MLB Player News
-
Jackson Holliday SS | BAL
Orioles' Jackson Holliday: Smacks grand slam in win
Holliday went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Guardians.
Holliday provided all the offense Baltimore would need with a second-inning grand slam off Gavin Williams. It's the second grand slam of the 21-year-old Holliday's career and his second home run this season. Holliday, who had been stuck in a 0-for-17 slump in the five games prior to Wednesday, is now batting .216 with a .623 OPS, eight RBI, five runs scored and a stolen base through his first 52 plate appearances this season.
-
Michael Massey 2B | KC
Royals' Michael Massey: Heading to bench Wednesday
Massey is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
After going 1-for-20 at the dish while starting in each of the last five games, Massey will get a day off to clear his head. Tyler Tolbert will pick up his first career MLB start in place of Massey, covering second base while batting eighth.
-
Adam Frazier 2B | LAA
Pirates' Adam Frazier: Sitting against southpaw
Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Frazier had been included in the lineup in the last three games, but the lefty-hitting veteran will take a seat Wednesday while the Nationals send southpaw Mitchell Parker to the hill. With Frazier on the bench, Jared Triolo (back) will draw the start at second base in his first game back from the IL.
-
Willi Castro LF | COL
Twins' Willi Castro: Exits with oblique injury
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that Castro left Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Mets in the eighth inning due to tightness in his right oblique, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Castro started at shortstop and went 2-for-3 with a double before departing with the injury, which Baldelli described as minor. With Carlos Correa dealing with a hand injury, the Twins may need to call up another infielder if Castro isn't available for the team's next game Friday in Atlanta.
-
Jared Triolo 3B | PIT
Pirates' Jared Triolo: Back from injured list
The Pirates activated Triolo (back) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
Triolo spent the minimum amount of time on the shelf with a lumbar spine strain and was cleared to rejoin the Pirates after going 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in a rehab game with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday. With Nick Gonzales (ankle), Spencer Horwitz (wrist) and Endy Rodriguez (finger) still on the IL, Triolo should see plenty of playing time for the Pirates between first and second base. He'll occupy the keystone and will bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
-
Bryson Stott 2B | PHI
Phillies' Bryson Stott: Idle against lefty
Stott is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
He'll cede second base to Edmundo Sosa while the Giants send southpaw Robbie Ray to the hill Wednesday. The lefty-hitting Stott has gone 1-for-16 with five strikeouts versus same-handed pitching so far this season.
-
Santiago Espinal 2B | LAD
Reds' Santiago Espinal: On bench in second straight
Espinal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
After making four consecutive starts in the infield -- including three in a row at second base -- Espinal shifted to the bench for Tuesday's 8-4 win with Matt McLain (hamstring) manning the keystone in his return from the injured list. McLain should handle everyday duties at second base moving forward, leaving Espinal to fill a utility role that may afford him only a handful of starts per week.
-
Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Exits starting nine
Westburg is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Westburg missed a game last week with an upper-body issue but had started each of the previous three contests. His absence from Wednesday's lineup appears to be a routine day off. Ramon Urias will start at third base and bat ninth for the Orioles.