MLB Player News

Candelario was removed from Friday's game against the Cardinals after striking out in his first at-bat, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Ildemaro Vargas took over at third base to begin the bottom of the first inning, suggesting Candelario is dealing with some kind of injury. The Nationals are clear sellers and the 29-year-old could be on the move before the trade deadline.

Anderson was scratched Friday with lower-back discomfort, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

It sounds like a day-to-day issue for Anderson. Andruw Monasterio is starting at third base and hitting sixth against the Reds.

Anderson was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Reds.

This is tough timing, as the scratch was announced less than two hours before first pitch and Anderson was a solid streaming option this weekend in Cincinnati. It's unclear what the nature of his injury is. Andruw Monasterio will start at third base.

Wisdom is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Red Sox, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

The Cubs will go with Miles Mastrobuoni at third base instead. Wisdom had started three of the last four games at the hot corner prior to the All-Star break, but his hold on the third base job seems pretty tenuous.

Longoria is starting at third base and batting sixth Friday in Toronto.

Emmanuel Rivera started three of the last four games before the All-Star break at third base, but it will be Longoria there to kick off the second half as Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo continues to mix and match with the two at the hot corner. Longoria has an .828 OPS in 2023 but finished the first half hitless in his last three starts.

Bernabel (back) began a rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 28 and has gone 11-for-33 with two home runs and four doubles over eight games.

Bernabel has resided on Double-A Hartford's 7-day injured list since May 26 with a back injury, but he looks like he could be activated shortly after the minor-league All-Star break. Prior to being shut down in late May, Bernabel had posted a .630 OPS over 126 plate appearances with Hartford.

Rivera started at third base and went 0-for-4 in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Pirates.

Rivera and Evan Longoria have jockeyed for starts at the hot corner with the former's playing time on an uptick. Unfortunately, Rivera heads into the All-Star break hitless in the last 11 at-bats. After his callup in late April, Rivera posted a .361/.391/.472 line over his first 33 games, but that dropped to .145/.158/.164 in the previous 14 contests. There's room for improvement at third base; the Diamondbacks rank 21st with a .686 OPS from its third basemen.

Davis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rockies.

Davis snapped a 19-game homer drought Sunday, and his blast accounted for the only run of the game. He batted .231 with a 4:24 BB:K over that span. For the season, he has a .277/.350/.450 slash line with 11 homers, 46 RBI, 37 runs scored and a stolen base over 84 contests. Davis should continue to see the bulk of the playing time at third base.

Machado went 2-for-4 with two homers and five RBI in Sunday's win over the Mets.

Machado ripped a three-run shot in the first inning and followed that up with a two-run blast in the fifth. It was his second multi-homer game of the month, and he's drilled six home runs in his last eight games. After entering June with an uncharacteristically bad .654 OPS, Machado is now slashing .261/.307/.458 with 15 home runs, 49 RBI and 41 runs across 319 plate appearances.

Triolo will start at third base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Triolo's time as Pittsburgh's everyday third baseman looked to be coming to an end when Ke'Bryan Hayes returned from the injured list Thursday, but the rookie's stint atop the depth chart was re-extended when Hayes went back on the IL just one day later after his lower-back discomfort flared back up. The Pirates could look to take things slower with Hayes this time around in light of the setback, so Triolo could be able to maintain a regular role coming out of the All-Star break. Since joining the Pirates on June 28, Triolo has hit .306 with no home runs or stolen bases and has scored six runs over 10 games.