MLB Player News

LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Astros.

LeMahieu will head to the bench after starting the past six games, a stretch in which he went 6-for-23 (.261) with one double, five walks, two RBI and two runs. Gleyber Torres will man the keystone and bat fifth for New York.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Guardians.

Devers was back in the lineup after getting an off-day Wednesday and cranked his team-leading 17th homer. The 25-year-old third baseman is blossoming into one of the league's best hitters, ranking fourth in average (.331), sixth in slugging (.612) and sixth in OPS (.998). Devers has not gone more than one game without a base hit this season.

Longoria went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Reds.

Longoria's hitting streak is up to five games, during which he's gone 7-for-18 (.389). The third baseman hadn't homered since May 30 prior to Friday's long ball in the fourth inning. He's slashing .238/.322/.457 with six homers, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored and five doubles through 36 contests overall.

Suarez went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, a run scored and a walk in Friday's 4-3 win over the Angels.

Suarez opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning and remained strong throughout the contest. Prior to Friday, he'd gone just 3-for-27 across his last seven games. The third baseman has a .232/.327/.441 slash line with 13 home runs, 37 RBI, 35 runs scored, 14 doubles and a triple through 303 plate appearances.

Moncada (hamstring) could return from the injured list when first eligible Tuesday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Moncada missed over a month at the start of the season with an oblique injury and lasted less than six weeks before returning to the injured list, this time with a strained hamstring. His latest issue seems to be less significant than his first, though it remains to be seen if he will indeed make it back after the minimum 10 days.

Machado (ankle) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

While the Padres remain hopeful that Machado will avoid a trip to the injured list, he'll remain out of the lineup for a fifth consecutive game due to his sprained left ankle. However, he took part in a light workout prior to Thursday's series opener against the Phillies. Ha-Seong Kim is starting at third base while CJ Abrams takes over at shortstop Friday.

Kennedy (wrist) isn't in the lineup Friday against the Tigers.

Kennedy has been dealing with left wrist discomfort since Tuesday and will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Jake Hager is starting at second base while Ketel Marte serves as the designated hitter.

Hayes (shoulder) isn't starting Friday against the Rays.

Hayes sustained a shoulder injury during Thursday's win over the Cubs but isn't believed to be dealing with a significant issue. Hoy Park is starting at third base and batting ninth Friday, while Hayes should be considered day-to-day for now.

Mead is hitting .333/.410/.639 with six home runs, four steals and an 8:18 BB:K through 19 games in June for Double-A Montgomery.

The 21-year-old Australian has hit for average all year long, but he's turned on the power this month as well. One of the better pure hitters in the minors, Mead is due -- perhaps overdue -- for a promotion to Triple-A Durham, where he actually played four games (going 6-for-14 with a homer and two doubles) last season.

Baty has a 14-game hitting streak going for Double-A Binghamton and now boasts a .282/.372/.450 slash line with seven home runs over 54 games this season.

We're still waiting for Baty to get to his considerable raw power consistently in game action, something he'll need to do to succeed at the major-league level if he's going to keep striking out at a fairly high clip (28.1 percent this year). Nonetheless, the 22-year-old third baseman is making progress. Three of his homers have come over the course of the aforementioned hitting streak, during which he's lifted his batting average by 30 points. The Mets have no need to rush him to the big leagues, so look for Baty's development path to remain slow and steady.