MLB Player News

Goldschmidt, who is starting at first base Sunday versus the Reds, won't be able to travel with the Cardinals for the two-game set against the Blue Jays this week due to his vaccination status, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Goldschmidt has homered in three straight games and will have a chance to build on that streak Sunday, but he won't be able to travel with the team to Toronto on Tuesday since he's apparently unvaccinated. Nolan Arenado will also be unavailable, leaving St. Louis without its best two players for the two-game set. A move to the restricted list will come ahead of Tuesday's series opener.

Vaughn is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

Vaughn will get a breather after he went 3-for-13 with a double, an RBI and two runs over the first three games of the series. Eloy Jimenez will start at designated hitter while AJ Pollock enters the lineup in left field and bats third versus Cleveland.

Clemens is starting at third base and batting eighth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Clemens was called back up to the majors after the All-Star break and will be making his second start since play resumed. The rookie has struggled with a .153/.227/.322 slash line through 26 games, so he doesn't inspire a ton of confidence even when he's in the lineup. Fantasy managers can look elsewhere for now.

Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Saturday's loss against the Astros.

Santana scored Seattle's lone run in Saturday's contest on a seventh-inning solo shot. It was his fifth home run in 19 games as a Mariner after hitting four with the Royals prior to his trade. Santana has a 10:10 K:BB rate this month but has just 13 hits in 55 at-bats, giving him a .236 July batting average. He has a .217 batting average on the season.

Dalbec went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss against the Blue Jays.

Dalbec was responsible for all of Boston's offense Saturday, launching a second-inning solo shot off Alek Manoah. It was his eighth home run of the season and his third in July. The first baseman picked up two hits in the contest after going hitless in his last three appearances. He has struggled throughout the season, but July has been especially rough for Dalbec, who has 22 strikeouts and 10 hits. He is carrying a .210 batting average after Saturday's contest. In addition to his work at first base, Dalbec may get starts at third base while Rafael Devers (hamstring) is on the 10-day injured list.

Freeman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Giants.

Freeman gave the Dodgers some insurance with his seventh-inning blast, and it was almost necessary as the Giants pushed for a ninth-inning rally. The first baseman has gone 22-for-41 (.537) during his current 11-game hitting streak, which has seen him swat five of his 15 homers for the year. He's added 61 RBI, 64 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 31 doubles and two triples while slashing .324/.402/.544 in 93 contests overall.

Cooper was hit in the right arm by a pitch in Saturday's contest against the Pirates, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.

Cooper entered the game as pinch hitter for Luke Williams in the top of the eighth inning, but he was struck by a 96 mph Wil Crowe sinker and was forced to exit the game. More information on his injury will likely come after the conclusion of Saturday's contest.

Cooper isn't starting Saturday against the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper started the last five games and went 1-for-20 with a walk and nine strikeouts. Nick Fortes is serving as the designated hitter and batting second Saturday.

Wade isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wade is sitting for a second consecutive game since the Giants are facing left-hander Julio Urias on Saturday. Darin Ruf is serving as the designated hitter while Luis Gonzalez starts in right field.

White (sports hernia) was pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Tacoma following his last appearance June 14 and has since taking part in baseball activities back in Seattle while receiving treatment, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

White has now been pulled off his rehab assignment on two occasions this season, as he was previously shut down for two weeks before returning to action for Tacoma for one game in mid-June. Altogether, White went 3-for-27 with 11 strikeouts across his nine rehab contests, so he wasn't finding much success before he informed the Mariners that he wasn't feeling right physically. The 26-year-old has been on injured list all season and hasn't played in an MLB game since May 13, 2021, as his previous campaign was cut short when he required surgery to repair a left hip flexor strain. At this stage, the Mariners likely aren't counting on White being a major contributor in 2022 if and when he's healthy again.