MLB Player News

Dubon is not starting Wednesday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dubon will give way to Wilmer Flores at second base after starting the first five games of the season for the Giants. He is 3-for-17 with a double and six strikeouts so far this season.

Gimenez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Wednesday against the Red Sox, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Gimenez is set to make his first big-league start after working as a reserve through the team's first five games, going 0-for-4 in his limited at-bats. The talented 21-year-old spent all of 2019 with Double-A Binghamton, slashing .250/.309/.387 with nine homers and 28 steals in 117 games.

Rosario is not starting Wednesday against the Red Sox, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

Rosario will get a breather following a string of five consecutive starts. In his absence, prospect Andres Gimenez is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth Wednesday. Rosario is 6-for-21 on the season with three RBI and two runs scored.

Hernandez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Astros, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Hernandez will sit for the first time all season, with Chris Taylor starting at the keystone in his place. The utility man is 7-for-22 with a home run, five RBI and five runs through five games this season.

Kemp will remain on the bench Wednesday against the Rockies.

Kemp doesn't appear to have the platoon role at second base that he was thought to have prior to the season. He's started against just two of the five righties the Athletics have faced thus far, with Chad Pinder starting against two and Vimael Machin, who starts Wednesday, getting the nod once.

The Phillies added Stott to their 60-man roster pool Wednesday, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic reports.

As a 22-year-old who has yet to play above the rookie-ball level, Stott probably ranks low on the list for a potential promotion to the big-league roster in 2020. Instead, his addition to the roster pool will merely allow the Phillies to track his development more carefully in simulated games at their alternate training site since minor-league baseball won't be played this season.

Forsythe agreed to a contract Wednesday with the Marlins, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Forsythe's deal is likely a minor-league agreement, but he'll presumably be added to the 30-man active roster when the Marlins return to action next week, given that Miami has had 15 players in its 60-man roster pool test positive for COVID-19 in recent days. The 33-year-old's ability to play all over the infield and in the corner outfield should at the very least make him a useful bench piece, even if he doesn't capture a regular spot in the starting lineup.

Andrus batted seventh in the order and went 1-for-3 in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Andrus is one of several Rangers mired in an early season slump, so manager Chris Woodward shook up the lineup. As such, Andrus was dropped from the top of the order to seventh. The shortstop is 2-for-13 with three walks over the first four games.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.

His second-inning blast off Carlos Martinez capped a five-run eruption that effectively decided the game, and gave Polanco his first homer of the year. The 27-year-old shortstop is now 6-for-17 to begin the season with four RBI and five runs through four games, and after a breakout 2019 he could be ready to solidify his spot as one of the key hitters in the Twins' formidable attack.

Frazier went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Brewers.

Frazier went deep in the eighth inning to put the Pirates ahead 8-6, which was ultimately the final score. It was his first home run of the season. Frazier had been fairly quiet at the plate prior to going yard, and he has reached base only four times in 22 plate appearances to this point.