MLB Player News

The Dodgers optioned Varland to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.

The right-hander was called up by Los Angeles on Friday and will return to Oklahoma City without appearing in a game. Varland has six appearances for the Dodgers this season and has allowed two earned runs with a 3:4 K:BB over six innings.

The Giants will reinstate Snell (groin) from the 15-day injured list and have him start Tuesday versus the Blue Jays in San Francisco, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

As he prepares for his first start with the Giants since June following his second IL stint of the season, Snell will be taking the hill on five days' rest. The southpaw endured some bumps in the road in the first of his two rehab outings in his return from a left groin strain, but he was utterly dominant in his final start for Sacramento on Wednesday, tossing five no-hit, shutout innings while striking out nine. He'll tentatively line up for two starts during the upcoming week, with his second outing set to fall next Sunday versus the Twins in the Giants' final game before the All-Star break.

The Dodgers selected Wrobleski's contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he'll start Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The 23-year-old lefty is one of the organization's top prospects and will make his way to the majors after being at the Triple-A level for less than a month. Wrobleski posted a 3.06 ERA and 1.04 WHIP over 13 starts for Double-A Tulsa to earn the promotion, and he allowed five earned runs with a 17:3 K:BB over his two outings with Oklahoma City.

Johnson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

After getting called up from Triple-A El Paso on June 24, Johnson started in the Padres' ensuing seven games, but he went just 4-for-21 with three walks over that stretch. He's now hit the bench in five straight contests -- all against right-handed pitching -- with the left-handed-hitting David Peralta having seemingly taken hold of a strong-side platoon role in right field. The switch-hitting Johnson should still pick up regular starts versus left-handed pitching and could frequently be called upon to serve as a late-inning replacement for Peralta.

Peralta will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Peralta will remain in the starting nine for the fifth consecutive matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher (Ryne Nelson) and has seemingly settled back into a strong-side platoon role in the San Diego lineup. He recorded at least one hit in each of his previous four starts, going 5-for-12 overall with one home run and three RBI.

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Contreras started the past 12 games after missing one contest due to a head injury, and he'll take a seat Sunday after he posted a .319/.396/.468 slash line during that stretch. It's just his fourth game out of the lineup this season. Eric Haase will step in behind the plate to catch for veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel.

Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Though Luis Campusano was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Higashioka started behind the plate in the Padres' first two games of the series against Arizona. Higashioka will take a seat for Sunday's day game, but his usage earlier in the week could indicate that he'll retain the No. 1 job ahead of Campusano, even though the latter player is now healthy. Over his last 12 games, Higashioka has hit .310 with seven extra-base hits (five home runs, one triple, one double) and three walks.

King (shoulder) was cleared to make his season debut in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on May 13 and is slashing .271/.386/.353 with zero home runs or stolen bases across 101 plate appearances over 26 games.

King's 2024 season was slightly delayed while he completed his recovery from right shoulder surgery, which he underwent in October. The 20-year-old catcher is regarded as a strong defender behind the plate, but as his production thus far in rookie ball illustrates, he doesn't bring much fantasy juice to the table.

Marte (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Marte was removed from Friday's contest due to lower-back tightness and will sit Sunday for the second consecutive game. The 30-year-old was reportedly available off the bench Saturday but didn't see the field, so he'll presumably be available again Sunday. Kevin Newman is manning the keystone in place of Marte.

Bouchard (back) has gone 5-for-11 with two doubles, three walks, four runs and one RBI in three games for Triple-A Albuquerque since the Rockies optioned him June 29.

Before he was optioned to Albuquerque, Bouchard was contending with a back injury, but he has since overcome the health concern. The 28-year-old should continue to play at least semi-regularly at the Triple-A level and will look to perform well enough to earn another chance with the Rockies later this season.