MLB Player News

Bride was removed in the seventh inning of Sunday's game against the Royals due to an apparent injury, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run prior to his departure.

According to Gallegos, Bride suffered the injury in question in the bottom of the sixth inning, when he was involved in a collision in shallow right field with Chad Pinder. Though neither player was able to corral the fly ball, the Royals' Edward Olivares made the final out trying to advance to second base, so Bride wasn't formally removed from the game until an inning later. Gallegos notes that Bride appeared to be bleeding out of his nose after colliding with Pinder, so the rookie could be dealing with a head injury and may be sent in for concussion testing.

Candelario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

In his first four games since returning from the injured list Monday, Candelario went 4-for-16 with four strikeouts. He still appears to have a hold on the Tigers' everyday third-base job, but he'll give way to Harold Castro in the series finale.

Moustakas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at San Francisco, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Moustakas went 3-for-7 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs across the first two games of the series, but he'll take a seat Sunday despite the fact righty Anthony DeSclafani is pitching for the Giants. Max Schrock will bat leadoff as the designated hitter.

Farmer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Farmer started the past eight games and will receive Sunday off after slashing .276/.344/.345 during that stretch. Matt Reynolds will take over at shortstop and bat sixth.

Toro remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Toro has now picked up only one start in the Mariners' last six games, and his playing-time outlook doesn't appear as though it'll improve in any major way with everyday first baseman Ty France (forearm) landing on the 10-day injured list. Kevin Padlo will cover first base Sunday for the second game in a row and looks like he'll serve as the primary replacement for France rather than Toro.

Machado (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

The 29-year-old will be held out of the lineup for the seventh straight game as he continues to nurse a sprained left ankle. Machado has participated in light workouts and was scheduled for batting practice Saturday, so he may be able to rejoin the lineup Tuesday in Arizona following Monday's scheduled off day.

Nevin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Jonathan Arauz will pick up a start at third base while Nevin takes a seat for the first time since June 7, ending a stretch of 16 consecutive starts. Nevin still appears on track to fill a near-everyday role at the hot corner until Ramon Urias (oblique) is ready to return from the 10-day injured list.

Hayes (shoulder) is starting at third base and batting leadoff Sunday against the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Hayes was held out of the lineup the past two days with a left shoulder injury sustained in a home-plate collision with the Cubs' Willson Contreras, but he'll retake the field for Sunday's series finale in Tampa Bay. The 25-year-old has a .200/.250/.373 slash line with two home runs, eight RBI and a 30 percent strikeout rate through 19 games in June.

Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wander Franco (quadriceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will start at shortstop in the series finale, leaving one spot in the infield no longer available for Walls, who is also capable of playing second and third base. The keystone looks to be Walls' best path to playing time with Franco back in the fold, but Walls may have to settle for backup duties at that position behind Vidal Brujan, who draws the starting nod Sunday. Neither Walls nor Brujan have been major producers at the plate this season, but Brujan may be the preferred option the moment after generating a .724 OPS over the Rays' last seven games.

Astudillo was designated for assignment by the Marlins on Sunday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The 30-year-old was called up to the big-league club in late May, and he had a .270/.289/.351 slash line with one home run, four RBI and five runs in 17 games over the past month. Astudillo could remain in the organization if he passes through waivers unclaimed. Erik Gonzalez had his contract selected in a corresponding move.