MLB Player News

Rendon went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 12-0 win over Tampa Bay.

The Rays were down big while being no-hit by Reid Detmers late in the contest, so they opted to bring in outfielder Brett Phillips to cover the eighth inning. Rendon chose to have a little fun of his own, stepping into the batter's box from the left side for the first time in his career. The veteran third baseman took the first pitch for a ball before driving a 54-mph Phillips offering 411 feet for his fourth long ball of the season. It was a bright spot in what has been a tough campaign for Rendon, who is slashing .206/.314/.373 through 121 plate appearances.

The Giants reinstated Longoria (finger) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday. He'll start at third base and bat third in the Giants' series finale with the Rockies, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.

San Francisco initially planned to have Longoria come off the IL ahead of Friday's series opener in St. Louis, but he'll make his season debut two days earlier than anticipated after his surgically repaired finger responded well to a recent five-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento. He should settle back in as the Giants' everyday third baseman, leaving Wilmer Flores (back) to vie for reps at designated hitter with Darin Ruf.

The Giants plan to have Longoria (finger) back in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Longoria underwent finger surgery in late March and hasn't yet made his season debut, but he's on track to be in the starting nine for Wednesday's series finale against Colorado. The 36-year-old recently appeared in five rehab games and went 5-for-18 with a run and seven strikeouts.

Anderson (illness) is getting close to returning from the COVID-19 injured list, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Although Anderson was unavailable for the Marlins' road trip in Arizona, he'll likely be activated from the IL in the coming days. After missing seven straight games, Mish reports that Anderson has a good chance to return from the IL once the Marlins return home Friday.

Toro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Toro takes a seat after hitting .132 with two home runs, four RBI and an additional run while starting in each of the Mariners' last 11 games. Kyle Lewis' (knee) impending return from the 10-day injured list could result in Toro losing work, but until that happens, the 25-year-old should be locked into a near-everyday role while moving between second base, third base or designated hitter.

Riley will receive a $3.95 million contract for 2022 after losing his arbitration case with Atlanta on Wednesday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

He'll settle for a salary of $250,000 lower that he was hoping for after filing for $4.2 million. Riley's uncertain salary situation heading into 2022 hasn't prevented him from getting off to a respectable start to the season, as he heads into Wednesday's series finale with the Red Sox with a .336 on-base average and seven home runs through 30 games.

Reds manager David Bell said Wednesday that Senzel (illness) is expected to require a minor-league rehab assignment once he clears all COVID-19-related protocols, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "With Nick, it kind of depends if he's back in the next few days, maybe the end of next week he might go play a few games and be back for the homestand [that begins May 23]," Bell said, regarding when Senzel might come off the COVID-19 injured list.

While Bell suggested that Senzel is ahead of Joey Votto (illness) in their respective recoveries from the virus, both players appear unlikely to join the Reds for the start of their three-city, nine-game road trip that begins Thursday in Pittsburgh. Senzel and Votto both look safe to rule out from playing in the four-game series with the Pirates, and Bell's comments seemingly hinted that both players may have a tough time gaining clearance next week for the two-game set in Cleveland or the three-game series in Toronto. While Senzel is sidelined, TJ Friedl and Albert Almora should continue to see increased work in center field.

Moncada is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

The White Sox and Guardians are wrapping up their series with a day game after a night game, so Moncada looks like he's just receiving some maintenance after he recently returned from the oblique injury that had sidelined him since late in Chicago's Cactus League slate. After being activated from the injured list Monday, Moncada went 2-for-8 with a walk and a run scored while starting at third base in both of the White Sox's first two games of the week.

Donaldson isn't starting Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Donaldson started in the last three games and went 2-for-9 with a walk and three strikeouts. DJ LeMahieu will shift to third base while Gleyber Torres starts at the keystone Wednesday.

Reynolds is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

Reynolds had started at second base in each of the Reds' last four games, going 3-for-12 with four walks and a run over that stretch. He'll take a seat for the series finale while Brandon Drury picks up the start at the keystone, and Reynolds may be the odd man out for regular playing time in the infield if Joey Votto (illness) is cleared to return from the COVID-19 injured list later this week.