MLB Player News

Short was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Friday.

Short didn't start any of the last three games, but he should receive more consistent at-bats in the minors. The 26-year-old had slashed just .111/.150/.222 with three home runs, 10 RBI, nine runs and a stolen base in 38 games since the All-Star break.

Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 8-5 loss to Boston.

The infielder recorded his first multi-hit effort in 18 games since he was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 7. Gimenez has notched four steals in that span, but he's just 10-for-46 (.217) at the plate. He's added two home runs, seven RBI, eight stolen bases and 14 runs scored through 141 plate appearances overall.

Arauz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 8-5 win over Cleveland.

The infielder started at shortstop with Xander Bogaerts (COVID-19) unavailable. In the fourth inning, Arauz took Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill deep. The homer snapped an 0-for-13 skid at the plate for Arauz, who is now slashing .188/.304/.354 with a pair of homers, six RBI, seven runs scored and two doubles through 56 plate appearances. He'll likely see regular playing time until Boston gets some of its ailing infielders off the COVID-19 list.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Polanco got the Twins on the board early with his solo shot off Michael Wacha in the first inning. He later knocked an RBI double in the eighth. It was his first homer since going deep in three straight games from Aug. 23-25 and he's gone 21-for-63 (.333) with nine extra-base hits over his last 15 games. Polanco is slashing .276/.334/.498 with 80 RBI through 125 games.

Frazier isn't starting Friday's game against the Astros, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Frazier has gone 1-for-7 with a run, an RBI and two walks across his last three appearances and will be on the bench for a second straight game. Ha-Seong Kim will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Dubon was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.

The 27-year-old was recalled Thursday and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in a win over the Brewers, but he'll head back to the minors after Evan Longoria (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Dubon has hit .333 with 29 home runs, 22 RBI and nine stolen bases in 46 games in the minors this year.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Andrus has now hit safely in five of his last seven games, and he's struck out a minuscule 7.4 percent of the time during that stretch. With a modest 26 extra-base hits in 473 plate appearances, Andrus currently sports his lowest figure in the former category since the 2013 season. However, his .230 average and .276 on-base percentage, while certainly pedestrian, are still a notable improvement on the respective .194 and .252 figures he produced in those categories with the Rangers in 2020.

McNeil is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil started the past two games and will take a seat for Friday's contest. Jonathan Villar will start at third base while Kevin Pillar starts in left field with Dominic Smith (bereavement) away from the team.

Albies (knee) is starting at second base and leading off Friday in Colorado.

Amazingly Albies will end up missing only a few games after suffering what looked like a scary injury Tuesday, when he needed to be helped off the field after fouling a ball off his knee. This is doubly excellent news for his fantasy managers, as he will get to take advantage of a few games in Coors Field.

Hernandez could return from the COVID-19 list early next week, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The 30-year-old has been inactive since August 26 but manager Alex Cora is hoping he will return sooner rather than later. Hernandez is one of a number of players the Red Sox expect to be reinstated from the COVID list in the coming week, including Xander Bogaerts and Christian Arroyo.