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  • Rangers' Jonathan Ornelas: Optioned to Triple-A

    The Rangers optioned Ornelas to Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

    Ornelas was recalled in late March but played sparingly, making just one start. Ezequiel Duran and Dustin Harris have joined the big club as Ornelas goes down and Wyatt Langford (oblique) lands on the injured list.

  • Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: On shelf with right ankle sprain

    McGonigle's placement on High-A West Michigan's 7-day injured list Tuesday was the result of a right ankle sprain, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

    McGonigle suffered the injury while running the bases in his season debut Friday, when he went 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI. He's taking part in daily rehab for the ankle injury but is without a clear timeline to return to action.

  • Rays' Chandler Simpson: Not considered for promotion

    The Rays did not consider promoting Simpson from Triple-A Durham to take the roster spot of the injured Jonny DeLuca (shoulder), Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    The Rays are down both DeLuca and Josh Lowe (oblique) for at least the next couple weeks, but Simpson evidently wasn't under real consideration when Coco Montes was recalled to take DeLuca's spot Tuesday. Simpson has a chance to be a fantasy difference maker when he does arrive due to his prolific base-stealing ability, but he will have to wait a bit longer. The 24-year-old is hitting .297/.325/.351 with five stolen bases in his first eight games with Triple-A Durham this season.

  • Trey Sweeney SS | DET

    Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Idle against lefty

    Sweeney is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

    The left-handed-hitting Sweeney will hit the bench for the second time in the series while the Yankees send another southpaw (Max Fried) to the bump. Javier Baez will fill in for Sweeney at shortstop.

  • Zachary Neto SS | LAA

    Angels' Zach Neto: Blazing hot in rehab stint

    Neto (shoulder) has gone 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, two walks, six runs and four RBI over his past two minor-league rehab games with Triple-A Salt Lake.

    Neto is rehabbing from right shoulder surgery, and he seems just about ready to make his season debut with the Angels. The third-year shortstop has slashed .320/.452/.760 with three long balls, two doubles, 10 runs, six RBI and a stolen base overall across 31 plate appearances during his rehab assignment. Just as importantly, Neto has been able to play shortstop in each of his past two games and in three of his past four contests after being limited to a designated-hitter role in his first three appearances with Salt Lake.

  • Bobby Witt SS | KC

    Royals' Bobby Witt: Scores two runs Tuesday

    Witt went 1-for-3 with one walk and two runs in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Twins.

    Witt was responsible for both of the Royals' runs Tuesday. He was able to reach third base in the eighth inning on two separate errors by Minnesota, and the superstar shortstop was brought home on a Vinnie Pasquantino groundout for what turned out to be the game-winning run. Witt has registered a hit in four of his last five outings and has started the season slashing .273/.347/.477 with three stolen bases, four doubles, one home run and five RBI across 49 plate appearances.

  • Bo Bichette 3B | NYM

    Blue Jays' Bo Bichette: Drives in three runs

    Bichette went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in Tuesday's win over Boston.

    Bichette knocked a two-run single in the sixth inning and added another RBI base hit in the eighth. He's already produced five multi-hit performances through 12 games this season; it took him 20 games to reach that mark to begin 2024. Bichette is now slashing .314/.375/.392 with four extra-base hits and seven RBI through 56 plate appearances.

  • Brooks Lee SS | MIN

    Twins' Brooks Lee: Rehab moving to Triple-A

    The Twins transferred Lee's (back) rehab assignment to Triple-A St. Paul, and he's starting at second base and batting second in Tuesday's game, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

    The 24-year-old will move his rehab assignment to the highest level of the minors after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in his one appearance with Single-A Fort Myers. Lee played seven innings defensively in that game and will likely need to play a few full games in the field before being cleared to join the Twins.

  • Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Lands on injured list

    High-A West Michigan placed McGonigle (ankle) on its 7-day injured list Tuesday.

    McGonigle suffered an ankle injury in his season debut Friday and will miss some time as a result. The infielder missed extended action to close out the 2024 season while recovering from a broken hand.

  • Orioles' Gunnar Henderson: Swipes two bags in victory

    Henderson went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and two stolen bases in Monday's 5-1 win against the Diamondbacks.

    Henderson had gone just 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts over three games after being activated off the injured list April 4, but he broke out of that slump with his two-hit performance Monday. The talented young shortstop padded his stat line with a pair of thefts, while the double was his first extra-base hit of the campaign. Henderson belted 37 homers and stole 21 bases during the regular season last year, so it's reasonable to expect his initial struggles to be temporary.

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