MLB Player News

The Dodgers claimed Williams off of waivers from Miami on Tuesday, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Despite finding success during his limited appearances in Triple-A, where he slashed .327/.414/.469 last season, Williams struggled to carry it over into the majors. Now he joins a Dodgers organization that is filled with outfield talent, which will give him time to develop more in the minors before potentially getting a look in Los Angeles.

Correa declined his $35.1 million player option for 2023 on Monday and has entered free agency.

Last March, Correa signed a one-year, $35.1 million deal with the Twins that included player options for the same salary figures in 2023 and 2024. The player options gave Correa some extra security in the event he suffered a major injury or saw a dramatic downturn in performance, but he generally enjoyed good health in his lone season in Minnesota while slashing .291/.366/.467 with 22 home runs and 64 RBI across 590 plate appearances. The 28-year-old Correa should be one of the top players in this winter's free agency class and will likely try to secure a longer-term deal this time around.

Bogaerts declined his $20 million player option for 2023 on Monday, opting out of the final three years of his contract with the Red Sox to become a free agent, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

As expected, Bogaerts will hit the open market this offseason, leaving approximately $60 million on the table as he pursues what will surely be a more lucrative long-term deal in free agency. The shortstop is coming off of another impressive campaign in 2022, having posted a .307 average with 15 home runs, 73 RBI, 84 runs and eight stolen bases over 150 games. One of the best shortstops in the league, Bogaerts will certainly have an active market for his services this offseason.

The White Sox exercised Anderson's (hand) $12.5 million team option for 2023 on Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Even though Anderson was limited to just 79 games in 2022 due to a pair of trips to the injured list, the two-time All-Star is still viewed as a core piece for the White Sox. The team's decision to keep him aboard for 2023 thus comes as no surprise, and barring a dramatic downturn in performance, Anderson will most likely stick around with Chicago through the 2024 season, when he can be brought back on a cost-effective $14 million team option. Since the start of the 2019 campaign, Anderson's .309 batting average ranks third in the majors among players with at least 1,000 plate appearances.

Pena went 3-for-4 with a home run and an additional RBI during Thursday's 3-2 win over the Phillies in Game 5 of the World Series.

Pena recorded his second three-hit game in the postseason, and it came at the perfect time for the Houston offense. The 25-year-old got the Astros on the board in the first inning with an RBI single, and he put the Astros ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning with a solo homer off Noah Syndergaard, knocking the Phillies' starter from the game. Pena has had an outstanding postseason in his rookie campaign -- he is 18-for-54 (.333) with four homers, eight RBI and 11 runs scored. The rookie is slated to face Zack Wheeler in Game 6 with the Astros just one win away from the World Series title. Pena was 1-for-3 with an RBI double against Wheeler in Game 2.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Game 5 of the World Series against the Phillies on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Diaz started Games 2 and 4 and has gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in the series. Yordan Alvarez will man left field while David Hensley serves as the designated hitter.

Marte has been playing through a finger injury during Arizona Fall League play, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "I have a small injury, a finger, but that is not going to stop me from playing," Marte said. "I want to end the year well. I feel good because on top of that, I'm still working to maintain my physique. We are going to try to finish this strong."

Marte has had trouble hitting for average in the Fall League, but he recently hit a massive home run this week. He's also working on learning a new position at third base, with both Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz also at shortstop at higher levels in the organization.

Reyes was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Reyes spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Nashville and had a .787 OPS in 99 games, though he also played in six games for Milwaukee. The utility man won't retain his spot on the 40-man roster with the Brewers clearing space early in the offseason.

Pena went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Sunday's 6-5 win over the Yankees in Game 4 of the ALCS, earning the series MVP award.

Pena continued his fantastic rookie season Sunday with a massive three-run homer off Nestor Cortes that evened the score at 3-3. Pena took advantage of back-to-back walks allowed by the usually reliable Cortes, sending a cutter 408 feet into the left field seats at Yankee Stadium. This marked the rookie's third home run and sixth extra-base hit of the postseason, as he continues to shine as the successor at shortstop to Carlos Correa. Pena's next at-bats will come against the Phillies, who he played in the final regular-season series, going 2-for-6 with a home run.

Pena went 3-for-4 with a solo home run during Game 1 of the ALCS in the 4-2 win over the Yankees.

The remarkable rookie season for the Houston shortstop continued Wednesday as Pena tallied three more hits, including a solo shot off Frankie Montas in the seventh inning to give the Astros a three-run cushion. Pena is now 7-for-20 in the postseason, and he has homered in back-to-back games for the Astros. Coming into 2022 with big shoes to fill, the 25-year-old is proving that the Astros do not need Carlos Correa at shortstop to have success in the postseason.