MLB Player News

Manager Dave Roberts said that X-rays conducted on Hernandez's left hand returned negative after the utility man exited Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Angels in the top of the fifth inning, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Hernandez appeared to hurt his hand on a swing during his fourth-inning at-bat. He concluded the plate appearance with a popout before heading to the bench and being replaced in the contest by Matt Beaty. Fortunately for Hernandez, he only appears to be dealing with soreness and is viewed as day-to-day, with Roberts offering no indication that an MRI will be necessary. The Dodgers will have Thursday off before opening a three-game series in Washington this weekend.

Urias will start at second base and bat eighth Thursday against the Mets.

Since being recalled from Triple-A El Paso over the weekend, Urias has drawn five consecutive starts at the keystone. His returns through the first four contests (one hit in 13 at-bats) haven't been helpful for fantasy managers, but his 4:2 BB:K over that stretch suggests he's at least doing well to control his plate appearances. Urias should have a decent amount of leash as the team's everyday second baseman with the alternatives (Greg Garcia and Ian Kinsler) not being especially appealing.

Manager Mickey Callaway said McNeil isn't dealing with an injury but will get Thursday's game against the Padres off because his "legs are a little heavy," Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Callaway's description of the situation suggests McNeil is in little danger of sitting out Friday's series opener versus the Pirates, but the 27-year-old's status is nonetheless worth verifying heading into the weekend. Amed Rosario will get a spin in the leadoff role Thursday while McNeil rests up.

McNeil is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.

The MLB batting-average leader (.342) will take a seat for the first time since June 23 in what is presumably a pre-planned maintenance day. Michael Conforto will slide over to fill McNeil's usual spot in right field while shortstop Amed Rosario handles table-setting duties for the Mets.

Hernandez was removed from Wednesday's game against the Angels with an left hand injury, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Hernandez suffered the injury during his fourth-inning at-bat and did not retake the field for the following frame. According to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com, the 27-year-old was diagnosed with left hand soreness and should be considered day-to-day.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two RBI on Wednesday against the Orioles.

Marte took Richard Bleier deep in the sixth inning to record his 22nd home run of the season. Though he's provided plenty of pop throughout the campaign, this was his first long ball since July 12 and just his second of the month. He's found other ways to produce, however, notching eight multi-hit efforts in his past 11 starts. He's maintaining a strong .321/.375/.579 line across 437 plate appearances for the season.

Frazier went 0-for-2 with three walks and an HBP against the Cardinals on Monday.

Frazier earned Player of the Week honors prior to the All-Star break but has slumped with just five hits in his last 30 at-bats. The three walks may signal better things to come -- he'd gone 42 plate appearances without drawing a walk prior to Monday. Frazier has now batted leadoff in six of his seven starts since the Midsummer Classic. His 49 runs scored rank third on the team.

India was promoted to Double-A Chattanooga on Monday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

India earns the promotion after hitting .256/.346/.410 in 87 games for High-A Daytona, good for a 125 wRC+. He added eight homers and seven steals. A big-league debut sometime in 2020 remains a possibility for the 2018 fifth-overall pick should his progress continue.

Gimenez went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two RBI and a stolen base for Double-A Binghamton on Sunday.

A HBP on his right hand/wrist in early June derailed the 20-year-old's season for a couple of weeks, but Gimenez has been raking since the calendar flipped to July, slashing .321/.351/.509 in 15 games. The Mets' No. 5 fantasy prospect has only a .680 OPS on the year, but he's got the talent and the hit tool to maintain his current momentum straight through the rest of the season.

Rosario went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's extra-innings loss to the Giants.

His second-inning shot gave the Mets an early 2-0 lead, but that was all the offense they could muster in the 12-inning affair. Rosario has been red hot in July, hitting .392 (20-for-51) through 14 games, but even when he's playing well, the 23-year-old finds a way to remind everyone he's far from a finished product -- he has only one steal in four attempts on the month. On the season, the shortstop is slashing .274/.315/.444 with 11 homers, 11 steals, 46 RBI and 47 runs.