MLB Player News

The Mariners optioned Ellis to Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

Ellis was dropped from the 26-man active roster to make room for first baseman/designated hitter Carlos Santana, whom the Mariners acquired from the Royals on Monday. During his three-day stay with Seattle, Ellis appeared in one game and went 1-for-3.

Rizzo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Rizzo exited late in Monday's win over Oakland after he was hit in the right elbow by a pitch, but he was able to start at first base in Tuesday's 2-1 victory, finishing 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The Yankees haven't indicated that Rizzo's elbow is still bothering him, so his absence Wednesday looks to be the result of the two teams playing a day game after a night game. DJ LeMahieu will cover first base in Rizzo's stead.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Mets.

Gurriel took Chasen Shreve yard in the fifth inning to record his sixth home run of the season. He's in the midst of a five-game hitting streak, during which he's driven in three and scored two runs. Gurriel is hitting just .228 on the campaign, though he's raised that mark to .247 across 23 games in June.

Pasquantino went 0-4 in an 8-3 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

The highly-touted top-100 prospect had a tough first game against big-league pitching, going hitless and grounding into a double play while slotted in as the designated hitter. Pasquantino should see plenty of at-bats with Salvador Perez (thumb) out of the lineup due to injury and Carlos Santana having being traded to the Mariners. The Royals don't shape up as contenders this season, so it's likely they will let young players like Pasquantino garner plenty of experience.

Abreu went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-4 win over the Angels.

Abreu helped the White Sox start a five-run rally in the seventh inning with his two-run double. He's posted four multi-hit efforts in his last eight games, going 12-for-32 (.375) in that span. The first baseman has maintained a productive .273/.367/.443 slash line with nine home runs, 35 RBI, 41 runs scored and 19 doubles across 313 plate appearances.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Mariners.

Mountcastle had the Orioles' lone hit Tuesday, and he was also on the front end of a double-steal with Adley Rutschman in the fourth inning. Though he's hit well for much of June, Mountcastle has cooled off by going 3-for-20 in his last five games. He's still hitting a steady .271/.306/.478 with 13 home runs, 38 RBI, 33 runs scored and three steals through 271 plate appearances.

Kirilloff is out of the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Guardians.

Southpaw Konnor Pilkington is on the mound for the Guardians in Game 2, so the lefty-hitting Kirilloff will cede his spot at first base to the righty-hitting Jose Miranda. In the Twins' 3-2 loss in Game 1, Kirilloff went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

Santana is batting fifth and starting at first base in his debut for the Mariners on Tuesday against the Orioles, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

He didn't join the team after the trade from Kansas City in time to get into action Monday, but Santana slots right into the middle of the lineup for his debut. The veteran first baseman is hitting .357/.478/.554 with two home runs in 17 games this month.

Rizzo (elbow) will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Rizzo looked to be in considerable pain after he took a 95 mile-per-hour fastball off his right elbow in Monday's 9-5 win, prompting the Yankees to pull him from the contest an inning later. His early exit looks to have been mostly precautionary, as Rizzo wasn't diagnosed with any structural damage to the elbow and is back in the lineup just one day later. Rizzo's ability to quickly bounce back from the injury scare is a welcome sight for fantasy managers, whom he rewarded with his 20th home run of the season Monday prior to his departure.

France (elbow) is already hitting in the batting cage, and manager Scott Servais remains hopeful that the infielder spends the minimum 10 days on the injured list, the Associated Press reports.

This news would naturally be highly encouraging under any circumstance, but particularly in the wake of several Mariners players receiving multi-game suspensions for their role in Sunday's brawl against the Angels. A return in the minimum amount of time by France is far from guaranteed this early into his rehab process despite Servais' optimism, but his progress over coming days should either validate or dispel that notion. France was placed on the IL on Saturday after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 flexor strain of his left elbow.