MLB Player News

Walls was recalled from Triple-A Durham prior to Saturday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Wander Franco (hamstring strain) will likely miss at least a couple weeks, so Walls should play pretty regularly at shortstop in the short term. He is slashing .255/.389/.471 with eight home runs and nine steals in 45 games at Triple-A, but that success has not carried over in the majors, where he is slashing .203/.301/.305 in 147 plate appearances.

Suarez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-2 victory versus the Cardinals on Friday.

The veteran's 452-foot blast in the second inning staked Cincinnati to an early lead. It was Suarez's 26th long ball of the season, marking the fourth time in the past five campaigns that he has reached that mark (the lone exception was last year's COVID-shortened slate).While the power has been there for Suarez this season, he has struggled overall with a .177 batting average and career-worst 30.3 percent strikeout rate.

Donaldson went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Royals.

Donaldson slammed a three-run homer off Daniel Lynch in the first inning, scoring four runs without recording an out in the game. It was Donaldson's first long ball of September, where he has gotten off to a slow start batting .194 in nine games. The 35-year-old is slashing .251/.349/.475 with 22 homers, 62 RBI and 59 runs scored in 456 plate appearances this season.

Bregman went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-5 win over the Angels.

Bregman drove in Jose Altuve in the third inning and he doubled in the fourth, knocking in a pair. In addition, he scored in both of those innings, and plated a fourth run in the seventh. He is riding a 10-game hitting streak and he has at least one run or RBI in each of his last seven games. The 27-year-old is slashing .297/.375/.457 with nine long balls, 45 RBI and 46 runs scored in 315 plate appearances. He is batting .404 in 13 games since coming off the 10-day injured list on Aug. 25.

Ramirez went 0-for-2 with two walks, two stolen bases and a run scored in Friday's 10-3 loss to Milwaukee.

The third baseman continues to have the freedom to run, as he's now recorded 12 of his 23 stolen bases this year since the start of August. Ramirez was held hitless for the second time in three games. He's slashing .259/.352/.546 with an 11.4 percent walk rate and 13.6 strikeout rate through 543 plate appearances. The 28-year-old has added 33 home runs, 87 RBI, 93 runs scored, four triples and 28 doubles in 129 contests.

Escobar went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 10-3 win over Cleveland.

The infielder went deep off Cleveland starter Eli Morgan in the fifth inning and reliever Sam Hentges in the sixth. Escobar has homered three times in his last two games after failing to go yard for 22 games between Aug. 2 and Sept. 7. He's batting .259/.315/.492 with 27 homers, 79 RBI, 69 runs scored and a stolen base through 518 plate appearances between Milwaukee and Arizona this year.

Anderson will undergo shoulder surgery next week, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Anderson has been sideliend since late August with a left shoulder subluxation. Previous reports indicated that he would likely miss the remainder of the season, and that appears to be locked in now with the news that he'll require surgery. Isan Diaz has served as the primary third baseman in his absence.

Sosa is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds due to pain in his left wrist, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Sosa suffered the injury while attempting a diving play Wednesday. He didn't play Thursday and won't start Friday, but he's merely considered day-to-day, so it's possible he returns to the lineup before too long. Paul DeJong will remain the starter at shortstop.

Urias (upper leg) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.

Urias continues to deal with upper leg soreness and will be out of the lineup for a fifth consecutive game Friday. He appeared off the bench Wednesday, but it's not yet clear whether he'll be available in Friday's series opener. Kelvin Gutierrez will start at the hot corner and bat seventh.

Farmer was placed on the paternity list Friday.

Players typically spend three days on paternity leave. That would keep Farmer out for the entirety of the weekend series in St. Louis but leave him ready to return Tuesday in Pittsburgh following Monday's off day. Jose Barrero was called up to take his place on the roster and will start at shortstop Friday.