MLB Player News

Mondesi is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins due to a pinched nerve in his shoulder, Maria Torres of The Kansas City Star reports.

Manager Ned Yost relayed that Mondesi sustained the injury while diving for a ball in Friday's series opener. The Royals exercised caution by holding Mondesi out of the starting nine Saturday and Sunday, but it doesn't appear that there's much concern the 23-year-old will require a trip to the disabled list. Alcides Escobar will fill in at shortstop while Mondesi recovers from the issue.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a solo home run for Double-A Corpus Christi on Saturday.

Correa played the second game of his rehabilitation assignment, going seven innings at shortstop in each contest. The organization hasn't provided an estimate of how many plate appearances it wants Correa to get while in the minors -- he's had seven so far -- but the shortstop could return at some point this week if there are no setbacks.

Gordon is not in the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays, potentially due to the ankle injury he suffered Thursday, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Gordon was pulled from Thursday's game after twisting his right ankle. He started Friday but was reportedly still sore. He'll sit Saturday, with Andrew Romine starting at second base.

Anderson has been playing through knee soreness, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

The knee soreness could partially explain the Tuesday's incident in which Anderson was pulled for not hustling. The White Sox are nowhere near the playoff race, so they could choose to send Anderson to the disabled list to play it safe, but given that they keep running him out there, no such move seems imminent.

Mondesi is not in the lineup Saturday against the Twins.

Mondesi is hitting .313 in nine games since coming back from a four-game absence on the family medical emergency list. He'll sit Saturday with Alcides Escobar getting the start at shortstop.

Bogaerts (wrist) will start at shortstop and bat fifth against the Yankees on Saturday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Bogaerts was able to enter Friday's game as a defensive replacement and will return to the starting lineup after suffering a wrist injury during Tuesday's game. Across 90 games this year, he's hitting .275/.342/.513 with 16 home runs, 65 RBI and two stolen bases.

Bogaerts (wrist) was not ready to hit but entered Friday's game as a defensive replacement, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. The shortstop was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight game after taking a pitch off his hand earlier in the week.

Bench coach Ron Roenicke, who replaced ejected manager Alex Cora, was hoping to avoid using Bogaerts, but the shortstop was needed after second baseman Ian Kinsler left the game due to a hamstring injury. The Kinsler injury resulted in some mid-game shuffling that included Mookie Betts moving from right field to second base and Steve Pearce from first base to right field. Later in the game, when the Red Sox were concerned about protecting a 4-1 lead, Betts went back to right field, Brock Holt shifted from shortstop to second base, and Bogaerts finished out the game at short. We'll need to wait until Bogaerts reports to the park to determine his availability for Saturday night's tilt against the Yankees.

Wendle went 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the White Sox.

He's put together a modest seven-game hitting streak, hitting .400 (10-for-25) during that stretch to boost his slash line on the season back up to .288/.340/.405. With Daniel Robertson (thumb) banged up and Tommy Pham (foot) on the disabled list, Wendle should once again be a relative fixture in the Rays' lineup, whether at second base or in left field -- where he needs only four more games played to gain 2019 outfield eligibility in fantasy leagues that use a 20-game threshold.

Fletcher went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday in a 7-4 win over Cleveland.

Fletcher smacked a ground-rule double to right field in the eighth inning to score Shohei Othani and take the lead, 4-3. Fletcher hasn't shown much power yet in the majors, hitting one homer and driving in 13 over his first 41 games, but he's managed to maintain a .277 average.

Gordon (ankle) will start at second base and bat atop the order against the Blue Jays on Friday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Gordon will not be forced to miss any time after leaving Thursday's game with a twisted right ankle. Across 99 games this year, he's hit .288/.308/.349 with 22 RBI and 26 stolen bases.