MLB Player News

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

The Rockies will send two of their lefty-hitting regulars to the bench in the series opener, as Blackmon and Ryan McMahon will both take seats with southpaw Max Fried taking the hill for Atlanta. Blackmon's absence opens up room at designated hitter for C.J. Cron, while Triple-A Albuquerque call-up Michael Toglia makes his MLB debut at Cron's usual first-base spot.

Vogelbach is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.

With southpaw Andrew Heaney on the hill for Los Angeles, the lefty-hitting Vogelbach will retreat to the bench. Platoon mate Darin Ruf will step in as the Mets' designated hitter in Vogelbach's stead.

Choi is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi is taking a seat against Marlins southpaw Jesus Luzardo, but the lefty-hitting first baseman could see his opportunities against right-handed pitching soon trend downward as well. Isaac Paredes has supplied an .819 OPS in August, 364 points above Choi's own mark on the month. It wouldn't be surprising if manager Kevin Cash elected to open up a full-time role for Paredes at Choi's expense.

Turner is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets, according to Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA.

Turner racked up 15 hits and hit .405 over his last nine games, but he will get a day off after starting the last five contests -- four of those at third base. Max Muncy will man the hot corner for the Dodgers on Monday night.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Padres on Monday.

Pederson sat out two games with a groin issue, but he was able to return to action Monday. The outfielder showed that the injury was minor by slugging a 420-foot, two-run shot in the fourth inning. Pederson is one long ball shy of his first 20-homer campaign since 2019.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in a 4-3 victory versus the Yankees on Monday.

Ohtani got to Frankie Montas for a two-run blast that broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning. The Yankees managed only one run the rest of the way, so the two-way star's long ball proved to be the game-winner. Ohtani is up to 29 home runs on the campaign after slugging 46 last season. He's gone 5-for-8 with two homers and four RBI over his past two games.

Ford went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 4-3 win over the Yankees.

Ford's solo shot to right field in the fourth inning tied the score and served as a bit of revenge against the club that DFA'd him last June. He bounced around to five different organizations -- including serving two different stints with Seattle -- before finding work with the Angels last week, and he's settled in as the team's primary first baseman. Ford's homer Monday was his first in 27 games this season, and he's gone 6-for-19 through five contests with Los Angeles.

Buxton (hip) will not travel with the team for its upcoming road trip but could join later on if he shows enough improvement, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Buxton will continue to take part in his rehab from Minnesota, but there is a small bit of hope that he could join the team on the upcoming road trip, which concludes Sept. 8 against the Yankees. His availability will hinge on how he feels in his rehab activities after playing banged up for most of the 2022 campaign.

Belt will get a second opinion on his injured knee Tuesday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

An MRI taken Friday on Belt's injured knee came back negative, but he apparently needs another look. The team figures to release another update on his status after the results of his latest exam are read.

Pederson (groin) is starting in left field and batting fourth Monday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pederson had missed his club's last two contests while dealing with a groin issue, but he's been cleared to return for the series opener. He's 10-for-30 with one home run, two RBI and three runs scored over his last 10 games.