MLB Player News

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday that Alvarez (hand) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday against the Nationals, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.

Alvarez will play one more rehab game with Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday, and as long as he gets through that without any hiccups, he'll be activated Friday and likely in the lineup for the series opener versus the Nationals. The catcher is 7-for-35 with one home run in his first nine rehab contests. Alvarez is coming back from surgery on a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Tuesday that he plans to give Gorman a lengthy "run" of starts, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Marmol revealed the plan prior to Gorman delivering a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the eighth inning of Tuesday's win in Atlanta. Brendan Donovan (rib) being banged up has allowed Gorman to settle in at second base and in the third spot in the lineup for a second straight day Wednesday, and Gorman has started five straight contests overall. Donovan is not expected to need a stint on the injured list, and when he returns Gorman could get at-bats in the designated hitter spot at the expense of Alec Burleson.

Mathews (shoulder) will resume a throwing program Wednesday or Thursday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

The top prospect was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis last week with mild left shoulder soreness, an issue Mathews believe arose because his mechanics got out of whack. He's been doing resistance-band and weighted plyometric ball work and the resumption of a throwing program is imminent. It's not clear when Mathews might be ready to rejoin the Memphis rotation. He's struggled in the early going this season, holding a 6.10 ERA and 7:15 K:BB over his first 10.1 innings.

Church (undisclosed) went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Tuesday in Double-A Springfield's 12-1 loss to Wichita after being activated from the 7-day injured list Monday.

Church made his 2025 debut with Springfield after an unspecified injury had kept him on the shelf to begin the season. The 24-year-old was cleared to report to Double-A after completing a four-game rehab assignment last week with Single-A Palm Beach, during which he went 2-for-13 with a walk, a stolen base, three runs and an RBI.

The Phillies activated Wilson (oblique) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.

Wilson opened the season on the shelf after suffering a moderate left oblique strain early in spring training, but he's ready to make his 2025 debut with the Phillies after completing a 10-game minor-league rehab assignment. Between stops with Single-A Clearwater and Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Wilson slashed just .158/.304/.237 over 46 plate appearances, though some rust was to be expected after he didn't appear in any Grapefruit League games. Now that he's healthy, the right-handed-hitting Wilson could end up settling into the short side of a platoon in left field with the left-handed-hitting Max Kepler.

The Phillies designated Clemens for assignment Wednesday.

Though he had been on the active roster since Opening Day, Clemens had made no starts and logged just seven plate appearances through the Phillies' first 24 contests. As a left-handed bench bat who doesn't profile as a platoon option, Clemens was deemed an expendable piece and will cede his spot on the 26-man active roster to the right-handed-hitting Weston Wilson (oblique), who was activated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Clemens doesn't have minor-league options remaining, so the Phillies will have to expose him to waivers first in order for him to potentially remain in the organization as infield depth at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Norby is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Reds.

It's a routine day off for Norby, who has now started five of seven contests since being activated from the 10-day injured list. Graham Pauley will be at third base and bat ninth for the Marlins.

Ramirez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.

Ramirez started the first two games of the series and went 5-for-6 with three doubles, one RBI and a stolen base. He'll get a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Liam Hicks will do the catching and bat seventh for the Marlins.

Pages is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Atlanta.

After catching each of the first two games of the series, Pages will grab a seat for Wednesday's matinee. Yohel Pozo is behind the dish and batting seventh for the Cardinals in the series finale.

Donovan (rib) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

Donovan had a rib pop out of place Tuesday morning and will now sit out a second straight game. He is not expected to need a stint on the injured list and could be available to pinch hit Wednesday, per John Denton of MLB.com. Nolan Gorman will handle second base and bat third in Wednesday's series finale.