MLB Player News

D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a 2-1 win against San Francisco.

D'Arnaud got the Braves on the board with his second-inning solo shot off Logan Webb. The long ball was his second in as many games and fourth across his past five contests. Over the productive stretch, d'Arnaud is slashing .286/.318/.857 with four homers, eight RBI and six runs.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Perez went 0-for-8 across his last two games, but he snapped that small skid Monday. His biggest hit was his eighth-inning two-run blast to give the Royals a three-run lead. The catcher has homered five times in 18 games in June while batting .257 (18-for-70). For the season, he's up to a .212/.252/.428 slash line with 11 long balls, 34 RBI, 25 runs scored and 13 doubles in 234 plate appearances.

Jansen (finger) hit off a tee and played catch Monday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Jansen was cleared to perform minimal baseball activities last week and was able to ramp up his activities Monday. It's not yet clear when he 27-year-old will be able to return from the injured list, but he's made good progress recently.

Stassi isn't starting Monday's game against the Royals, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Stassi will get a breather after he went 1-for-7 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout over the last two games. Kurt Suzuki is starting behind the plate and batting seventh.

Gallagher (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Gallagher began a rehab assignment in late May and hit .182 with two homers, a double, five RBI and three runs over 10 games at Triple-A Omaha. He'll provide additional depth behind the dish for the Royals now that he's back to full health.

Kirk isn't starting Monday's game against the White Sox.

Kirk started in the last five games and went 4-for-16 with a home run, a double, four runs and three RBI during that time. Vladimir Guerrero is serving as the designated hitter while Gabriel Moreno starts behind the dish.

Gomes isn't starting Monday against the Pirates.

Gomes went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts during Sunday's series finale against Atlanta and will be held out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Willson Contreras is starting behind the dish while Rafael Ortega serves as the designated hitter.

McGuire went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double Sunday against the Astros.

McGuire was in the lineup for the first time in the White Sox's last three games, previously giving way to Seby Zavala. He responded to the opportunity with a one-out double in the second inning, but he was ultimately stranded there. McGuire has a modest five-game hitting streak and has also tallied three doubles in that span, so it's possible he begins to reclaim playing time with Yasmani Grandal (back) sidelined.

Wynns is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wynns will take a seat after starting each of the past three games at either catcher or designated hitter while going 0-for-6 with a walk. Now that top backstop Curt Casali is more than a week removed from the hamstring issue that cost him a few games, Wynns should see his opportunities dwindle moving forward.

Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to Toronto on Sunday.

Higashioka hit one of five New York homers in the contest, swatting a 426-foot solo shot in the sixth inning. The backstop didn't go deep in any of his first 34 contests this season but has since left the yard in three of his past four games. Over that stretch, he is batting .313 (5-for-16) with four homers, seven RBI and five runs.