MLB Player News

Burger went 1-for-1 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Angels.

Burger was out of the lineup for the second time in the last 13 games, though he entered the game at second base in the eighth inning and slugged his 11th homer of the season. He had been starting exclusively at designated hitter since Yoan Moncada's return in mid-May, but it appears that the team may be searching for additional ways to get Burger playing time.

Lewis is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.

Lewis started the first two games after coming off the injured list Monday but will begin this one on the bench. Willi Castro will be at the hot corner for Minnesota.

Castro will start at second base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Giants, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Castro will be rewarded with a fourth consecutive start after he went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Tuesday's 2-1 win. However, if Carlos Santana (spine) is back in action for the team's next game Friday in St. Louis, the Pirates may not have room in the lineup for both Castro and Connor Joe, who has also noticed an uptick in playing time while Santana has been day-to-day.

Newman will start at third base and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

As usual, the righty-hitting Newman will find himself in the lineup versus a lefty (James Paxton), but he'll be hitting higher than fifth in the order for just the second time all season. He has been swinging a hot bat of late with four multi-hit efforts in his last five contests.

Senzel (knee) is hitting seventh and playing left field versus the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Senzel was a late scratch from Tuesday's lineup due to soreness in his right knee, but he'll rejoin the starting nine just a day later. Senzel has multiple hits in three of his last seven games and has a .775 OPS during that stretch.

Angels manager Phil Nevin said Wednesday that Rendon (groin) is aiming to return from the 10-day injured list during the team's homestand that begins next week, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Rendon has been upping the intensity of his workouts of late, although he has yet to do any hitting on the field or running the bases. He should be able to perform those activities soon, and it doesn't appear as though he'll need a rehab assignment before being activated. Rendon was hitting .301 in 30 games on the season prior to straining his groin in mid-May, though he had hit just one home run.

Urias is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against Cleveland, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Urias will head to the bench after he went 1-for-7 with a double, a run scored and two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Anthony Santander will slot in at designated hitter while Ryan O'Hearn enters the lineup in right field and bats seventh in the series finale with the Guardians.

Double-A Birmingham reinstated Ramos (groin) from its 7-day injured list Tuesday.

The 21-year-old made his 2023 debut for Birmingham in Tuesday's 10-6 win over Mississippi, starting at third base and going 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. After battling a groin injury coming out of spring training, Ramos was cleared to head out on a rehab assignment last week with Single-A Kannapolis and went 2-for-16 with a home run.

Burger is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Angels.

Burger will take a seat after he went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 7-3 win. Eloy Jimenez will take over at designated hitter while Gavin Sheets enters the lineup in right field and bats eighth as the White Sox attempt to take the rubber match with Los Angeles.

Bregman went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Twins.

Bregman took Joe Ryan deep to left center to kick things off in the second and later drove in a another run on a base hit in the third. He has four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games and is slashing .353/.371/.500 with seven RBI, six runs and a 1:5 BB:K over that span. Even after a sluggish start to the year, Bregman has still displayed incredible discipline at the plate. He sits at a 1.12 BB/K, which ranks fourth in the majors among qualified hitters. For the year, the 29-year-old is slashing .240/.335/.385 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 33 runs and a 28:25 BB:K over 239 plate appearances.