He is now at .261/.345/.391.

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte is out of the lineup yet again Friday against the Cardinals, as he continues to deal with an oblique injury. It is not clear if he is expected to be available off the bench this weekend.  

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte was not in the team's starting lineup Thursday.

Solarte said his oblique injury is improving, and that he hopes to help off the bench soon. He left Wednesday's game due to the injury. Solarte is hitting .261/.345/.391 over 330 at-bats.

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte was removed from Wednesday's game due to a mild left oblique strain, the team announced.

Solarte went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored before exiting. He also committed a throwing error in the game. Solarte owns a .261/.345/.391 line with nine home runsa nd 42 RBI in 330 at-bats.

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in his team's 4-3 win over the Rockies.

Solarte made the difference in the result for the Rockies, turning a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead with his seventh-inning home run. It was his third home run in 88 at-bats since joining the Padres via trade. Solarte has hit .263/.347/.396 with nine home runs and 42 RBI in 323 at-bats.

The Marlins have promoted infielder Ed Lucas and sent down outfielder Enrique Hernandez. The pair had taken an opposite path on July 31.

Hernandez fared decently during his stint with the team. He posted a stat line of .261/.323/.386 with one home run and eight RBI in 88 at-bats.

Nationals deposed starting second baseman Danny Espinosa is considering shedding switch-hitting and batting right-handed full-time, per the Washington Post.

Matt Williams would not complain if that happened.

"For me, he just gets on top of the baseball, more from the right side than he does from the left side," Williams said. "Something he works on everyday left-handed, but it's naturally a little more on top of the baseball right-handed."

Espinosa, who slugged a three-run homer right-handed Wednesday, owns a weak .184/.243/.294 stat line as a left-handed hitter this year, but is batting .309 from the right side.

Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa went 1 for 4 with a three-run home run in his team's 7-1 win over the Mets Wednesday.

Espinosa had endured a massive power drought before Wednesday, with his last home run coming all the way back on May 12. Due to get spotty playing time after the addition of Asdrubal Cabrera last week, Espinosa owns a .221/.285/.361 line with seven home runs, 25 RBI and seven stolen bases in 285 at-bats.