MLB Player News

Hedges isn't starting Friday's game against the White Sox.

Hedges will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Roberto Perez will take over behind the dish and bat seventh.

McCann isn't starting Friday against the Reds.

McCann started each of the last two games and went 2-for-7 with a strikeout. Tomas Nido will take over behind the dish and bat seventh.

Herrera owns a .216/.346/.345 slash line with six doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBI, and 30 runs across 65 games with Double-A Springfield.

Herrera did belt two homers and drive in five runs as part of a big 3-for-5 night versus Arkansas on Wednesday, but as his cited numbers suggest, performances of that caliber have been few and far between. The 21-year-old has proven to be a capable bat at every prior stop in the organization, however, so there's still reason to believe he can pick up his production before the end of the minor-league season. On the brighter side, Herrera's eight round trippers tie his career-best figure from 2019 at Low-A Peoria, while his 16.3 percent walk rate is a new high-water mark.

Raleigh isn't starting Friday against the Rangers.

Raleigh has gone 3-for-7 with a double, three RBI, a run, a walk and four strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll retreat to the bench for a second straight game. Tom Murphy will start behind the plate and bat seventh.

Collins isn't in the lineup Friday against Cleveland.

Collins went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Thursday, and he'll head to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Seby Zavala will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Gomes was traded from the Nationals to the Athletics along with Josh Harrison for an undisclosed package Friday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Gomes was just reinstated from the injured list after missing a few weeks with an oblique injury. He is hitting .271/.323/.454 with nine home runs in 63 games this year and will be a high-end backup to primary catcher Sean Murphy. Gomes is a free agent after this season.

D'Arnaud (thumb) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday.

D'Arnaud has been out since early May while recovering from thumb surgery. Given the length of his absence, he'll likely need a fair number of rehab appearances, though Atlanta has yet to announce exactly when he's expected to return.

Jackson was traded from Atlanta to Miami on Friday in exchange for Adam Duvall, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Jackson has appeared in a handful of games in each of the past three seasons but owns a .070/.200/.093 slash line in 50 trips to the plate. He'll likely be higher on the organizational depth chart in Miami than he was in Atlanta, but he's unlikely to develop into an impact player.

Perez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

The star catcher took Carlos Rodon deep in the first inning and his two-run blast set the tone for the Royals' offense the rest of the way. This was Perez's 25th homer on the season, and he leads all catchers in baseball in that category after going yard for the fourth time over his last six games. The veteran is also hitting .276 with a .825 OPS, six homers and 17 RBI on the month.

McGuire went 3-for-5 with a trio of doubles and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.

Hitting out of the No. 9 hole in the Toronto lineup, McGuire doubled off three different Boston pitchers and drove in a run with his ground-rule two-bagger in the sixth inning. With Danny Jansen (hamstring) on the shelf for the second time this season, McGuire is splitting playing time behind the plate with rookie Alejandro Kirk and has responded by hitting .284 in 143 plate appearances on the year.