MLB Player News

Triple-A Indianapolis placed Triolo (wrist) on its 7-day injured list March 31.

According to Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com, Pirates medical director Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Triolo won't be cleared to resume baseball activities for another 4-to-6 weeks after undergoing surgery recently to address a fractured hamate bone in his left hand. The 25-year-old doesn't look as though he'll be ready to make his 2023 debut until around mid-May.

Castro appears to be first in line to step in as the Pirates' everyday shortstop beginning with Monday's game against the Astros with Oneil Cruz out indefinitely after suffering a fractured left ankle in Sunday's 1-0 win over the White Sox, Justice de los Santos of MLB.com reports.

Castro has started in five of the Pirates' first nine games -- all at second base -- slashing .176/.263/.235 across his first 19 plate appearances. He shifted over to shortstop following Cruz's departure in the sixth inning with an injury that will more than likely sideline him for several weeks, if not months. The Pirates will likely call up one of Tucupita Marcano or Chris Owings from Triple-A Indianapolis to add depth in the middle infield, but Castro, who logged 155 innings at shortstop with the big club in 2022, looks like he'll get the first crack at replacing Cruz. Castro showed some surprising pop and a modicum of speed during his 71 games in the majors last season, but the high strikeout rates that have been a staple of his profile since he reached the upper levels of the minors are likely to make him a batting-average risk while he's playing regularly.

Wisdom went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Rangers.

Wisdom now has three home runs through six games to go with an outstanding 1.226 OPS. The Cubs started Nick Madrigal at third base Saturday, but Wisdom has been able to play in the outfield frequently in the early going, so the playing time has been there even when he's not at the hot corner. He should remain a fantasy factor as long as he's in the lineup most days.

Sosa will start at third base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Reds.

After going 1-for-3 with an RBI while starting at third base against a left-handed pitcher (Nick Lodolo) in Saturday's 3-2 win, Sosa will get another opportunity to man the hot corner, this time with a righty (Connor Overton) on the mound. With Alec Bohm expected to see more time at first base moving forward while Darick Hall (thumb) is on the injured list and Rhys Hoskins (knee) is out for the season, Sosa may get the chance to play on a near-everyday basis if he continues to perform reasonably well at the plate.

Arenado went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Brewers.

His two-run blast in the third inning off Eric Lauer gave the Cards a 4-0 lead, and it was Arenado's his first homer of the year and the 300th of his career. The third baseman joined a very exclusive club in the process, becoming just the eighth player in MLB history with 300 home runs and 10 Gold Gloves -- a group that features Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Schmidt, Al Kaline, Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez, as well as a likely future Hall of Famer in Andruw Jones. The 31-year-old Arenado is having a strong start to the season, batting .364 (12-for-33) with four runs and eight RBI in eight games.

Moustakas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's loss to Washington.

Moustakas worked a 10-pitch at-bat against Anthony Banda in the ninth inning and finished it off with a 439-foot, two-run blast for his first long ball of the season. The veteran infielder made just his third start of the campaign for Colorado, and the homer was his second hit in 10 at-bats. Moustakas hasn't reached double-digit home runs since going deep 35 times with the Brewers in 2019, and he was plagued by injuries over his previous three seasons.

Escobar went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

Escobar extended the lead for the Mets with a two-run shot off Huascar Brazoban in the sixth inning. The veteran third baseman has gotten off to a terrible start even with the homer as seen in a slash of .107/.138/.214. Escobar will have to start hitting if he's going to hold off Brett Baty -- assuming Baty is healthy after dealing with a thumb injury this spring -- from taking over at the hot corner.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and a stolen base in a 5-4 win over Atlanta on Friday.

Machado has hit pretty well so far this season, batting .310 through 32 plate appearances. However, he's yet to go deep, and Friday's double was just his second extra-base hit of the campaign. The two runs he scored and the theft he nabbed in the win were also his first of 2023, so perhaps he'll start racking up counting stats to complement the nice batting average.

Candelario went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in Friday's win over the Rockies.

The third baseman took advantage of Coors Field's thin air, going back-to-back with Alex Call to lead off the game. Candelario has hit safely in five of the last six games, launching both his homers on the season during that stretch, but he's still batting just .194 (6-for-31) to begin his Nationals tenure.

Vosler is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Vosler will once again head to the bench with the Reds going up against a left-handed pitcher in Bailey Falter. Wil Myers will come in to play first base while Stuart Fairchild starts in right field.