MLB Player News

O'Hearn is not in the lineup against Minnesota on Friday, Rustin Dodd of The Athletic reports.

O'Hearn will retreat to the bench following seven straight starts. During that span, he's gone 8-for-25 (.320 average) with three home runs and eight RBI. Hunter Dozier will man first base while Alcides Escobar gets a start at third for the series opener.

Tellez went 3-for-4 with three doubles, an RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Indians.

Tellez built off his impressive debut by smacking three more doubles and scoring the first run of his career. In the process, he became the first player since the live-ball era began in 1920 to record an extra-base hit in his first three major league at-bats. With Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales still ahead of him on the depth chart, however, it remains unclear how much of an impact Tellez can make to close the season.

Voit went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Athletics.

Voit delivered the decisive blow, breaking a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning in the eventual 5-1 win. The first baseman has now gone deep in three straight games and has seemingly leaped Greg Bird on the depth chart by hitting .322/.385/.678 with seven homers in his first 19 games with the Yankees.

Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Twins.

Gurriel tagged Trevor May for a two-run home run -- his 10th of the year -- in the first inning. It was Gurriel's second home run in as many days, yet only his third hit in his last 24 at-bats. The 34-year-old is hitting .275/.309/.408 with 29 doubles, 67 RBI and 59 runs scored on the year.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs, two RBI, one walk and one strikeout Tuesday against the Royals.

This was Diaz's first home run in 245 MLB plate appearances. He is now slashing .333/.364/.476 in 66 plate appearances this season. Diaz has started three of the last four games at designated hitter, but with rosters expanded and Josh Donaldson (calf) nearing activation, that playing time pattern is not guaranteed to continue. Diaz has proven for several years in the upper levels that he can hit for average and get on base at a high clip, but he needs to tap into noteworthy power to profile down the defensive spectrum.

Abreu (abdomen) underwent surgery to relieve testicular torsion and hopes to return this weekend, James Fegan of The Athletic Chicago reports.

Abreu was originally targeting a mid-September return, but the first baseman is apparently feeling much better after the surgery and is hoping to beat that timeline. That said, the White Sox will likely play it safe with Abreu with the team out of playoff contention. Prior to landing on the shelf, the 31-year-old hit .272/.331/.491 with 22 homers and 78 RBI across 122 games.

Calhoun is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Calhoun sits after starting 40 straight games. He hit a solid .284/.374/.535 with nine homers over that stretch. Michael Hermosillo will get the start in right field in his absence.

Tellez will be called up by the Blue Jays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Tellez's awful 2017 in which he hit just .222/.295/.333 with six homers in a full season at Triple-A Buffalo sapped most of his prospect hype. He's been much better this year, though a .270/.340/.425 line with 13 homers is hardly impressive for a first baseman. Still just 23, he'll get the chance to see how his bat plays at the big-league level while serving in a bench role down the stretch.

O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 5-1 win over the Indians.

O'Hearn launched a solo homer in the fourth inning and a two-run blast to right in the sixth to hand Kansas City a four-run lead. Though he's only played in 24 games this year, the 25-year-old sits with nine homers, 22 RBI and a .987 OPS.

Voit went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Athletics.

Voit plated a pair in the second inning on a two-run blast to right-center field, but the Yankees would fall short in the series opener. The 27-year-old has gone deep in back-to-back games and he's launched four home runs over his previous 10 contests. It'll be difficult for New York to keep Voit out of the starting nine if he continues to stay hot at the dish down the stretch.