MLB Player News

Tovar is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Tovar will hit the bench for the third time in five games while the Rockies hand Cole Carrigg a start at shortstop. Though he's maintained a .769 OPS so far in September, Tovar is slashing just .215/.262/.338 with 11 home runs and seven stolen bases over 479 plate appearances on the season.

Mateo is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Mateo will hit the bench after he had started in eight of the Rays' previous nine games while going 4-for-26 with an 0:11 BB:K, three steals, three runs and two RBI. With Taylor Walls (hip) returning from the injured list Thursday and immediately stepping back into the lineup at shortstop, Mateo will likely be relegated to a utility role moving forward.

Pratt is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt in Pittsburgh.

Pratt returned to action Wednesday following a one-game absence due to illness, but he'll retreat back to the bench during Thursday's matinee. Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton will form the left side of the infield for the Brewers in the series finale.

Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

With left-hander Kyle Harrison on the bump for the Brewers, the left-handed-hitting Gonzalez will retreat to the bench for the third time in four games. Jared Triolo will spell Gonzalez at third base and will bat eighth.

Betts is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati.

It appears to be a routine day of rest as the Dodgers wrap up a road trip with a matinee against the Reds. Miguel Rojas will play shortstop for the Dodgers in the series finale.

The Rays activated Walls (hip) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Walls required just a minimum 10-day absence as he recovered from a right hip flexor strain. He'll return to a lowly .218/.304/.292 batting line. Nick Madrigal was sent down to Triple-A Durham in a corresponding roster move.

Neto went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.

Neto is batting .309 (17-for-55) over 14 games in September, with this being his sixth multi-hit effort of the month. The shortstop is now at 21 steals this season, five fewer than he had in 2025. Through 147 contests, he's batting .243 with a .767 OPS, 26 home runs, 74 RBI, 96 runs scored, 29 doubles and five triples.

Lopez went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Lopez is up to 31 steals on the year, though he's just 2-for-3 on the basepaths over 15 games in September. He has logged five multi-hit efforts while batting .316 (18-for-57) this month. The infielder has maintained good contact skills all year, batting .306 with a .787 OPS, 10 home runs, 69 RBI, 89 runs scored, 31 doubles and nine triples across 149 contests.

De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.

De La Cruz put the Reds ahead in the third inning with a two-run, two-out blast off Seth Halvorsen, his 28th homer of the season and seventh in his last 11 games. De La Cruz has been on a tear over the last month -- he's batting .424 (39-for-92) in his past 23 games with 18 extra-base hits and a 1.274 OPS in that span. The star shortstop is now slashing .286/.364/.521 with 74 RBI, 94 runs scored and 26 stolen bases across 593 plate appearances this year.

The Orioles selected Barrero's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday.

Barrero has spent the entire season up to this point at Triple-A, slashing .201/.303/.397 with 23 homers, 57 RBI, 63 runs scored and 12 steals across 502 plate appearances. He'll now join the big-league roster as the replacement for Jackson Holliday (wrist) and could pick up a few starts down the stretch against left-handed pitchers.