MLB Player News

Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Monday.

Rengifo opened the scoring with a solo shot off Frankie Montas in the second inning. The infielder also went deep Sunday, and he's now homered in consecutive contests twice over the past two weeks. Rengifo is slashing .252/.252/.477 with six homers and 17 RBI through 26 games in August.

Haggerty (finger) isn't starting Tuesday's game in Detroit.

This will be Haggerty's fourth straight game on the bench as he recovers from a finger injury, though he's expected to rejoin the lineup Wednesday, per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. Mitch Haniger is the right fielder and Carlos Santana will serve as the designated hitter Tuesday.

Lowe (elbow) is not in the lineup Tuesday versus Miami.

Lowe, dealing with a bruised right elbow, should still be considered day-to-day leading up to Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Yu Chang is filling in as the second baseman Tuesday.

Arroyo is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

At least while Eric Hosmer (back) is on the shelf, Arroyo appears primed to see most of the reps at first base moving forward now that primary second baseman Trevor Story is back from a stint on the injured list, but Arroyo will give way to Franchy Cordero in Tuesday's contest. Before going 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss in the series opener, Arroyo had slashed an excellent .341/.363/.455 over his previous 22 games in August.

Arroyo started at first base and went 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss to Minnesota.

This marked just the second time Arroyo has started at first base during his career. His hot August bat prompted manager Alex Cora to alter the defense and get Arroyo in the lineup. With news that Eric Hosmer (back) is swinging a bat, per Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, it's unclear how long Arroyo will remain the primary first baseman.

Polanco (kneecap) isn't starting Monday against the Red Sox.

Polanco was removed from Saturday's game against San Francisco due to left patellar tendinitis and didn't play Sunday. He'll remain out of the lineup for a second consecutive game Monday while Nick Gordon starts at the keystone and bats fifth.

Hernandez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Hernandez will get a break after he went 4-for-11 with a home run and a walk while starting in all three games of the Red Sox's weekend series versus the Rays. Franchy Cordero will replace Hernandez in center field, the primary position Hernandez is expected to play moving forward after second baseman Trevor Story returned from the 10-day injured list Saturday.

Espinal isn't in the lineup Monday against the Cubs.

Espinal went 2-for-10 with a run and a strikeout over his last three games and will be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Cavan Biggio is starting at the keystone and batting sixth.

Ortiz was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Ortiz earned his promotion to Triple-A after he batted .380 sith 11 home runs, 41 RBI, 40 runs and a stolen base over 137 at-bats in 34 games with Double-A Bowie since the All-Star break. The 24-year-old is now one step closer to making his big-league debut after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 MLB Draft.

Castro went 2-for-5 with a double and five RBI in Sunday's 9-8 win over the Rangers.

Castro drove in two runs on a fourth inning single, then cleared the bases on a double in the sixth. The 28-year-old has been playing well and is seeing regular time at first base with Spencer Torkelson in Triple-A. Torkelson still figures prominently into the team's future plans, so it remains to be seen what Castro's role will be beyond this year. He should still be a decent fantasy asset for the remainder of 2022, however.