MLB Player News

Machado (hand) is absent from the lineup Tuesday against the Royals.

X-rays came back negative for any fractures after Machado took a pitch off his left hand in Monday's series opener versus Kansas City, but he'll take a night off for rest and treatment while Ha-Seong Kim fills in at third base. Rougned Odor is covering second base.

Sosa is not in the starting lineup Tuesday at San Francisco.

Alec Bohm is covering third base and hitting seventh against the Giants and right-hander Alex Cobb. Kody Clemens will play first base and hit ninth. Sosa enjoyed a strong April but is batting just .189 with a .420 OPS in 41 plate appearances since the calendar flipped to May.

Wisdom isn't starting Tuesday against the Astros, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The Cubs seem to have fallen into a pattern with Wisdom sitting every third game since May 6. Nick Madrigal will take over in the hot corner and bat leadoff.

The Guardians placed Ramirez on the bereavement list Tuesday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Ramirez can miss up to seven days while he tends to the personal matter. The Guardians called up infielder Brayan Rocchio from Triple-A Columbus in a corresponding move.

McMahon is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Reds.

Mike Moustakas will cover the hot corner and bat fifth against the Reds and rookie left-hander Brandon Williamson. Alan Trejo is playing second base and hitting eighth.

Urias (hamstring) hopes to be ready to return when the Orioles return home from their road trip on May 26, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Urias resumed workouts in recent days and his strained left hamstring is feeling better. He has not yet done any running, which will obviously be a big test, but it sounds like he has a shot to make it back before the end of the month.

Peterson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Peterson's 409-foot shot to right center in the eighth inning accounted for the Athletics' final run of the night. The veteran is still carrying a lackluster .212/.308/.327 slash line across 130 plate appearances for the season, but he's now reached safely in seven of the last eight games, a stretch during which he's hitting .333 with two home runs, four walks, four RBI and three runs over 25 plate appearances.

Triolo (wrist) has gone 5-for-17 with two doubles, a walk, four RBI and two runs in four games since Triple-A Indianapolis reinstated him from the 7-day injured list May 9.

Triolo missed the first month of the minor-league season while recovering from surgery to address a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist. After completing a four-game rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton earlier this month, the 25-year-old third baseman received the green light last week to rejoin the Pirates' top affiliate.

Riley went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Monday in a 12-0 thrashing of Texas.

Riley went deep in the seventh inning, drilling a two-run shot to make the score 10-0. The long ball was his first extra-base hit over his past seven games, a span during which he's hit just .200 with 12 strikeouts over 30 at-bats. After averaging 36 homers and 100 RBI over his previous two campaigns, Riley is a bit below that pace so far in 2023 with seven long balls and 20 runs batted in across 41 contests.

Muncy went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 9-8 win over Minnesota.

Muncy took over the MLB lead in homers with his 13th and 14th on Monday. With a .925 OPS, Muncy could end up posting his second ever season with an OPS over .900. The batting average is only .216, but great plate discipline and some extra power has Muncy rolling in 2023. He is on pace to top 40 home runs for the first time in his career.