MLB Player News

Goins is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.

After starting in the middle infield for the last seven games, Goins will get the afternoon off in the series finale. The time off should do him well; he's gone 0-for-12 over the past four contests. Darwin Barney will slot in at second base in Goins' stead.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Indians.

Though Cabrera boasts a .375 career batting average against the Indians' scheduled starting pitcher, Carlos Carrasco, he's been stuck in a 2-for-24 rut over the past six games and could probably benefit from a day off. Andrew Romine will get the rare start at first base in his stead, but expect Cabrera to return to the heart of the Tigers' lineup when they begin a series with the Athletics on Monday.

Cabrera is batting .210 with just one home run and six RBI this season.

Miggy has stumbled out of the game and his current 2-for-24 slump has seen his slash line drop to .210/.300/.306. He should recover soon enough -- Cabrera is simply far too good for this to extend much further.

Cespedes (leg) has been ruled out for Sunday's series finale in Atlanta, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports.

Cespedes was removed from Friday's game due to a bruise on his right leg, which effectively sidelined him for the rest of the series. Because he was unable to swing a bat Saturday, he'll likely enter the upcoming week with questionable availability. Nonetheless, if he's unable to go Monday against the Reds, Juan Lagares and Alejandro De Aza are available to man center field.

Turner's toe was stepped on in Friday's game, which is why he is out of Saturday's lineup, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports.

The bruised toe will keep him out of the field Saturday, but he is still available to pinch hit. Howie Kendrick is getting the start at third base Saturday, but it sounds like Turner will be back in the fold in the near future.

Blackmon (turf toe) is angling toward a two-game rehab stint next week, although nothing definitive has been reported regarding when he could rejoin the Rockies, the Denver Post's Nick Groke reports.

Presumably, if the rehab games go well, Blackmon could be on the brink of rejoining the Rockies, but the return from turf toe is often a very fluid situation, so owners should be careful not to bank on his services next weekend. Ryan Raburn and Ben Paulsen will continue to handle most of the duties in left field while Gerardo Parra mans center field in Blackmon's absence.

Cespedes (leg) may be sidelined through at least the remainder of the Mets' weekend series with the Braves, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports. "The bruise is pretty big. He's aggravated it, and he's limping pretty bad. He's pretty swelled. He's certainly not going to be available [Saturday]," said manager Terry Collins.

Although Rubin is reporting that Cespedes does not have any further testing scheduled on his bruised leg, it is significant enough of an injury to potentially keep him out of the final two games of the Mets' series with the Braves. Cespedes aggravated a pre-existing leg bruise Friday on a slide into second base. Given Collins' comments, Cespedes could be sidelined Sunday in addition to Saturday, in which case Juan Lagares or Alejandro De Aza could take his spot in the outfield.

Choi is in the lineup Saturday, batting ninth against the Mariners.

Manager Mike Scioscia will deploy Choi's left-handed bat Saturday with the Angels facing the Mariners ace right-hander Felix Hernandez. In limited action this season, Choi has gone hitless in six at-bats in 2016.

Turner is out of Saturday's lineup against the Rockies, the Los Angeles Times' Andy McCullough reports.

Howie Kendrick will get the start at third base Saturday, hitting fifth. Turner has a hit in just two of his last five games, and has five strikeouts over his last three contests, so he will get a bench seat to start Saturday's game.

Carpenter will receive a rest day in Saturday's tilt with the Padres.

After going hit-less in his previous two games Carpenter will get an opportunity to rest Saturday. However, he will still be available to pinch hit if needed. He will be replaced at third base by Jedd Gyorko. Expect him to return to action in Sunday's series finale.