MLB Player News

Pratto isn't starting Wednesday against the Twins.

Pratto will get a breather after he went 0-for-9 with a run, an RBI, a walk and six strikeouts over the last three games. Vinnie Pasquantino will start at first base and bat cleanup Wednesday.

Rivas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Rivas went 5-for-20 with a triple, two walks and two stolen bases while starting each of the past six games at first base, but he'll give way to P.J. Higgins in the series finale while lefty David Peterson takes the hill for the Mets. Both Rivas and Higgins could lose out on playing time at the position in the near future if the Cubs decide to give Patrick Wisdom more work at first base following his recent return from the injured list.

Aranda isn't starting Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Aranda started the last four games and went 4-for-13 with a homer, two runs, two RBI, a walk and five strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Isaac Paredes takes over at the keystone and bats eighth.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-0 win against Arizona on Tuesday.

Freeman slugged one of Los Angeles' three homers in the contest, belting a 442-foot solo shot in the third inning. The long ball was his 20th of the campaign, giving him 20-plus homers in every season since 2016 aside from the shortened 2020 campaign. Freeman has been picking up his power of late, smashing four home runs over his past eight contests.

Beaty declined his outright assignment to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday and elected free agency.

After recently losing his spot on the Padres' 40-man roster, Beaty likely didn't see a path to getting a look in the big leagues over the final few weeks and will instead opt to get a head start on finding a new home for the 2023 campaign. The 29-year-old struggled to make an impact at the big-league level in 2022, slashing .093/.170/.163 over 47 plate appearances with San Diego.

Cooper is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper will receive a breather after he started each of the past 10 games at either first base or designated hitter while hitting .289 with a home run, five doubles, six RBI and four runs. Lewin Diaz is manning first base Wednesday, while Brian Anderson gets a turn as the Marlins' DH.

Casas isn't starting Wednesday against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Casas started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with a two-run homer, a stolen base, a walk and a strikeout. However, he'll get a breather while Christian Arroyo starts at first base and bats seventh.

Santana will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter and cleanup batter in Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Santana will be making his fifth consecutive start after going 3-for-14 with a pair of home runs and three RBI over the previous four contests. While Mitch Haniger (back) is day-to-day, the Mariners look as though they'll have regular spots in the lineup available for both Santana and corner outfielder Sam Haggerty.

France (wrist) went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Padres on Tuesday.

The Mariners were able to do precious little against a dominant Yu Darvish, but France at least was able to get on safely after missing Sunday's series finale against Atlanta due to his troublesome left wrist. The talented infielder has hit safely in four of his last six games, and in 11 of his last 14 overall.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

The lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat for the second time in the series with the Angels bringing another southpaw (Patrick Sandoval) to the hill. Tyler Freeman will crack the lineup in the series finale while Naylor takes a seat.