MLB Player News

Solarte (hamstring) played catch on the field at Petco Park last weekend, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The activity qualified as "baseball-related," although it's just one of several hurdles Solarte must clear on the road back from a strained hamstring. He will need to successfully run the bases before the team sends him out for a minor league rehab assignment. Brett Wallace and Adam Rosales have been sharing time at third base in Solarte's absence.

Betancourt exited Tuesday's Double-A game with an apparent head injury, Chris Harris of the Biloxi Shuckers reports.

Betancourt was injured when he fouled a bunt attempt off his forehead in the second inning of Tuesday's game. The extent of his setback is not certain, so it remains to be seen if he will miss any further action. Betancourt is off to a fast start in 2016, hitting .340 (16-for-47) through 15 games.

Beckham (hamstring) will begin rehab Tuesday in Orlando, Kevin McAlpin of the Braves Radio Network reports.

Beckham began running Monday and will continue to progress to more rigorous rehab exercises as the week goes on. The former first-round pick was hitting .280/.357/.360 with three RBI in 10 games before suffering his hamstring injury.

Hernandez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Hernandez has been splitting time in left field with Howie Kendrick while Carl Crawford (back) and Scott Van Slyke (back) deal with injuries. Although Hernandez had started two of the last three games, he'll sit Sunday in favor of Trayce Thompson, while Kendrick will move to the hot corner to cover for Justin Turner (finger). Hernandez has been cooling off a bit of late, collecting just one hit in his last six games to lower his season average to .325.

Espinosa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Espinosa is stuck in a slump currently, getting four hits in his last 17 at-bats. Stephen Drew will take over at shortstop with Espinosa getting his second day off of the year. With neither option performing particularly well with the bat to date, one has to imagine that it's only a matter of time before Washington fans see heralded prospect Trea Turner in the big leagues.

Drury is in the lineup and batting second for Friday's game against the Pirates.

Drury will start for Jake Lamb with left-hander Jon Niese on the mound. The 23-year-old hit .304 with two home runs and five RBI against left-handed pitching in 2015, making this an above-average matchup for the third baseman.

Rodgers, 19, is slashing .298/.377/.574 with four home runs and nine RBI through 12 games for Low-A Asheville.

Rodgers has already shown a penchant for hitting the long ball, something which should only improve his stock considering he will eventually play his home games in the thin air at Colorado. He is still at least a few years away from making the big leagues, and perhaps the Rockies are fine with that, considering the start to the season for fellow shortstop Trevor Story.

Betancourt is 9-for-29 (.310) with five RBI and a run scored through 10 games with Double-A Biloxi.

Betancourt, who was acquired by the Brewers in exchange for Francisco Rodriguez, is off to a good start with his new organization. He is seeing Double-A action for the first time and will turn just 21 in May, so there's a good chance that he spends the entire season with Biloxi.

Green went 0-for-4 in Sunday's loss to Triple-A Salt Lake.

Having spent 2015 splitting time between the Angels and Salt Lake, Green has been off to a fairly underwhelming start with his new club. Thus far, he has hit .263 in 10 games and has accrued an on-base percentage of .282. It's expected that the Giants will be patient with his development in Triple-A Sacramento before bringing him up, as he's coming off a subpar 21 game MLB campaign in which he hit below .200. Not to mention that the Giants have 2015 All-Star Joe Panik starting at second base.

Beckham (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday.

Beckham was still dealing with soreness Monday after injuring his hamstring Saturday, which led the Braves to ultimately send him to the DL. This doesn't shake things up too much, as Beckham mostly acted as a reserve for Atlanta, although Daniel Castro could become the primary infield reserve with Beckham out of the picture for a while. In a corresponding move, right-handed pitcher Ryan Weber was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.