MLB Player News

The Royals recalled Pratto from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

Pratto is recalled to take the place of Kyle Isbel as Isbel is being placed on the paternity list. The 24-year-old Pratto has hit .250 with an .804 OPS over 16 at-bats in the PCL this year. He'll likely be a bench bat for the Royals while with Kansas City over the next few days.

Tellez is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale with the Mets.

Tellez will head to the bench after starting the first five games of the campaign, going 3-for-19 with a solo home run and three runs scored over those contests. With the Brewers looking to finish off the sweep over the Mets on Wednesday, Luke Voit will draw the start at first base and bat fifth.

Smith is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Rays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Smith will take a seat after starting Washington's first five games of the season, going 5-for-19 with an RBI and two runs scored over those contests. Joey Meneses will slot in at first base while Stone Garrett enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats seventh in the series finale with Tampa Bay.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to Baltimore.

Lowe's sixth-inning homer had little impact on a game the Rangers lost in the early innings. It was Lowe's first long ball and second extra-base hit.

Santana went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Santana has been in the lineup for all five of Pittsburgh's games to this point, though Tuesday marked his fourth hitless effort. He doesn't appear to be at risk of losing playing time right away, especially given that he has yet to be moved out of the cleanup spot. The Pirates have had a more stable lineup as compared to 2022, but if Santana continues to struggle, he could enter into more of a rotational role between first base and designated hitter.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and three total runs scored in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.

The 31-year-old did significant damage out of the leadoff spot, but his ninth-inning homer off Nats closer Kyle Finnegan was the biggest blow. Diaz has come out of the gate flying in 2023, batting .357 (5-for-14) through four games with two homers, six RBI, six runs and a 3:2 BB:K.

Raley went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Nationals.

After his first-inning sacrifice fly gave the Rays an early 3-0 lead, Raley took Nats closer Kyle Finnegan deep in the ninth to kick-start a three-homer, five-run comeback. Raley has gone yard three times in the last two games and is hitting .308 (4-for-13) to begin the season with four runs and six RBI, and he appears to be bashing his way into a strong-side platoon role in Tampa Bay's OF/1B/DH mix. The 28-year-old's career .298/.390/.544 slash line over 168 games at Triple-A comes with 40 homers and 19 steals, so this production could be legit, but he has yet to prove he's more than just a Quad-A player.

Arias went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Athletics.

Arias tied the game at 2-2 with a solo blast off JP Sears. It's the first homer of the season for the 23-year-old, and the second of his young MLB career in 21 career games. Arias is expected to get regular playing time against left-handers and should garner multi-position eligibility as the season unfolds.

Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with a double and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

Mountcastle blasted an opposite-field shot off Andrew Heaney to extend the Orioles lead to 5-0 in the second inning. The first baseman has homered twice and driven in six runs over the first five games of the season .

Torkelson went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Astros.

Torkelson doubled home a run in the top of the first inning, then blasted a two-run shot in the eighth for his first home run of the season. The 23-year-old had a tough rookie campaign last year, though there's plenty of talent here, so fantasy managers should stick with him, especially following Tuesday's strong performance.