MLB Player News

Buxton isn't in Wednesday's starting lineup against Kansas City, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

It's unclear if Buxton is dealing with an injury, as Ryan LaMarre will take over in center field for the second consecutive game. If he is dealing with something, expect an update on his status prior to Thursday's series opener against Cleveland.

Cabrera (hamstring) appears likely to return from the 10-day disabled list during the Tigers' weekend series with the Blue Jays, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera, who limited himself to batting practice Tuesday after going through intense baserunning and agility drills a day earlier, said he was "very close" to a return to the lineup, with Tigers skipper Ron Gardenhire seemingly supporting the first baseman's sentiments. While Gardenhire suggested it was unlikely Cabrera would be available for the final two games of the Tigers' current series with the Angels, Cabrera looks like he'll be ready to go in a few days once he builds up his conditioning and gets back in game shape following a nearly month-long layoff due to the right hamstring strain. Once Cabrera is back in the fold, John Hicks will likely transition to a bench role and see most of his playing time as the backup catcher behind James McCann.

Ozuna was removed from the starting lineup prior to Wednesday's tilt against the Brewers due to a jammed finger, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

The injury appeared to occur during Tuesday's game on a play at second base. He was slated to start in left field and bat fourth, but Tyler O'Neill has since replaced the 27-year-old in the lineup. Ozuna will be available off the bench if needed, and he'll be considered day-to-day moving forward.

Carpenter went 1-for-3 with two RBI from a bases-loaded walk and a solo home run in a win over the Brewers on Tuesday, while also drawing a second free pass.

At one point earlier this month, Carpenter's season line stood at a dreadful .140/.286/.272. All three figures have seen massive boosts in recent weeks, with the 168-point increase in his slugging percentage (.272 to .440) being the most dramatic. Carpenter sports a blistering .404 average, .528 wOBA and 65.8 percent hard contact rate in the 58 plate appearances encompassing his last 13 games, a stretch during which he's racked up 13 extra-base hits (nine doubles, four home runs) and eight RBI.

Reyes went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

Reyes had mashed 14 home runs in just 36 games with Triple-A El Paso before being called up, and he's now left the park in back-to-back contests with the big-league club. The 22-year-old is still hitting just .189 and has struck out in six straight games (38.5 percent strikeout rate), but should still see a path toward fairly regular at-bats in San Diego's outfield for the time being with both Franchy Cordero (forearm) and Wil Myers (oblique) on the disabled list.

Harper was 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

The 25-year-old started the scoring in the top of the first inning with the solo shot to right field, and added a pair of singles off Orioles starter Dylan Bundy in the third and fifth innings. Harper is not consistently finding hits and has now drawn only eight walks in May, after having 37 in April. Harper has an unbalanced .209/.277/.527 slash line in 91 at-bats in May, but does still have eight home runs (and 17 home runs for the season).

Brantley went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a home run in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

Brantley continues to power the Indians' offense and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. The 31-year-old is now slashing .343/.380/.573 with nine home runs and 36 RBI in 178 at-bats on the season.

Miller (face) is starting at first base and hitting leadoff Tuesday against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Miller is back in the starting lineup after being scratched from Monday's series opener with a facial contusion. He was able to play the final three innings of Monday's extra-innings victory, so his return to the starting lineup comes as no surprise. Miller is hitting .243/.309/.419 across 42 games this season.

Ohtani was officially named Wednesday's starting pitcher against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani seemed to be lined up to throw Wednesday, and manager Mike Scioscia made it official Tuesday. The 23-year-old has posted a 3.35 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 52 strikeouts across 40.1 innings this season.

Buxton is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Royals, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton gets the day off, as Ryan LaMarre will take over in center and is slated to bat ninth. The 24-year-old Buxton is in the midst of a 4-for-28 stretch with one RBI and nine strikeouts over his last 10 games.