MLB Player News

Choi went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run Saturday in the Rays' 9-6 win over the Indians.

With multi-hit showings in four of his last six starts, Choi has picked a good time to catch fire at the plate with the Rays bringing aboard another first base/designated hitter type in Nate Lowe from Triple-A Durham as a September callup. Though Lowe will occupy the DH spot in Sunday's series finale, Choi will man first base, leaving Jesus Aguilar and Avisail Garcia as the odd men out.

Ford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

He'll sit for the second time in three days and looks on track to get squeezed out of the lineup more regularly following Luke Voit's return from the injured list over the weekend. With Voit back in the fold as the team's everyday first baseman, Ford will likely be part of a rotation of several players at the designated hitter spot.

Martinez went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 10-4 loss to the Angels.

Martinez extended his on-base streak to 12 games, during which he's driven in 20 runs, giving him 92 RBI over 124 games. That leaves him in position to knock in at least 100 runs for a fourth time in the last five seasons.

Jimenez went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 11-5 loss to the Braves.

Jimenez posted his third straight multi-hit game and appears to be beyond the hip injury that forced him to miss games and limited him to designated hitter duties for a few contests. It looks like he's regained his timing, going 7-for-12 over the last three, but power has eluded him of late. Jimenez has gone 10 games without an extra-base hit.

Ohtani is not starting Saturday against the Red Sox.

Ohtani will get the day off Saturday after going 0-for-8 with a golden sombrero in Friday's extra-innings loss. Justin Upton is serving as the DH in his stead, allowing Brian Goodwin to start in left field.

Cabrera (biceps) is starting at DH and hitting third Saturday against the Twins.

Cabrera has been cleared to rejoin the lineup after missing the past three games with a biceps injury. He's hitting .274/.344/.429 with three home runs this month and will look to pick up where he left off against lefty Martin Perez on Saturday.

Stanton (knee) took batting practice, ran arcs, and participated in defensive drills Friday, but it is still unclear when he may return, Randy Miller of NJ.com reports.

Stanton continues to ramp up his activity, but the Yankees remain vague about when he will be ready to return to game action. He may face live pitching next week, which would move him a step closer to potentially rejoining the big club. The slugger has played in only nine games this season as he has dealt with a variety of injuries.

Brantley is not in the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley has started the past eight games, slashing .310/.394/.448 with a home run and a 3:4 BB:K during that stretch. He'll give way to Jake Marisnick in the outfield in this one.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Friday's 14-2 loss to the Orioles.

He gave the Royals a brief lead in the first inning with his second long ball in as many nights, but the game was all O's after that. Soler is slashing .253/.344/.540 on the year with 38 homers -- matching his career total coming into 2019 -- and 97 RBI.

Martinez went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, an RBI double and two runs scored in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Angels.

Martinez's third-inning blast off Angels starter Jose Suarez gave the Red Sox a 4-0 lead at the time. He later drove in Xander Bogaerts with a double in the sixth. Martinez has found his power groove with five homers in his last six games, during which he's hitting 11-for-26 with 15 RBI and nine runs scored. The surge has him up to a .314/.388/.582 slash line with 33 homers, 90 RBI and 87 runs scored.