MLB Player News

The Rangers recalled Smith from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Smith has hit only .218/.316/.248 during his time with the Rangers this season and has also missed time with injuries. He slashed just .224/.309/.397 in 14 games with Round Rock, but the Rangers could use Smith's versatility as they navigate injuries.

Urias went 2-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Mets.

Getting another start at second base and batting seventh, Urias was the only Blue Jay to have much success against Nolan McLean and the New York bullpen in a 3-0 loss. Urias is making a case for more consistent playing time, and over his first seven games for Toronto he's batting .400 (6-for-15) with a double, a homer and more walks (three) than strikeouts (two).

Lee is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Zach McKinstry will fill in at the keystone in the series finale. Lee started at second base in the Tigers' last four games, going 5-for-17 with a home run, a double, a walk and three RBI.

Bazzana is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Rangers.

Bazzana has gone just 2-for-29 with a 1:10 BB:K over his last seven games. Additionally, the Rangers are starting southpaw MacKenzie Gore, presenting a good opportunity for the left-swinging Bazzana to get a break during the afternoon contest. Daniel Schneemann will fill in for the Guardians at second base.

Lopez moved from second base to shortstop in the first inning of Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Guardians. He went 1-for-3 with a run scored.

Lopez opened the game at second base, but shortstop Corey Seager was pulled from the game in the first inning with back discomfort. Ezequiel Duran might normally take over at shortstop, but he's been needed in the outfield, where both Brandon Nimmo (shoulder) and Wyatt Langford are battling injuries. This was Lopez's second consecutive game playing shortstop.

McLain entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter and played an inning in center field. He went 0-for-1 and caught a line drive in a 7-2 loss to the Brewers.

McLain pinch hit for center fielder TJ Friedl in the eighth inning before finishing the game in the outfield -- his first time playing there as a major-leaguer. Normally an infielder, McLain did pregame drills in the center field the last two days and could get more work in games there as the Reds cope with injuries to Blake Dunn (elbow) and Dane Myers (shoulder).

Edwards went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs and an RBI in a 14-3 win against Colorado on Tuesday.

Miami pounded out 21 total hits as a team, with Edwards and Griffin Conine pacing the squad with four knocks apiece. Edwards has put together a nine-game hitting streak during which he's slashing a scorching .444/.487/.556 with two doubles, a triple, five runs, four RBI and two stolen bases. The hot streak has pushed the speedy infielder's season batting average up to .304, eighth best in the majors.

Rojas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a second RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Athletics.

Rojas homered in the sixth inning and supplied another RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The infielder hasn't seen a lot of playing time lately, but he was in the lineup at second base Tuesday since Tommy Edman shifted over to third base while Max Muncy sat out versus a left-handed pitcher. Rojas is up to three homers this season, with two of them coming over his last 11 games. He's batting .279 with a .743 OPS, 15 RBI, 15 runs scored, seven doubles and no stolen bases over 140 plate appearances this season.

Arraez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a triple in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

The light-hitting Arraez had a chance at the cycle but couldn't get it done, hitting a deep flyout to left field in the eighth inning. He has gone 17-for-41 (.415) with two homers, six RBI, four doubles and one triple over his last 11 games. The infielder is batting .331 with an .836 OPS, four homers, 32 RBI, 43 runs scored, 18 doubles, seven triples and six stolen bases over 80 contests.

Marte went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Giants.

Marte's homer streak is at four games. They've all been solo shots, but he was able to supply a two-run single prior to his long ball Tuesday. Marte is batting .265 with an .806 OPS, 53 RBI, 47 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples and one stolen base over 81 contests. He has racked up 49 of his RBI out of the leadoff spot, ranking third in the majors behind James Wood (52) and Shohei Ohtani (50) for RBI from atop the order.