MLB Player News

Mets infielder Justin Turner has been diagnosed with a hamstring strain, ESPN New York reports. Turner has been out since Tuesday with the injury and is expected to miss about a week.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is back in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets, the Washington Post reports.

Harper has been out since Sept. 6 with hip inflammation. Harper has played in just 101 games this year but still has 19 homers and eight steals to go with a .273/.377/.504 batting line.

Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen is out of Wednesday's lineup against Texas, the club announced. McCutchen has started the past 29 consecutive games for Pittsburgh and will get Wednesday's day game off following Tuesday's night game.

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton made his presence felt at the dish in his first game back from injury Tuesday night against the Braves.

Stanton lined a run-scoring double that sparked a three-run rally in the opening frame. He finished 1 for 3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in a 4-3 defeat. He owns a .250/.366/.475 slash line with 19 homers and 47 RBI in 356 at-bats.

Mets infielder Justin Turner was forced out of Tuesday's game against the Nationals in the seventh with tightness in his right hamstring.

Turner appeared to have sustained the injury while rounding third base. He is listed as day to day.

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has returned to the team's starting lineup Tuesday against the Braves.

Stanton has been out since September 7 with an ankle injury. Stanton is hitting .249/.365/.473 in 353 at-bats. 

Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is out of Monday's lineup against Atlanta with an ankle injury, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

Stanton, who also missed Sunday's game, had X-rays come back negative. He shouldn't be out for long. He owns a .249/.365/.473 line with 19 home runs in 353 at-bats.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will miss just two more games with hip inflammation, MLB.com reports.

There was some fear Harper, who has been out since Friday, would be shut down for the rest of the season. However, the doctor merely prescribed another couple days of rest, so he should be set to go by Wednesday's game against the Mets. 

Harper is hitting .273/.377/.504 in 359 at-bats.

Justin Turner went 2 for 4 in the Mets' win over the Indians on Sunday, clubbing his second home run of the season. His solo homer was one of only two runs mustered by the Mets, and he struck out in his other two at-bats and was caught stealing.

Turner is now hitting .271 on the season.

Darin Ruf knocked in two runs in the Phillies' 3-2 win over the Braves on Sunday, including an eighth-inning home run that put his team up for good. Ruf's blast off David Carpenter was his 13th of the season.

The Phillies' outfielder/first baseman went 2 for 4 with one run and one strikeout. He is now batting .250 this season.