MLB Player News

Kemp is not in Sunday's lineup against the Red Sox, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kemp heads to the bench against lefty Rich Hill. Sheldon Neuse starts at second base while Seth Brown gets the start at first base.

Rengifo is not in Sunday's lineup against the Phillies.

The righty-hitting Matt Duffy will lead off for a second game in a row against a right-hander with Tyler Wade also drawing the start. Rengifo has cooled off a little, hitting .150 with one home run over his last five games.

Frazier is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Frazier heads to the bench with lefty Martin Perez on the mound for Texas. Abraham Toro is starting at second base and hitting seventh.

Ibanez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

This move doesn't come as a major surprise, as Ibanez had starting losing out on playing time and had hit .161 with zero home runs in his last 20 games. Steele Walker's contract was purchased in a corresponding move.

Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Orioles.

His second-inning blast off Tyler Wells gave the Guardians a 2-1 lead, but by the bottom of the third they fell behind for good. Gimenez has hit safely in seven straight games, batting .385 (10-for-26) over that stretch to boost his slash line on the season up to .308/.331/.526 with a career-high six homers and 26 RBI, plus four steals and 18 runs, through 41 contests.

Lopez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Astros.

Lopez is hitting .286 with one steal over his last 10 games. Whit Merrifield will start at the keystone.

Brujan is not in Sunday's lineup against the White Sox.

With Taylor Walls (calf) returning to action, the Rays aren't quite as shorthanded as they had been for the past few days. Brujan is hitting .148 over his last 10 games.

Altuve went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Royals.

Altuve walked and stole second in the seventh inning, but he was left on base. He's now gone 1-for-14 with five walks, an RBI, a steal and a run scored in four games since he was deemed good-to-go after a potential head injury Monday. The second baseman has a .265/.345/.510 slash line with 10 home runs, three steals, 17 RBI and 24 runs scored in 38 contests overall, so it's likely he works out of his current slump in the near future.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Semien stole third in the fourth inning before coming around to score on an Adolis Garcia homer. The steal was Semien's fifth in his last 11 games and his eighth of the season in nine attempts. The infielder has a .191/.253/.275 slash line with two home runs, 18 RBI, 24 runs scored, nine doubles and a triple through 51 contests, though he's also hit safely in eight of his last 11 games as he begins to turn things around at the plate.

Arroyo isn't starting Saturday against the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 27-year-old could see a slight uptick in playing time while Jackie Bradley is on the paternity list, but Arroyo will be out of the lineup for a fifth consecutive game. Jarren Duran will draw the start in right field and lead off.