MLB Player News

O'Hearn is not in Thursday's lineup against the Tigers.

He will predictably head to the bench with southpaw Matthew Boyd starting for the Tigers. Ryan McBroom will start at first base and hit fifth.

Abreu is not in Thursday's lineup against the Indians.

He is hitting .316 with one home run in 38 at-bats over his last 10 games. Zack Collins will start at first base and hit sixth.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Indians.

Abreu took Nick Goody deep in the eighth inning to record his 29th homer of the season. It was his first long ball since Aug. 20, though it's his fifth multi-hit game in that 15-contest span. Now just one home run away from his fourth season with 30 dingers, Abreu is hitting .281/.323/.496 across 597 plate appearances.

Calhoun is not in the lineup Wednesday against Oakland.

Calhoun owns a strong .321/.424/.571 slash line over his last nine games. Brian Goodwin gets the nod in right field in his absence.

Voit is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.

Voit started five games in a row since returning from the injured list, going 4-for-17 at the plate with eight strikeouts. Edwin Encarnacion will be the first baseman Wednesday, with Mike Ford serving as the designated hitter.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in the Blue Jays' 7-2 loss to the Braves.

Tellez left the yard in both of the Blue Jays' games in Atlanta, bringing his home run count to 17 for the season. That power production has made Tellez useful in AL-only formats, but his poor batting average (.221) and underwhelming counting stats (45 RBI, 37 runs) limit his utility in most mixed leagues.

O'Hearn hit a walkoff solo homer as a pinch hitter in a victory over Detroit on Tuesday.

O'Hearn started the game on the bench but came up big when called upon in the ninth inning, launching a home run to left field to give Kansas City the win. The 26-year-old is hitting only .188 this season but has provided some power for the Royals' beleaguered offense, slugging 11 homers in 276 at-bats.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers.

O'Hearn has hit .429 with three homers over his last seven games. He'll sit in favor of the newly-promoted Ryan McBroom for Tuesday's contest.

Santana went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's 11-3 win over the White Sox.

Santana's solo blast off Jace Fry in the sixth inning pushed the Indians' lead to four and went down as his 32nd home run of the season, leaving him just two shy of matching the career-best total he posted in 2016. The 33-year-old has been a good-power, low-average type for most of his career, but thanks to an elevated BABIP and 44.5 percent hard-hit rate, Santana has emerged as a legitimate four-category standout. He's currently sitting on a .292 average, which is 41 points above his career mark.

Mountcastle will not be promoted to the majors this season, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Mountcastle enjoyed success in his first season with Triple-A Norfolk, slashing .310/.343/.527 with 25 home runs and 82 RBI in 126 games for the Tides, but he'll have to wait until 2020 to make his big-league debut. The 22-year-old doesn't walk much (4.4 percent walk rate) and isn't a great defender, but he makes solid contact and could reasonably hit .280 with 20-25 home runs once he reaches the majors.