MLB Player News

Caminero (back tightness) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

He exited Wednesday's game with back tightness and is still ailing Thursday. Tristan Gray is starting at third base and batting sixth.

Kwan went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Tigers.

The Guardians' leadoff hitter extended his on-base streak to 12 games while stealing his 20th base of the season, leaving him one shy of the career high he set in 2023. Over those 12 contests, Kwan is slashing .304/.407/.348 with six steals, five RBI, seven runs and an 8:3 BB:K.

Refsnyder is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Athletics.

After starting each of the last two games against right-handed pitching (and four straight overall), the right-handed-hitting Refsnyder will retreat to the bench for Thursday's series finale against Athletics righty J.T. Ginn. Nate Eaton will play right field and bat eighth for Boston.

Laureano went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a 7-4 win against the Mets.

Laureano capped the scoring in the contest with a solo shot to left field in the ninth inning. The veteran outfielder had been slumping coming into Wednesday with a .103 batting average (3-for-29) over his previous eight games. Laureano has still been very good overall since joining the Padres at the trade deadline, though, posting an .869 OPS with nine homers, 30 RBI, 24 runs and two stolen bases over 43 games.

Williams (11-5) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing three hits and two walks over five scoreless innings in a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. He struck out nine.

The right-hander watched Detroit hitters foul off a whopping 28 pitches to force his early exit, but Williams was otherwise dominant to kick off the combined shutout, racking up 30 called or swinging strikes among his 100 pitches. He's given up three runs or fewer in six straight trips to the mound as the Guardians make a late push for a wild-card spot, posting a 1.87 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 34:14 K:BB through 33.2 innings over that stretch and going 4-1. Williams lines up to make his next start at home early next week in a rematch with the Tigers.

Gonzalez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Athletics.

The right-handed-hitting Gonzalez has seen more and more reps versus righties lately -- in addition to his regular starts against lefties -- but he'll take a seat for this one as the Athletics send righty J.T. Ginn to the bump. David Hamilton is at second base and batting seventh for the Red Sox.

Narvaez is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Athletics.

It's a routine day off for Narvaez, who started each of the last five contests (four at catcher, one at designated hitter). Connor Wong will do the catching during Thursday's matinee.

Devenski was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday.

The journeyman reliever carried a 5.92 ERA in 83.2 innings from 2022-24, but Devenski has a 2.30 ERA in 15.2 innings for the Mets this season, in part due to a 5.9% HR/FB and 80.9 LOB%. He should work in low-leverage situations.

Kirk is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rays.

Kirk will receive a day off after starting at catcher in each of the first two games of the series. Tyler Heineman will be behind the dish for Thursday's matinee.

Brazoban was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday.

The 35-year-old righty has a 3.67 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 51:27 K:BB in 56.1 innings across 47 appearances for the Mets this season. Brazoban should work in low-leverage situations during this stint in the majors.