MLB Player News

Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Stanton's hamstring tightness has not subsided since he began feeling it a week ago, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

This issue has forced Boone to play Stanton primarily in the DH spot, which is where he's spent five of the past seven games. Unsurprisingly, he's listed as the Yankees designated hitter for Saturday's game against Texas as well. Though he's clearly fighting off the discomfort, it hasn't impacted Stanton's play, as he's hitting .276 with three home runs and eight RBI over those past seven games.

Ohtani will sit against a lefty for the second straight game Friday against Oakland.

In a small, 65-plate appearance sample, Ohtani has hit only .175/.277/.246 against lefties, good for a 52 wRC+. That's a far cry from his .312/.382/.652 line (181 wRC+) against righties. It's possible he could continue to be platooned going forward. Albert Pujols will again be the Angels' designated hitter Friday, with Jefry Marte starting at first base.

Choi went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a win over the Orioles on Thursday.

Choi closed the Rays' deficit to a run with his 376-foot shot to left off David Hess in the third inning. The 27-year-old has shown some pop this season during his time with the Brewers and in Tampa, with eight of his 18 hits going for extra bases. He continues to rotate with C.J. Cron at first base and designated hitter, with his playing time consistent enough to warrant him a degree of consideration in all season-long formats and as an affordable DFS play.

Jimenez (illness) went 1-for-2 with a solo homer before Wednesday's game against Triple-A Syracuse was suspended due to inclement weather.

Jimenez, who hadn't played since Saturday due to an illness, made a splash in his first game back, swatting his ninth homer of the season for the Knights -- and his fourth in the last nine games. The 21-year-old phenom is now hitting a healthy .378 in 30 games since being promoted to Triple-A and is inching closer to earning a promotion to the majors.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and a strikeout in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.

Stanton broke open the game with his sixth career grand slam, turning a tie game into a 6-2 Yankees lead in the eventual four-run win. The reigning NL MVP has gone deep in consecutive contests to give him 27 homers on the year, and he ranks fifth in the American League with 73 RBI.

Buxton (wrist) could return to action for Triple-A Rochester "sometime next week," according to big-league manager Paul Molitor, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

He hit in the batting cage Tuesday and will do so again Wednesday, as he continues to make progress with his rehab. With the Twins out of the playoff race, they will likely leave Buxton at Triple-A through the minor-league season in an effort to get him going at the plate before he joins the big-league club in September.

Ohtani is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

The Angels haven't been strictly platooning Ohtani, but he'll sit Wednesday with the left-handed Blaine Hardy on the mound. Albert Pujols will be the designated hitter, with Jefry Marte playing first base.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk, a stolen base and two strikeouts in Tuesday's win over the Tigers.

Ohtani helped erase an early 2-0 deficit with his three-run shot in the first inning for his 12th homer of the year. While he continues to try to work his way back to the mound, the 24-year-old has gotten off to a blazing start at the plate in August. In six games in the month, he's slashing .400/.500/.900 with three homers, a double, seven RBI and three stolen bases.

Stanton went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's extra-innings win over the White Sox.

Stanton's two-run homer -- his 26th of the year -- came in the 10th inning off Tyler Danish in a tie game the Yankees would go on to win in 13 innings. This was Stanton's fourth multi-hit game in his last six contests, and his slash line now sits at .279/.343/.513 on the year. Stanton has the third-most strikeouts (147) in the majors, but he nonetheless ranks in the top 10 among MLB outfielders in home runs, runs (70) and RBI (69).

Martinez went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Martinez's three-run home run in the top of the eighth inning gave the Red Sox a brief 5-3 lead. The slugger has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games (.365 average with five home runs) and has a league-leading 34 home runs and 97 RBI to go along with a .328/.394/.650 slash line for the season.