MLB Player News

Diaz is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

He is hitting .324 with a .464 OBP and one extra-base hit (a double) over his last 10 games. Yoshi Tsutsugo will start at first base while Austin Meadows gets the start at designated hitter.

Tellez is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Red Sox.

He heads to the bench with lefty Eduardo Rodriguez toeing the rubber for Boston. Alejandro Kirk will start at designated hitter and bat eighth.

Kirilloff will not be recalled from the alternate training site during the remainder of Minnesota's road trip, which runs through Wednesday in Oakland, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Max Kepler was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, but the team didn't want to have players like Kirilloff take a commercial flight to the West Coast during the pandemic. This means Kirilloff will have to wait until at least Friday's home game against the Pirates to rejoin the big club.

Mountcastle is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Marlins, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

He heads to the bench for the first of a two-game series in Miami. Mountcastle's biggest flaw is his defense, so it's possible he will ride the pine again Wednesday without the designated hitter spot available.

France (forearm) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.

France exited Monday's game after getting hit in the right forearm by a pitch. He went through infield drills prior to the game, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports, so it's unlikely he's in line for a long absence, but he'll find himself on the bench for at least one game. The Mariners get an off day Wednesday, so he'll get to rest for at least two days before potentially returning to the lineup Thursday in Boston.

France left Monday's game against the Dodgers due to a right forearm contusion, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

France was drilled by a fastball Monday evening but managed to avoid a serious injury. His X-rays came back negative, per Drayer. France will be considered day-to-day moving forward.

France left Monday's game against the Dodgers after being struck by a pitch on his right forearm, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

France was hit by a 98 mph fastball in the bottom of the fifth inning, and while he was able to stay in the game to run the bases, he was pulled after he couldn't make throws from second base in the top of the sixth. There's a good chance France is headed for X-rays as a precaution, per Divish.

Vaughn is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Vaughn will once again be on the bench against a right-handed starting pitcher (Nathan Eovaldi), opening up left field for Leury Garcia. The rookie had picked up starts in four of the White Sox's previous five games, so his playing time at least appears to be trending upward after he had been deployed in more of a part-time role in the first two weeks of the season.

France went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, an additional run and a walk in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Astros.

Fresh off a walk-off hit Friday, France took Brooks Raley deep in the fifth inning. The 26-year-old is batting .305 and leads the Mariners with a .400 OBP. He has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his 16 games. However, Sunday was only his second game where he didn't strike out in any of his plate appearances.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a run scored in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.

Abreu has now hit in two games in a row and scored a run for the first time since April 8. It hasn't been a productive start of the year for the 2020 AL MVP, as he's barely hitting above the Mendoza Line and only has two multi-hit performances in 2021.