MLB Player News

Kim exited Monday's game against the Dodgers in the seventh inning after appearing to hurt his throwing hand while fielding a grounder to end the sixth inning, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Eric Hosmer remained in the game at first base after pinch-hitting for Yu Darvish as Jake Cronenworth shifted to second base.

Kim appeared to be bothered by his throwing hand after fielding a hard grounder off the bat of Will Smith to end the sixth inning. While the Padres have not officially labeled his departure as an injury, it seems unlikely that his exit was simply a strategical decision with the Padres leading 6-1 in the seventh inning. Further update should be given on Kim following the game.

Guillorme is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

The lefty-hitting Guillorme will be on the bench for a second straight game after he was out of the lineup during Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Nationals while southpaw Patrick Corbin took the hill for Washington. Though Jeff McNeil (hamstring) won't start in Game 1, he was reinstated from the injured list Monday and is expected to take hold of an everyday job in the infield. Guillorme will likely shift into a utility role as a result.

Manager Luis Rojas said that McNeil (hamstring) was activated from the injured list Monday, as expected, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

McNeil wound up missing over a month with a hamstring strain. He'd been having a down season prior to the injury, hitting just .242/.336/.374 in 32 games, though he'd been starting to turn things around right before he got hurt, posting an .850 OPS over his last 11 games. He should be an everyday player going forward, though he won't be asked to start two games in one day immediately upon his return. He'll be on the bench for the first half of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, but he should be in the lineup for the nightcap.

Albies went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in a 9-1 loss to St. Louis in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Albies hit a single in the fourth inning, then stole second. His dart to the keystone bought Freddie Freeman enough time to steal home for Atlanta's lone run in the loss. Albies is up to a .255/.323/.490 slash line with 10 home runs, seven steals, 43 RBI and 40 runs scored through 288 plate appearances.

Marte went 3-for-4 with two doubles, three runs, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 9-8 loss to the Dodgers.

Marte doubled and scored in both the fourth and sixth innings and came up twice in the eighth, walking and recording a two-RBI single. This was his fifth straight game with a hit. Although he has only four home runs, Marte's batting a robust .357 with a .404 on-base percentage.

The Cubs are hopeful that Hoerner (hamstring) will be ready to begin a minor-league rehab assignment in 7-to-10 days, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Hoerner has been able to complete full pregame workouts in recent days, leaving the Cubs optimistic about where he stands in his recovery from a strained left hamstring. He'll continue to build up during the current week before the Cubs map out a schedule of minor-league games for him to play. The 24-year-old would appear to have an outside chance of making it back from the 10-day injured list before the end of the month, but an early July return appears more realistic.

Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Rojas will take a seat after he went 6-for-23 with two doubles, two walks, a stolen base and four runs while starting the past six games. Josh VanMeter will fill in for Rojas at second base and as the Diamondbacks' leadoff man.

Urias will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Rockies.

Urias led off and scored three runs in Saturday's 6-5 win, but he'll move down in the batting order with Kolten Wong back in the lineup after a one-game respite. Now that Wong has overcome the oblique injury that sidelined him for two weeks, Urias will likely find himself in the bottom third of the batting order on a more frequent basis.

The Nationals optioned Garcia to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

Garcia looked like he could be moving into a large-side platoon role last week when Starlin Castro landed on the restricted list, but Castro was away from the team for only two days. With Washington back at full strength in the infield, playing time wasn't going to be available for Garcia, who will head back to the minors in order to play on an everyday basis.

India went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Saturday's 7-5 loss to San Diego.

All three of the second baseman's hits were singles. India has been boom or bust lately -- in his last six games, he has three multi-hit efforts and three 0-fers. The 24-year-old is slashing .262/.371/.412 with six home runs, 29 RBI, 27 runs scored and four stolen bases across 225 plate appearances as Cincinnati primary leadoff man.