MLB Player News

Bohm will sit Thursday against Atlanta.

Bohm has stumbled significantly in his sophomore season after a strong rookie campaign, as he's hitting just .216/.260/.305 with four homers in 59 games. The Phillies are letting him work through those struggles on the field, however, as he sits Thursday for just the fifth time all season. Luke Williams starts at third base in his absence.

Alonso went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Orioles.

Alonso launched his 10th homer of the season during the first inning, and his two-run blast off former Mets ace Matt Harvey set the tone for the rest of the game for New York. The slugging first baseman also extended his hitting streak to five games and has recorded back-to-back multi-hit games for the first time in 2021. He's hitting .265 with 10 home runs, 31 RBI and an. 850 OPS on the season.

The Marlins placed Cooper on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a lumbar strain, David Wilson of the Miami Herald reports.

Miami will bring up Lewin Diaz from Triple-A Jacksonville to fill Cooper's role as a reserve first baseman behind Jesus Aguilar. Cooper had been battling back stiffness heading into the weekend before joining the lineup Monday in Boston, so he may have suffered a related setback in that contest. He'll be eligible to return from the IL on June 18.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk in a win over the Nationals on Tuesday.

Diaz extended his hitting streak to five games with his second multi-hit effort over the last four contests. The 29-year-old just belted his first home run of the season Monday, and he's boosted his season average 14 points to .258 during his current stretch of productive work at the plate.

Dalbec isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Dalbec will get a day off after he went 0-for-11 with a run, a walk and five strikeouts across the last three games. Danny Santana will take over at first base and lead off.

Casas went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, a stolen base and an RBI in Double-A Portland's 9-8 win over New Hampshire on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old first baseman had been inactive for Portland for the past two weeks due to obligations for Summer Olympics qualifiers, but he was back in action Tuesday. He didn't miss a beat in his return to the lineup, extending his streak of two-hit games to four thanks to his pair of singles. He's now slashing .343/.418/.557 with four home runs and 17 RBI across 79 plate appearances for the Double-A affiliate.

Higgins will start at catcher and bat eighth Wednesday against the Padres.

Higgins will enter the lineup for only the fifth time since his May 19 call-up from Triple-A Iowa. The 28-year-old is off to a 1-for-21 start to his big-league career, and his playing time will likely remain scarce so long as top catcher Willson Contreras is healthy.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Cardinals.

Naylor doubled off Junior Fernandez in the ninth inning and scored on a Bradley Zimmer single. He has doubled in back-to-back games. The 24-year-old is slashing .255/.305/.397 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 22 runs in 197 plate appearances.

Voit (oblique) is increasing his volume of swings and could begin a rehab assignment next week, the Associated Press reports.

Voit has been on the 10-day injured list since May 26 with a Grade 2 right oblique strain, but he appears to be progressing toward a return. He would likely need a few minor-league rehab games to get back up to speed, which puts his target date to rejoin the big club at sometime in late June. Voit has played in only 12 games this year as a result of this injury and knee surgery that delayed the start of his season.

Lowe isn't starting Wednesday against the Giants.

Lowe will get a breather after he went 3-for-15 with a run, an RBI and four strikeouts across the last four games. Charlie Culberson will start at first base and bat seventh.