MLB Player News

Peterson is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

Evan Longoria will start at third base and bat sixth as the Diamondbacks take on left-hander Brandon Williamson. Peterson has posted a weak .416 OPS in 54 plate appearances against southpaws this year between Oakland and Arizona.

Cincinnati recalled Senzel from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

Senzel has posted underwhelming numbers between the majors and minors this year, but the Reds need him as position player depth after losing Joey Votto (shoulder) to the injured list. The 28-year-old former top prospect seems doubtful to deliver meaningful fantasy production.

Kieboom is starting at third base and batting fifth Thursday versus the Yankees.

Jake Alu is poised to play more in left field with the Nationals losing Stone Garrett to a fractured left fibula Wednesday, which likely shifts Ildemaro Vargas into the bulk of starts at second base and opens up a lot of reps for Kieboom at third. The 25-year-old former top prospect hit a solo home run Tuesday off Carlos Rodon in his first major-league at-bat since 2021. He had posted a .789 OPS with five homers and 23 RBI in 34 games for Triple-A Rochester prior to his promotion.

Mead was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mead had posted an .823 OPS during a modest six-game hitting streak, but he hasn't been playing much. The Rays have elected to replace him on the roster with the more versatile Vidal Brujan.

Paredes went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rockies.

Getting the start at shortstop and batting cleanup against Austin Gomber, Paredes made good on the assignment by mashing a first-pitch fastball from the southpaw over the fence in left field to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning, his 25th homer of the season. The 24-year-old infielder has heated up again -- after beginning August in a 5-for-34 (.147) rut, Paredes is batting .342 (13-for-38) with 10 RBI over his last eight games.

McKinstry went 1-for-2 with a steal in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Cubs.

McKinstry drew a walk in two of his first three plate appearances but was left stranded on each occasion as the Tigers failed to keep pace with Chicago's offense. Then, down two runs in the bottom of the ninth, the right fielder added a single to advance Parker Meadows to third before stealing second base to put the tying run in scoring position. McKinstry has now hit safely in three straight games and in five of his last six, tallying two RBI and two runs scored over that latter stretch while also drawing four walks.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a 9-1 win over Washington.

Aaron Judge smashed three homers in the game to lead New York's offense, but LeMahieu made a contribution as well with his seventh-inning solo shot. The long ball snapped a streak of 20 games without a homer for LeMahieu, and it was just his second home run over his past 46 contests. Power has never been the biggest part of the veteran's game, and it's clear that the 26 long balls he hit in 2019 in his first season as a Yankee were an aberration. Since that campaign, LeMahieu has gone deep a modest 41 times over 429 games.

Hayes went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and double Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Hayes took Zack Thompson yard in the fifth inning to tally his ninth homer of the season. Four of his long balls have come in 18 games since he was activated from the injured list Aug. 2, and he's also tacked on six additional extra-base knocks. He has yet to attempt a stolen base since his return.

Garcia went 0-for-3 with a stolen base and one RBI in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Athletics.

Garcia's RBI came on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. He's gone 3-for-11 over his last four games, and he's started three games in a row since shaking off a rib issue. The speedy infielder is up to 19 steals in 23 tries this season while adding four home runs, 43 RBI, 44 runs scored and a .283/.328/.376 slash line over 93 contests.

Moustakas is not in the lineup for the first half of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Reds.

Brandon Drury will play first base with Eduardo Escobar at third as the Angels take on left-hander Andrew Abbott in the opener of the twin bill. Moustakas has batted just .224/.258/.210 in 62 plate appearances versus lefties this year.