MLB Player News

General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said Cespedes (heel) suffered multiple right ankle fractures over the weekend, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

The accident apparently happened at Cespedes' ranch in Port St. Lucie on Saturday. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the veteran outfielder is currently in New York being further evaluated, and the Mets don't know what this could mean for Cespedes in 2019 and beyond. Cespedes is already on the 60-day injured list rehabbing from heel surgeries he underwent in August and October.

Jimenez (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list as expected Monday.

Jimenez hit a modest .241/.294/.380 in 21 games prior to landing on the injured list, and the White Sox will surely be expecting more following his nearly month-long absence. He looked fine on his rehab stint, hitting .318 in five games. Nicky Delmonico was optioned in a corresponding move.

Vogelbach went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs in a win over the Twins on Sunday.

Vogelbach's fifth-inning solo shot snapped a 3-3 tie and gave the Mariners a lead they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the way. The 26-year-old slugger has been scuffling at the plate in May after hitting .328 in April, but half of his 10 hits during the current month have left the yard, with four of those homers coming within the last five games. Vogelbach has also hit safely in five straight overall, which could certainly be a sign he's starting to heat back up.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

Ozuna generated his first multi-hit effort since May 10 in the narrow loss, which also included his seventh extra-base hit of the month. Ozuna has continued to be a solid RBI producer during May, but he's having a tough month at the plate overall. Sunday's solid production only brought his average to .194 since the calendar flipped, and he's already just three strikeouts short of the 20 he totaled in all of April.

Stanton (shoulder) reported to High-A Tampa on Monday to begin a rehab assignment.

As anticipated, the Yankees cleared Stanton to move to the final phase of his recovery from the shoulder injury he incurred while rehabbing the strained biceps that first forced him to the injured list April 1. Stanton checked out fine while facing live pitching over the weekend and will now test out his health by taking swings in a non-controlled setting. He'll presumably work as a designated hitter for Tampa first before seeing action in the outfield, but the Yankees haven't formally outlined his rehab schedule just yet. In any case, Stanton would seem poised to return to the Yankees before the end of the month if he avoids any further setbacks.

Martinez is not starting Monday against Toronto, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Martinez sits for the first time this month and just the fourth time all season. He went hitless in his last two games, just the second time all season that's happened. Steve Pearce will be the designated hitter in his absence.

The White Sox are expected to activate Jimenez (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener with the Astros, Brian Sandalow of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

After playing in five consecutive games for Triple-A Charlotte, Jimenez was held out for rest Sunday. His absence from the lineup coupled with the White Sox's decision to option fellow outfielder Nicky Delmonico to Charlotte suggests all signs are pointing to Jimenez returning to the active roster Monday. Jimenez hit .318 with a home run during his stint in Charlotte.

Harper went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI on Sunday against the Rockies.

Harper recorded his first RBI by grounding out with the bases loaded in the second inning. However, the highlight of his afternoon came on a two-run homer in the sixth inning that broke a 5-5 tie. It was his ninth home run of the season and second in as many days. While he hadn't gone yard in nine contests prior to Saturday's blast, Harper has still maintained a strong .235/.371/.476 line across 202 plate appearances.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs in a 7-5 loss for the Rockies against the Phillies on Sunday.

That's now 10 long balls on the season for the hot-hitting outfielder, who led off the game for Colorado with a blast off Jerad Eickhoff. The 32-year-old is now slashing .294/.354/.567 through 187 at-bats.

Belt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Arizona, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt missed a few games early in the week as he was dealing with knee discomfort, but this just appears to be a maintenance day for the 31-year-old. Tyler Austin will start at first base and bat third Sunday for the Giants.