MLB Player News

Tellez is not starting Friday against the Astros.

Tellez owns a poor .182/.289/.303 slash line since returning from the minors in mid-August. Brandon Drury starts at first base in his absence.

Dixon is not in the lineup Friday against the Twins.

Dixon has gone just 2-for-26 at the plate over his last seven games. John Hicks will get the start at first base in his absence.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup Friday against the Orioles.

O'Hearn hits the bench after starting nine straight games, a stretch in which he hit .267/.389/.600. Cheslor Cuthbert gets the start at first base.

Voit (abdomen) was activated off the 10-day injured list Friday.

Voit played four rehab games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre over the last week, clearing the way for his return to the Yankees. He was ultimately sidelined for a month due to a sports hernia. The 28-year-old has a .278/.392/.493 slash line with 19 homers in 94 games and figures to resume his starting role at first base.

Voit (abdomen) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

This has been the target for a while; the Yankees are just returning to the Bronx after a long west coast road trip and Voit has been rehabbing close to home at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Voit will end up having missed a month with the sports hernia. Mike Ford has been crushing the ball in his absence, but Voit figures to immediately reclaim the starting job at first base. There may be room for both players in the lineup, at least until Edwin Encarnacion (wrist) returns to action.

Cron went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, three RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the White Sox.

Cron delivered a two-RBI single in the first inning to extend the Twins' lead to 4-0. He followed that up with a solo home run in the third frame, his 22nd long ball of the season. Cron is now riding a four-game hitting streak and has at least one hit in six of his last seven starts. Though he missed a significant portion of the season with a thumb injury, he has a strong chance to match his 30-homer output from a season ago. Through 433 plate appearances this season, he's put together a .261/.321/.484 line.

Gurriel went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Rays.

Gurriel has been the Astros' most dangerous hitter since the beginning of July, no small feat given the caliber of hitters in the lineup. He has a 1.201 OPS with 19 homers and 58 RBI over 47 games. The 35-year-old, who entered the season with 34 home runs in 311 career games with Houston, has launched 27 homers in 124 games in 2019.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 loss to the Twins.

Abreu's been piling up the milestones of late. After notching his 1,000th career hit and 100th RBI of the season over the weekend, the 32-year-old laced his 30th double of the season, becoming the first member of the White Sox to hit 30 or more doubles in six consecutive seasons. Abreu has hit safely in eight of the last nine games, going 12-for-33 (.364) with five extra-base hits and 12 RBI.

O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the A's.

With no outs in the sixth inning, O'Hearn tied the game with a two-run homer off Tanner Roark. The 26-year-old has been heating up of late, earning himself more opportunities in the Royals lineup. Through 81 games this season, O'Hearn is slashing just .177/.269/.331. He'll need to continue improving on those anemic numbers to secure playing time over Cheslor Cuthbert.

Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.

Calhoun put the Angels on the board in the seventh inning, when he scored two runs on a bases-loaded double. With two more RBI, Calhoun is now up to 66 on the season, giving him an outside shot at reaching the career-high 83 he accrued in 2015.