MLB Player News

Urshela was removed in the top of the eighth inning of Thursday's game against the Astros due to an apparent injury, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports. He went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk before departing.

Urshela looked to be walking with a limp when he exited the field, so he could be dealing with some sort of lower-body injury. The Yankees elected to pull Urshela from the contest shortly after he committed a throwing error that allowed Kyle Tucker to advance into scoring position. Expect the team to provide an update on the nature of Urshela's injury shortly after the game concludes.

Escobar isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Miami.

Escobar will be out of the lineup for the first time since April 4 after he went 3-for-11 with a double, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout in the last three games. Josh VanMeter will start at second base and bat sixth.

Donaldson isn't starting Thursday's game against the Rangers.

Donaldson will get a rare day off after he went 2-for-11 with a double, an RBI, a run and three strikeouts in the last three contests. Willians Astudillo will start at third base and bat fourth.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

Chapman's lone hit of the game was a fourth-inning solo homer that tied the game 2-2. The long ball was his fifth this season and first in the month of May. Chapman is off to a slow start this season with a .204/.313/.407 slash line, though he does have five home runs and 14 RBI.

Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's win over the Royals.

Ramirez launched his ninth long ball of the season off Jakob Junis, and the slugging third baseman has connected five of his nine homers over his last nine games. He's hitting .354 while recording at least one knock in all but one of those appearances during that aforementioned nine-game span.

Muncy went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk, two runs scored and two RBI on Wednesday against the Cubs.

Muncy took Adbert Alzolay deep in the fourth inning for his fifth home run of the season. He clubbed another extra-base hit in the 10th inning to drive in his second run of the contest and temporarily gave the Dodgers a 4-3 lead. Though his power production has been sporadic early on, Muncy has gotten on base at a .432 clip and has 18 runs scored to to along with 14 RBI across 128 plate appearances.

Candelario went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run and three runs scored in Wednesday's 6-5, extra-inning win over the Red Sox.

Candelario was having a fine game through nine innings but he made it memorable in the top of the 10th, when he launched a go-ahead, three-run home run to break a 3-3 tie. While the Tigers are batting just .202 as a team during their 9-22 start, Candelario has been much better, batting a team-high .284 with three home runs and 11 RBI. The counting stats aren't eye-popping, but the 27-year-old at least looks like Detroit's most reliable offensive contributor this season.

Rendon (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The 30-year-old had an MRI come back clean Wednesday, but he'll still be sidelined for the next week-plus with a left knee contusion after fouling a ball off his leg Monday. Rendon will be eligible to return May 14, though it's unclear if he's expected to be healthy by that point. Jose Rojas and Phil Gosselin are options at third base for the Halos in the meantime.

Hayes (wrist/hand) continues to swing in the batting cage and could begin swinging on the field by the end of the week, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

The 24-year-old isn't experiencing any soreness as he continues to swing, so he should keep advancing through the hitting program. Hayes is expected to get some at-bats on a rehab assignment before returning from the injured list, though the team has yet to finalized any plans.

Toro was placed on the minor-league injured list Wednesday with a right oblique strain, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Toro was optioned to the alternate training site in late April, and it's not yet clear how much time he'll miss due to his injury. Once he's healthy, Toro will likely report to Triple-A Sugar Land.