MLB Player News

Vogelbach will serve as the designated hitter and bat eighth against the Angels on Tuesday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Vogelbach was originally set to come off the bench but enters the lineup with Edwin Encarnacion being scratched. The 26-year-old is 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and two walks through his first three games of the season.

Reyes is not starting Tuesday against the Diamondbacks.

Reyes sits for the second time in six games. Franchy Cordero starts in his place in right field.

Pederson remains on the bench Tuesday against the Giants, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Pederson has taken a seat in three of the Dodgers' first six games as the Dodgers have faced three lefties. Chris Taylor starts in left field with southpaw Madison Bumgarner on the mound.

Choi is not starting Tuesday against the Rockies, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Choi's platoon role continues as he heads to the bench with lefty Kyle Freeland on the mound. Yandy Diaz starts at first base.

Stanton (biceps) could return in three weeks, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

Stanton was placed on the injured list with a biceps strain Monday and will avoid all baseball activities for 10 days. He'll then have to get back in game shape following that shutdown period, so a three-week absence appears to be a reasonable target. Clint Frazier should see regular game time in the near future with Aaron Hicks (back) also out.

Cespedes (heel) played catch in the outfield with the Mets prior to Monday's game, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

He joined up with the team in Miami to be evaluated by the training staff. Cespedes has been playing catch for a couple of weeks and, if his testing went well, could be cleared to begin taking some light swings with a bat. The 33-year-old has no timetable for his return and is still a long way from being cleared to run, perhaps the most important step in his rehab, but the club still hopes he'll see game action sometime in 2019.

Belt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and three RBI to help the Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers on Monday.

The veteran first baseman provided most of the offense for San Francisco in this contest with a solo homer off Joe Kelly before driving in two more to account for three of his team's four runs in the game. Belt was just 1-for-11 on the season coming into the game, so it was good to see him break out as he looks to rebound coming off an injury-shortened 2018 campaign that saw him post a .756 OPS over 399 at-bats -- his lowest mark since 2014.

Turner is back in the lineup for Monday's tilt against the Giants.

Turner received a maintenance day Sunday, but he's back in action, hitting second for the opener of the Dodgers' series against the Giants. The 34-year-old veteran went 3-for-5 with five RBI in his last start, so he'll look to keep the momentum going against San Francisco lefty Drew Pomeranz.

Pederson is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

The Dodgers want to stack right-handed hitters against southpaw Drew Pomeranz, so Pederson will give way to Chris Taylor in left field for Monday's series opener. Pederson is off to a hot start at the plate, going 7-for-15 (.467) with a trio of homers, five RBI, eight runs scored and a 4:2 BB:K through four games.

Stanton will be shut down from all baseball activities for 10 days due to his strained left biceps, Brendan Kuty of NJ.com reports.

Stanton reportedly suffered the injury while swinging. He'll still need to work his way back after the shutdown period, so the Yankees are currently framing his return date as "sometime this month."