MLB Player News

Belt is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Left-hander Trevor Rogers is starting Sunday for Miami, so Belt will head to the bench for the first time this season. Darin Ruf will start at first base in his place while Wilmer Flores serves as the designated hitter.

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Blackmon is 1-for-9 with a double, an RBI and four strikeouts over the first two games of the season and will take a seat Sunday with southpaw Julio Urias on the mound for Los Angeles. Randal Grichuk will man right field with Yonathan Daza starting in center for the series finale.

Vogelbach is not starting Sunday against the Cardinals, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Vogelbach started and led off in each of the team's first two games. However, with lefty Steven Matz on the mound, he will remain on the bench. Yoshi Tsutsugo will serve as the designated hitter while Michael Chavis will start at first base and hit third.

Ozuna went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Reds.

The veteran slugger brought home the first run of the game on a two-bagger in the first inning. Ozuna got the start in left field Saturday and hit cleanup, but he should spend most of his time this season at DH. The 31-year-old is off to a quick start to 2022, going 4-for-11 through three games, but he's still looking for his first home run.

Canha isn't starting Saturday's game against Washington.

Canha started the last two games and went 4-for-6 with two runs, an RBI, three walks and two strikeouts. Travis Jankowski will start in left field and bat seventh.

Hummel served as the designated hitter and batted leadoff against left-handed starter Sean Manaea in Friday's 3-0 loss to San Diego. He went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

Hummel is a switch-hitting outfielder and one of the few righty hitters available for Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo. This would have been a spot for Jordan Luplow, but his oblique injury landed him on the injured list to start the season. More will be learned about Lovullo's plans against southpaws Sunday, when San Diego's scheduled starter is lefty Blake Snell.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Marlins.

It was an impressive performance from the veteran first baseman in the Giants' opener, highlighted by an eighth-inning blast off lefty reliever Richard Bleier. Belt posted career-best power numbers last year with 29 homers and a .597 SLG, and he's picked up right where he left off to begin 2022.

Beer is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.

Beer walked off San Diego with a three-run homer Opening Day, but he'll still make his way to the bench for the second game of the season. Cooper Hummel will bat leadoff as the designated hitter for the Diamondbacks on Friday.

Dickerson is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.

Dickerson hit eighth as the designated hitter Thursday on Opening Day and went 0-for-2 before being replaced by a pinch hitter. The 31-year-old figures to see plenty of at-bats this season but is unlikely to start much against left-handed pitching such as Cincinnati's starter Friday, Reiver Sanmartin.

Belt (knee) will bat second and play first base for Friday's Opening Day contest against the Marlins, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt battled knee inflammation late in camp, though the Giants remained optimistic about his readiness for Opening Day. That optimism has proven accurate, though it's still possible Belt gets a few extra off days early in the year to make sure he stays healthy.