MLB Player News

Biggio (illness) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

After clearing all COVID-19-related protocols Monday and resuming workouts, Biggio advanced to facing live pitching Wednesday, as he stepped up to the plate to take a few at-bats against rehabbing lefty Ryan Borucki (finger). According to Keegan Matheson of MLB.com Biggio is expected to remain with Buffalo at least for the duration of the Blue Jays' weekend road trip in Cleveland, so he's unlikely to be activated from the COVID-19 injured list until next week.

The Astros announced that Altuve was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mariners in the top of the fifth inning with right groin soreness, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports. He went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs before departing.

The injury occurred when Altuve fouled a ball off his groin region during his fourth-inning plate appearance. Though he appeared to be in pain when the play occurred, he stayed in the game and proceeded to record a base hit before coming around to score. Though Altuve appears to have avoided a major injury, the fact that he returned earlier this week from a stint on the injured list due to a hamstring issue means the Astros could take some extra caution with him.

Torres is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

With DJ LeMahieu reclaiming duties at second base following a one-day respite, Torres will bow out of the starting nine in the series finale. Torres started in each of the Yankees' previous five games, going 5-for-19 with two home runs, an additional run and six RBI during that stretch.

Altuve was lifted from Wednesday's game against the Mariners in the top of the fifth inning after he fouled a ball off his groin area in his plate appearance a half-inning earlier, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve was in pain after the play in question, but he was able to remain in the game and complete the plate appearance, which culminated in a base hit. He came around to score his second run of the day, but the Astros apparently weren't comfortable keeping him in the game defensively. Niko Goodrum entered the game at second base as a replacement for Altuve, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Thursday's series opener with the Tigers.

Arroyo (calf) will start in right field and bat ninth Wednesday against the Angels, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Arroyo is starting for the first time since experiencing left calf tightness coming out of Saturday's 2-1 loss to Baltimore. He had been available off the bench for both of Boston's last two games, but he went unused. Arroyo will be filling in right field for the lefty-hitting Jackie Bradley, who gets the day off with the Angels bringing southpaw Reid Detmers to the hill.

Andrus is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Andrus will take a seat Wednesday after starting each of the Athletics' last seven games, producing just three hits in 24 at-bats during those contests. Kevin Smith will slide over to shortstop and bat eighth as the team takes on Corey Kluber and the Rays.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-0 win over Seattle on Tuesday.

Making his second start since returning from a hamstring injury, Altuve walked in the third inning and tacked on a solo shot in the seventh off reliever Matt Festa to provide a valuable insurance run. Through 11 games, Altuve is slashing .286/.310/.595 with two home runs, three runs and four RBI.

Kemp is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kemp is 4-for-23 against left-handed pitching this season and will sit Tuesday with Ryan Yarbrough taking the mound for Tampa Bay. Sheldon Neuse will cover the keystone while Jed Lowrie serves as the designated hitter.

Ibanez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Ibanez was 5-for-11 with two walks, two runs and two stolen bases while starting the past four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday despite the fact left-hander Ranger Suarez is pitching for Philadelphia. Charlie Culberson will man the hot corner in his place and bat eighth.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

With lefty Bruce Zimmermann on the bump for Baltimore, the lefty-hitting Arraez will take a seat as the Twins stock up on more right-handed bats to counter the southpaw. Rookie Jose Miranda will pick up a second straight start, this time replacing Arraez at first base after filling in for Gio Urshela in his MLB debut in Monday's 2-1 win.