MLB Player News

France was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Friday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

He will return to the majors with Fernando Tatis (back) and Ian Kinsler (neck) landing on the injured list, after France spent the last two-plus months at Triple-A . According to Dennis Lin of The Athletic, the Friars will test him at second base while Luis Urias fills in at shortstop for Tatis. France played exclusively at third base during his first stint in the majors this season, but he's been seeing occasional work at the keystone with El Paso this season.

Votto (back) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.

Votto was scratched from Thursday's lineup with lower back tightness and he'll remain on the bench for at least one more contest. Josh VanMeter will start again at first base in his place Friday, batting second.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs and two walks in the Braves' 10-8 loss to the Mets on Thursday.

Freeman just keeps raking in his age-29 season, as he's now hit safely in eight of his last 10 games coming off this two-homer effort that saw him mash his 30th and 31st long balls of the year. The star veteran now sports an elite .311/.405/.577 slash line across 546 plate appearances.

Alonso went 5-for-5 with a home run and six RBI in the Mets' 10-8 win over the Braves on Thursday.

The rookie's monster campaign just keeps rolling along, as he blasted his 39th home run of the season to tie Cody Bellinger's NL record for homers by a rookie. The numbers Alonso is putting up in his first big-league campaign are simply ridiculous, as he's complementing the huge power output with a strong .264/.369/.595 slash line across 511 plate appearances.

France will be called up to the Padres on Friday to take the roster spot of Fernando Tatis Jr., Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

With Tatis headed to the injured list, France will be promoted to the big club, where he hit .235 with a pair of home runs in a 34-game stint earlier this season. The 25-year-old has fared much better with Triple-A El Paso, posting a .399/.477/.770 slash line and racking up 27 homers and 89 RBI in 76 games.

Rizzo went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI on Thursday against the Phillies.

Rizzo took Drew Smyly deep in the third inning to record his 22nd home run of the season. He followed that up with an RBI single in the fourth inning, bringing his total on the season to 75. The long ball was Rizzo's first since July 27 and only his third since the All-Star break. Despite the slow stretch, Rizzo still boasts an impressive .285/.391/.509 line across 501 plate appearances for the season.

Hoskins was sent for X-rays on his right hand following Thursday's game against the Cubs, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hoskins was struck by a pitch on his hand during Thursday's matchup, though he managed to remain in the game. He was optimistic about his chances of playing Friday, though the team has yet to announce his test results.

Votto was removed from Thursday's starting lineup due to lower back tightness.

Josh VanMeter will take Votto's spot in the lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Cardinals, hitting second and playing first base. The severity of the issue is not yet known, leaving Votto's status for the rest of the series up in the air.

Rizzo is starting at first base and hitting leadoff Thursday against the Phillies.

Rizzo has primarily hit third or fourth this season, but he'll jump to the top of the order for Thursday's series finale as the Cubs look to avoid a sweep. The first baseman has been dialed in since the All-Star break, slashing .320/.413/.456 with two home runs and 15 RBI in 30 games.

Beaty is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins, Alanna Rizzo of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports.

With a southpaw (Caleb Smith) on the mound for Miami, the lefty-hitting Beaty will retreat to the bench as the Dodgers make room for another righty hitter (Kyle Garlick) in the lineup. Beaty still looks to be locked into the large side of a platoon role in left field with all of Alex Verdugo (oblique), Enrique Hernandez (hand) and Chris Taylor (forearm) stuck on the 10-day injured list.