MLB Player News

Clemens is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the A's.

Clemens has a .533 OPS through 13 games in June and will head to the bench Sunday with lefty Hogan Harris on the mound for Oakland. Alec Bohm will man first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.

Bell is not in the starting lineup versus the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Bell will get a breather in the midst of an 0-for-10 skid over his last three games that has seen his average drop to .231 over 225 at-bats. Jose Ramirez is the designated hitter for the Guardians on Sunday, while Tyler Freeman lines up at the hot corner and hits sixth.

Smith is starting at first base and batting seventh Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

The 28-year-old was originally absent from Sunday's starting nine, but he was inserted into the lineup after Jeimer Candelario (thumb) was scratched. Smith has gone 8-for-24 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI in his past six games.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

Goldschmidt had a brief slump earlier in June, but he's gone 10-for-29 (.345) with two homers and six RBI over his last seven games. The first baseman has also struck out 10 times in that span, which is a bit unusual for a fairly patient hitter. On the season, he's at a .287/.381/.493 slash line with 12 homers, 33 RBI, 45 runs scored, 19 doubles and seven stolen bases over 69 contests. Goldschmidt also has a 22.3 percent strikeout rate and 12.7 percent walk rate, roughly in line with his career norms as he pieces together another strong campaign.

Kansas City selected Beaty's contract from Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

Beaty was signed to a minor-league contract by the Royals on Monday after he elected free agency instead of accepting an outright assignment from the Giants in June. The veteran infielder provides some bench help for Kansas City, and he takes the roster spot of Michael Massey after Massey was placed on the injured list with a hand laceration.

Pratto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Pratto started the past 18 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .781 OPS during that stretch. He should continue to operate as Kansas City's primary first baseman with Vinnie Pasquantino (shoulder) out for the year, though Matt Duffy will start at the position Sunday.

Kansas City transferred Pasquantino (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Pasquantino will miss the rest of the 2023 season after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery, so this is just a procedural move that clears room on the 40-man roster. The Royals used that created room to select the contract of Matt Beaty from Triple-A Omaha.

Alonso (wrist) was reinstated off the 10-day injured list by the Mets on Sunday.

This comes as a bit of a surprise, as there were no indications that Alonso was going to be activated this soon. The slugger ended up missing just the minimum 10 days after being placed on the injured list retroactive to June 8 with a bone bruise and sprain in his left wrist. He returns to an .872 OPS with 22 homers and 49 RBI over his first 62 games of the season. Mark Vientos was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in the corresponding transaction to make room for Alonso on the active roster.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus Miami.

Smith has played in 66 of Washington's 69 games this year, but he'll begin Sunday's finale against the Marlins on the bench. Michael Chavis is the starting first baseman for the Nats and will hit seventh in Smith's absence.

Casas is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Yankees, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Casas was scheduled to sit Saturday before the contest was postponed due to weather, and he'll stick on the bench for the makeup game Sunday afternoon. Justin Turner will man first base while Masataka Yoshida serves as the designated hitter.