MLB Player News

Hernandez (hand) has resumed hitting in a batting cage, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Hernandez has been out since late July with a sprained hand. He resumed taking dry swings a few days ago and has now moved onto the next step. He's expected to travel with the team for the Dodgers' upcoming road trip, which begins Tuesday in Miami, and could be activated sometime soon after that.

Torres (abdomen) is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Torres was removed from Tuesday's game against the Orioles due to core pain -- the same issue that sent him to the hospital over the weekend -- and will miss at least one game as a result. It's worth noting that while the 22-year-old isn't starting, he remains on the team's lineup card. More should be known about the severity of the injury after he undergoes further testing in the coming days. Breyvic Valera is starting at second base in this one.

Chavis is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Royals, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Chavis is hitting .321 with two home runs and an .881 OPS over his last 10 games, but he'll head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale following a string of four straight starts. In his stead, Brock Holt is manning the keystone and hitting eighth.

Frazier is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

Frazier will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's series finale with left-hander Drew Pomeranz tabbed to start what will be a bullpen game for the Brewers. Pablo Reyes will start at the keystone in place of Frazier, who is just 4-for-35 (.114) over his last 10 appearances.

Castro will serve as the Tigers' leadoff hitter and start in left field Wednesday against the White Sox.

The Tigers will give normal table setter JaCoby Jones a breather in the series finale, but Castro may not plummet precipitously in the order when both players are included in the lineup. Castro batted second in both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader and appears to have at least temporarily earned a prominent spot in the order after hitting .324 over his past nine starts.

Biggio is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Biggio will cede second base duties to Freddy Galvis after starting each of the past three games, during which he contributed a pair of home runs and a stolen base. Even though he's logged just 247 plate appearances with Toronto thus far, Biggio has provided plenty of categorical juice, as he's rapidly closing in on reaching double figures in both home runs (10) and steals (nine). His discerning eye at the plate (16.7 percent walk rate) should continue to afford Biggio plenty of running opportunities and help keep his fantasy value afloat amid dry spells in the power department.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale with the Braves.

Arraez will take a seat after his streak of three straight games with multiple hits came to an end with an 0-for-4 showing in Tuesday's 12-7 loss. The rookie is still batting an immaculate .348 across his first 186 big-league plate appearances and at this point appears to have displaced Jonathan Schoop as the Twins' primary second baseman. Schoop will draw the nod at the keystone in Wednesday's series finale in what will be just his second start in seven games.

Biggio went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.

Bo Bichette's blistering start to his big-league career is attracting all the attention right now, but his fellow second-generation rookie was productive in his own right Tuesday. Biggio is now slashing .215/.344/.395 through his first 59 MLB games with 10 homers and a perfect 9-for-9 performance on the basepaths.

Guillorme went 1-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

Getting the start at second base and hitting sixth, the 24-year-old banged out his first extra-base hit in the majors this season. It's not yet clear how the Mets will replace Robinson Cano (hamstring) at the keystone, but Guillorme's start came with Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop to cover a rest day for Amed Rosario and Jeff McNeil going to right field, and Guillorme might need both guys stationed elsewhere on the diamond to see much future action.

Albies went 4-for-6 with a triple, three runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-7 win over the Twins.

The 22-year-old is now slashing .364/.404/.545 over his last 10 games with three steals, four RBI and nine runs. Albies is thriving in the two hole between Ronald Acuna and Freddie Freeman, giving Atlanta arguably the most dangerous top of the order in all of baseball -- the trio combined for 10 hits, nine runs, eight RBI, two homers and two steals in Tuesday's slugfest.